MALAWI
selfhelpafrica.org
2017
2017
Ethel Khundi, Mkhonde Village, Kasungu, 2015.
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elf Help Africa is engaged is directly implementing
sustainable livelihoods, is in line with the government’s
projects in Malawi. The programme goal, to support
current Growth and Development Strategy II.
smallholder farming communities to achieve
MALAWI MALAWI malawi
zambia
burkinafaso
ghana
01. DISCOVER kenya
ZAMBIA
Lake Malawi, (Lake Nyasa)
togo
MALAWI 03. MODES
Lilongwe
04. SLIP
02. Shire Basin Sustainable Natural Resources Management Social Enhancement Project
Blantyre
MOZAMBIQUE
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Donor
Total Budget
Time Frame
Implementing Partner
Programme Area
01
DISCOVER
The Department for International Development (DFID), Irish Aid, Norwegian Embassy
€ 2,581,989
2011 2017
Concern Universal, Goal, Cooperazione Internazionale (COOPI)
Karonga
02
Shire Basin Sustainable Natural Resources Management Social Enhancement Project
Millennium Challenge Account - Malawi
€ 574,860
2015
Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation & Water Development, Department of Forestry, Department of Parks & Wildlife, Balaka district council.
Balaka
MODES
USAID
Catholic Relief Services, Human Network International, Mzuzu CADECOM
Balaka, Lilongwe
Blantyre Synod Health & Devt Commission & Nkhadze Alive Youth Organisation
Nkaya & Balaka
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2018
€ 286,651
2014 2017
04
Sustainable Livelihood Improvement Resilience Project (SLIP)
Big Lottery Fund
€ 772,340
2015 2018
Minus Nierenda (69) and grand-children, Zinganjara village, 2017.
Malawi programmes
Programme
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Malawi programmes
Tamara Kaonga, (41), Mambero village, 2017.
01
Discover
D
eveloping Innovative Solutions with Communities to Overcome Vulnerability (DISCOVER) is a consortium project seeking to support up to
02
Shire Basin Sustainable Natural Resources Management Social Enhancement Project
T
he Shire River is Malawi’s most important water resource, supporting key economic sectors including food production, transport, tourism, agriculture and
900,000 rural people to adapt to and mitigate the effects of
fisheries. It plays a vital role in generating 98% of Malawi’s
climate change. The project contributes towards reducing
electricity through hydropower.
poverty and vulnerability to climate variability through the development and promotion of sustainable livelihoods
Severe erosion is resulting in sedimentation of the Shire River
management strategies.
Basin, reducing the effectiveness of Malawi’s hydropower facilities. The same erosion negatively affects farmers by
DISCOVER focuses on building resilience and improving the
reducing soil fertility, yields, income and food security.
lives of vulnerable people by enhancing the capacity of local government to prepare and respond to climate variability.
The objective of this project is to improve power generation
SHA is working with local government to achieve this
by reducing erosion and sedimentation. In order to achieve
through developing, updating and reviewing district disaster
this, the project is focusing on improving local management
risk management plans and hazard vulnerability maps;
of natural resources; improving community participation
training communities on disaster response; and establishing
in environmental and natural resource decision-making;
community early-warning systems for flood and drought-
improving sustainable management and utilisation of
prone areas.
forests and woodlots; promoting conservation agriculture, integrated soil fertility management and agro-forestry
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In order to assist communities and individuals to adapt to
practices, and engaging communities to promote joint
climate change the project promotes crop diversification and
decision-making of men and women on the sustainable
livestock production, together with sustainable and adaptive
management of natural resources at community and
agricultural technologies.
household level.
In addition, SHA is working with communities to manage
The project is also empowering farmers through a focus
their natural resources and reduce the environmental
on business skills development, village savings and loan
impacts associated with natural disasters and climate
groups, marketing, natural resource-based businesses and
change.
ensuring the nutritional needs of the farmers are met.
Total direct beneficiaries: 13,000 (SHA) Total direct beneficiaries: 3,500
Malawi programmes
Veronica Brown (43) and her daughter Linda Kampira (18), Kuma village, 2017.
03
MODES
T
he Modernisation of Demand-driven Extension Services (MODES) project is a partnership being led by Catholic Relief Services (CRS), between that
organisation and Self Help Africa, Mzuzu CADECOM and
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T
Sustainable livelihoods improvement project (SLIP)
his Big Lottery Fund backed project aims to significantly reduce poverty levels and sustainably improve the livelihoods of 2,000 poor smallholder
households in Balaka District, southern Malawi.
Human Networks International, in collaboration with Airtel Malawi, Zodiac Broadcasting and the Ministry of Agriculture
With 50% female beneficiaries, SLIP is promoting improved
and Irrigation.
livelihood security through increased and diversified crop and livestock production; improved ecological resilience
MODES is providing access to on-demand information
through improved natural resource management; increased
to strengthen the seed sector and promote the
incomes and increased and diversified livelihoods options
commercialisation, distribution and adoption of seeds and
through community-based rural enterprises; and improved
related key technologies in order to increase smallholder
access to markets and financial services.
yields and adaptation to climate change. The project is implementing a national suite of Information Communication Technology (ICT)-enabled extension services. These services will provide an estimated 800,000 smallholder farmers with access to critical production advice when they need it to facilitate behaviour change and encourage the adoption of new approaches. By partnering with both public and private sector stakeholders and linking to ongoing value chain projects with closely aligned objectives, MODES is opening new lines of communication with smallholder farmers in Malawi, and improving the access and dissemination of information to farmers.
Total beneficiaries: 800,000 (anticipated scale)
Total direct beneficiaries: 2,000 5
MALAWI PO Box B-495 Lilongwe, Tel. +265 1750568 E-mail: malawi@selfhelpafrica.org
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Cover: Veronica Brown, Kuma village, Malawi. Photo Credit: Hugh Chaloner, 2017.