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outcome XM-DAC-41146-MWI_D_1.1
By 2028, people in Malawi, especially women, youth, and those most left behind, experience more inclusive good governance, peace, and robust political and civic participation
In the quest to achieve peace , enhance political and civic participation, inclusive good governance which effectively serves and engages all people and considers gender and other facets of personal identity, UN Women Malawi Country office accelerated the operationalization of Malawi Peace and Unity Commission (MPUC) and supported Women participation in District Peace and Unity Committees (DPUCs) to conduct conflict mediation and sensitization activities. A total of 19 women movements covering 19 Traditional Authority Areas from Mangochi, Machinga, Karonga and Nkhotakota (thus five from Mangochi, Machinga and Karonga and four from Nkhotakota ) undertook mediation, supporting resolving of issues as they emerge before they escalate. They have managed to address 372 cases ranging from land disputes (15%), witchcraft accusations (15%), child marriages (48%), violence against women cases (20%), child trafficking (2%). They have also ably undertaken referrals working with the various factors such as police on some cases beyond their mandate, such as rape. Based on their action plans developed during the training sessions held, the women have been active on the ground and conducted 391 sensitisation engagements reaching 61,992 (46,013 Male and 15,979 Female). By December 2025, 5,834 women were activated as drivers of peace in Mangochi , Machinga, Karonga and Nkhotakota . Of these 2,375 women were trained , and engaged fellow women working with the DPUCs, traditional leaders, police (including community policing), other community structures such as faith leaders, Area Development Committee and Village Development Committees, and fellow women, to sensitise communities on peace and conflict prevention. Total resources used was USD 427,695
outcome XM-DAC-41146-MWI_D_2.1
By 2028, more people, especially the most vulnerable groups, including women, youths, and people with disability, participate in and benefit from food and nutrition security and a more diversified, inclusive, and sustainable economic growth resilient to shocks.
Women Malawi Country office, through the WRD project, has equipped 4,475 women and girls to cope with adversity to adapt to unexpected events through provision of business knowledge and access to loans for small scale businesses. 292 of these women are using clean energy; 782 women are engaged in solar powered irrigation agriculture; 250 women are championing homestead farming; and 300 women and girls from 15 groups and involved in apiary enterprises. About 56 % of the registered women and girls have accessed loans to venture in small scale businesses and 10 % accessed loans to scaleup their businesses. This followed the capacity building sessions of 44 Village Agents (VAs) (27 M, 17F) which was primarily aimed at empowering the VAs with knowledge on the integration of gender and resilience into VSLA activities. In Zomba, the project targeted some of the VA who have been previously trained on VSLA methodology under the RSFA -Titukulane. Cumulatively, 125 WRD VSLA groups have saved MK 135,523,300.00 (79,720.88 USD) with MK 75,095,365 (44,173.74 USD) out in loans and MK 42,351,315.00 (24,912.53 USD) total interest . The shares have grown for the past month due to increase in number of women and girls who are selling excess vegetables from their homestead gardens and the money realized are being used to buy shares. Furthermore, some women who were trained in biomass briquette production are selling the briquettes and the money realized is being saved in VSLAs. A total of 125 VSLA groups have been assessed by NBS Bank. If they meet the criteria, they will access a loan from a revolving fund that CARE Malawi through RFSA-Titukulane Project has with NBS. The loan from this fund has a very low interest rate of about 10% compared the 15%-35% interest rate provided by other financial service providers. This will support the targeted women to further scale up their businesses. In Blantyre and Phalombe, the project plans to support 20 VSL groups out of the 71 established with start-up funds from a trust fund which will enable them to access soft loans to start and/or scale up climate resilient businesses. The success of this initiative will contribute to ensuring that women in WRD communities have access to innovative and targeted livelihood opportunities that are resilient to climate change and disasters. The VSL initiative will furthermore ensure that, lives and livelihoods of women and girls in the impact areas experience minimal to no disruption when faced with climate induced disasters. UN Women in collaboration with the Ministries of Agriculture and Gender have contributed to increased production of produce for Farmers organized in Cooperatives through knowledge building through a Gender Transformative approach, called Gender makes business sense. The approach has empowered participants to unlock their potential, resulting in significant growth and impact within their cooperative. Through GmBs, groupings like Madzumbi Aggregators, Jemakapanje Cooperative, Chisumbu Cooperative and Yinula Cooperative have experienced remarkable progress following the training. Armed with new knowledge, the cooperative has expanded its market reach. This growth has been accompanied by a surge in production, with the cooperatives producing more high-quality crops. Beyond their own achievements, the members have taken the initiative to train other community members on the principles of Gender Makes Business Sense, spreading the benefits of the program in their community The budget for the outcome was USD1,222,160.
outcome XM-DAC-41146-MWI_D_3.1
By 2028, more people, in particular women, children, and youth, especially the most vulnerable and marginalized, are resilient with access to and utilization of quality, equitable, efficient, gender and shock-responsive education, health, nutrition, WASH, social and protection services.
Monitoring data from the UBRAF project indicates that there has been an increased number of reported and resolved cases of Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) and Gender-Based Violence (GBV) generally during the reporting period in the two districts that UN Women has been implementing the EVAW projects. For example, a total of 89 GBV cases were reported within the project target areas of Mangochi and Zomba, with 31 cases in Q1, 21 in Q2, 18 in Q3, and 19 in Q4. Most of these cases involved marital affairs, civil disputes, land grabbing, teenage marriages, child and parental neglect, child labour, alcohol and drug-related abuse, theft of property and finances, and rape. Analysis of the reported cases indicates widespread domestic issues, sexual abuse involving minors, and child safety concerns in schools. Counselling and intervention efforts by Change Agents, community structures, and school authorities were instrumental in addressing these cases. Their efforts facilitated conflict resolution, ensured appropriate case escalation, and highlighted the critical need for stronger preventative measures to address these challenges effectively.
outcome XM-DAC-41146-MWI_D_4.1
The Gender Equality and Women Empowerment coordination system in Malawi coherently and systematically contributes to advancing gender equality and the empowerment of Women and girls
The engendering of the CCA has provided a solid foundation by integrating gender analysis across all sectors, ensuring that gender considerations are addressed comprehensively. The adoption of tools such as Gender Equality Scorecard as well as the training of UNCT members in Gender Maker among others has strengthened the ability of the UNCT members to operationalize gender focused frameworks effectively.
outcome XM-DAC-41146-MWI_O_1
Assuring an accountable organization through principled performance.
Coordination has played a key role in bring different elements of the office or activities and enabled us to work together effectively. Internal coordination focussed ensuring building of structured systems and unity between different departments so everyone can efficiently work towards achieving the desired goals and business objectives of your organization. Consequently, the office has held regular progress update meetings every week, Programmes and Operations meetings every month. Planning and Review meetings with the CSO partners, and at times involving relevant government stakeholders, were held for every month. The coordination has also managed to keep Gender Technical Working Group active and alive. This is both at national and district levels. Resultantly there has been improvements in the coordinated response on the cyclone that hit the country in 2024 for example.Showing 1 - 5 of 8