A young boy holds up his chalkboard in a very crowded classroom.© Giacomo Pirozzi (Panos)
Country overview
Land-locked Malawi is home to over 13 million people, 40% of whom live below the poverty line. Of these, 22% aren’t able to meet their minimum daily food needs. In 2009/2010, DFID will provide aid to Malawi totaling £75 million. Past support has helped the country reduce the deaths of under-5s by more than 10% since 2004.