Malawi
Land-locked Malawi is home to over 12 million people, 45% of whom live below the poverty line. Of these, 22% aren’t able to meet their minimum daily food needs. In 2006/07, DFID provided aid to Malawi totalling £70 million ($129.5 million). Past support has helped the country reduce the deaths of under-5s by more than 10% since 2004.
Find out more in Key facts: Malawi.
DFID’s main challenges in Malawi are:
- HIV/AIDS
- health
- education.
How we've helped
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When 16-year-old Georgina was threatened with prison after a dispute with her husband, it looked like nothing could save her. But then a DFID-funded initiative stepped in - settling the dispute and helping her to make a fresh start.
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M’buka Primary was bursting at the seams after school fees were abolished. Many more kids were getting an education, but facilities were badly over-stretched. Shockingly, the school had no toilets for its 3,000 pupils. A DFID/UNICEF project came up with a practical solution.
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Too many girls in Malawi drop out of school because they fall pregnant or get married. A DFID-supported programme helped to do something about this, getting young mothers back into school to receive a quality education.
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A new curriculum in Malawi's primary schools, rolled out earlier this year and funded by DFID, puts the needs of pupils first. It encourages their social as well as academic development, and gives them an active role in the learning process.
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