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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How police in Malawi are helping to change perceptions of - and tackle - a devastating crime.
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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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