Africa - Southern
Malawi ranks 174 out of 189 on the Human Development Index (HDI). CARE International has a wide range of programs that strengthen agriculture, health, education, and social and economic empowerment in Malawi.
CARE International established operations in Malawi in 1998, and today has a wide range of programs related to strengthening agriculture, health, education, and social and economic empowerment.
We prioritize working with women and girls, including supporting girls’ education, increasing access to sexual and reproductive health services, and working with women smallholder farmers on sustainable agriculture practices.
Much of Malawi's economy depends on agriculture, making the country vulnerable to increasing natural disasters due to the climate emergency.
In recent years, Malawi has been hit with a series of heavy rains and tropical storms causing flooding, including Cyclone Idai in March 2019. CARE Malawi’s response to these emergencies has included providing food, shelter, clean water and sanitation solutions, access to sexual and reproductive healthcare, and assistance with agricultural recovery.
The kits are a first installment of shelter and non-food items being procured by CARE with a €200,000 grant from the Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection department of the European Commission (ECHO) to ensure that most vulnerable among the flood affected families have dignified temporary shelter as they begin to rebuild their lives after the devastation of the floods.
“These days things have changed. My husband supports me and in taking the child to under 5 appointments. [Husband] cooks and prepares the food for all to eat and we even laugh together now.”
“When the communities sit down and then they talk, they come up with the solutions that would work, not things that are just made up to say just to end the story.”
The Community Score Card amplifies voices of young people and other marginalized groups, elevating real-time data from local to national levels to inform reproductive health policy and planning during COVID-19.
In 2021, CARE worked around the world, contributing to saving lives, defeating poverty, and achieving social justice.
