Malawi is being denied the chance to fight back against climate change because a staggering 24 percent of the national budget is being swallowed up by debt repayments, campaigners have warned. ActionAid Malawi (AAM) Climate Justice Focal Chairperson Jimmy Chimalizeni made the explosive claim during an aerobics event the organisation jointly staged with fellow NGOs […]
ActionAid Malawi has called on journalists to play a stronger role in pushing the Fund Our Future Climate Justice Campaign, arguing that media collaboration is essential if Malawi is to build momentum behind climate justice. Speaking at a media orientation workshop in Mponela, ActionAid Malawi executive director Yandura Chipeta said the session was designed to […]
ActionAid Malawi exited as one of the long-time principal recipients of the Joint Tuberculosis (TB)/HIV and Aids Global Fund Program while celebrating “many successes” the organisation reportedly achieved especially during its principalship of the 2018-2020 program. Under this program, ActionAid worked through 10 subrecipients and 16 sub-sub recipients with goals to; reduce morbidity and mortality […]
Scores of Malawians are at risk of being food insecure due to the impacts of the Coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic, a situation which has triggered a call for policy consideration that builds the resilience of communities during such calamities and other climate change related chocks affecting food security. This is contained in a Policy Brief […]
ActionAid Malawi (AAM) has implored young people to demand accountability on tax justice so that gender responsive public services are properly financed. AAM programme specialist, Yandura Chipeta said this in Lilongwe on Friday during the virtual meeting of the Tax Justice Webinar Series: socially just public financing systems which are aimed at building capacity of youth […]
A study conducted by ActionAid and its partners has found that children with disabilities are among the most disadvantaged in the education sector in Malawi, prompting stakeholders to ask government to act by investing in the education workforce needed to deliver quality education for all children–including those with disabilities. Titled; Bedrock of Inclusion: Why Investing […]
The introduction of a 20 percent withholding tax on winnings from betting and gambling transactions including lotteries, will make the gaming industry exit due to the “punitive” tax–leading to loss of 1000 direct and indirect jobs. ActionAid Malawi has said this in its budget tax revenue policy analysis which was presented to members of the […]
Malawi Health Equity Networkand the Action Aid Malawi have bemoaned low allocation to the health sector, saying it was affecting the completion of the construction of health facilities whose projects have been running for a number of years. The organizations made the observation in their presentation during a Public Hearing on Social Sector allocations in […]
Children who are under the age of five in Machinga, Phalombe and Nsanje districts and were going to Community Based Childcare Centres (CBCCs) before learning institutions were temporarily closed due to the out break of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), will be receiving bags of soya flour and curtons of soap to ensure they continue being […]
ActionAid has said there need for gender responsive public services which government to achieve decent work for women. In an interview with during the commemoration of Global decent work in Lilongwe, ActionAid Malawi acting head of fundraising, Yandura Chipeta said women are facing a lot of challenges in the world of work for example sexual […]
Youth organisations in Malawi have demanded that government should put in place effective climate change adaptation programs and ensure they are adequately financed in order to lessen the suffering occasioned by the impacts of climate change. The organisations have also asked for workable mitigation actions, an inclusive and effective national and international policy framework and […]
The Board of ActionAid Malawi (AAM) has announced the appointment of Assan Golowa-Phiri as AAM Executive Director, effective 15th April 2019. Golowa-Phiri is a Malawian national with over 18 years local and international experience in the development sector. According to a statement ActionAid Malawi issued on Thursday and made available to Nyasa Times, its Board […]
Action Aid Malawi, one of the principal recipients for the Joint TB/HIV Global Fund, has expressed satisfaction with some of the organisations to which it disburses the Global Fund resources, saying they are implementing programs that really economically empower adolescent girls and young women in the country to reduce their risks of contracting HIV due […]
Action Aid Malawi, one of the country’s principal recipient for the Joint TB/HIV Grant from the Global Fund, on Monday handed over vehicles to Norwegian Church Aid (NCA) and Dignitas to enable the two organisations manage their day to day activities. NCA and Dignitas are the newest partners of Action Aid Malawi working on an […]
Malawi Country Director for Action Aid, an international NGO has resigned from her post but she gave no reason for her departure amid controversy over Global Fund HIV and AIDS money. Action Aid is responsible for the disbursement of the Global Fund Money to government and non-governmental organisations after the fund was removed from the […]
National Civil Society Consultative Forum for Global Fund on Tuesday fired its chairman Lucky Mbewe accusing him of single handedly issuing a statement that withdrew a petition the grouping issued last week which accused Action Aid of being corrupt in the way how it is managing Global Fund resources. In a joint statement released on […]
Action Aid Malawi (AAM), in conjunction with Malawi’s Civil Society Network for Climate Change (CISONECC), has appealed to the on-going United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) extra-ordinary session of the climate negotiations in Bangkok that it must provide predictable and enough funds for adaptation programs to cater for young people and women who are mostly affected by effects of […]
ActionAid Malawi (AAM) says poverty remains stubbornly pervasive in most communities in the country. Speaking in Lilongwe on Monday when the organisation courted donors, partners and individuals of goodwill to partner with in responding to factors that fuel poverty, AAM executive director Grace Malera said the situation is undermining citizens’ rights, including the right to […]