Government has expressed excitement with the US$10 million (approximately K7.4 billion) grant the United States Aid for International Development (USAID) has invested towards enhancement of Open and Distance E-learning (ODL). The funds have been provided through Strengthening Higher Education Access in Malawi Activity (SHEAMA), a project USAID is implementing in partnership with the Ministry of […]
Malawi will use the US$4.5 million donated by the United States government for coronavirus fight in public health screening at land-border crossings. The assistance aims at providing life-saving support to fight the pandemic by coordinating with the government of Malawi. According to United States Agency for International Development (Usaid) director Littleton Tazewell the funds are […]
The US government has provided Malawi K3.4 billion to help in the fight against coronavirus pandemic in the country. The money comes amid concerns of abuse of the money through allowances by Cabinet ministers and members of parliament as they get K450,000 per day and K350,000 per day respectively when out on allowance seeking trips […]
The U.S. Department of State’s Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Matthew Harrington, is due to arrive in the country for a state visit. Harrington, who served as the Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Namibia from 2008-2010, is expected to arrive in the country on unspecified date and meet, among others President […]
The government of Malawi has launched a major new partnership between 20 district councils and the Local Government Accountability and Performance (LGAP) project, which is co-financed by USAID and UKAID. The new Memorandum of Understanding will support 20 district councils in Malawi to strengthen development planning and implementation, financialmanagement, human resource,and health and education services, […]
The United States Agency for International Development (USaid) has called for enhanced coordination, governance and financial accountability among civil society organisations (CSOs) in Malawi so that they can make effective and meaningful contribution to the socioeconomic development of the country. USaid Malawi Mission Director, Littleton Tazewell, predicted that Malawi faces tremendous challenges in the coming […]
About 15, 000 secondary school graduates in six selected districts countrywide have been targeted to benefit from a United States Agency for International Development (USAID) funded four-year project to the tune of US$10, 859, 816 (an equivalent of K8 billion). The project being implemented by Arizona State University aims at increasing access to higher education […]
United States (US) President Donald Trump’s administration order for a review of foreign aid would affect Malawi which could lose $15 million (about K11.7 billion). According to The Washington Post, Trump’s administration has notified the U.S. Agency for International Development (Usaid) of the freeze which lists eight areas that cover a variety of assistance among […]
In a bid to give more girls and boys a chance to attain secondary education, the United States government has handed over four newly constructed community day secondary schools in Machinga, in a move Malawi says will significantly reduce a critical deficit of classroom spaces in secondary schools. The move is part of the Apatseni […]
US Ambassador to Malawi, Virginia Palmer has said for Malawi to improve its economic and public health status, her government recignises that girls’ education is the best investment. Palmer was speaking during the handover of a girl’s hostel at Mpherembe Community Day Secondary School (CDSS) in Mzimba on Thursday. Citing a report titled Evidence for […]
The United States Agency for International Development (USaid) mission director in Malawi, Littleton Tazewell, has bemoaned high levels of corruption in local councils. Speaking during the official commemoration of African Day of Decentralization and Local Development at Mtsiriza Primary School ground in Lilongwe, Tazewell described corruption as a cancer. “Mismanagement diminishes the effectiveness of local […]
Authorities have expressed satisfaction with the efforts by the Washington DC based non partisan organization, called The Cultivating New Frontiers in Agriculture [CNFA] for implemented a five year project called ‘farmer to farmer’ observed it has generated a rapid and sustainable economic growth in Malawi’s agricultural sector. The project started in 2013 and rolled out […]
The country’s National Reading Programme (NRP) goes into second year targeting standard one to four pupils in all primary schools across the country. The programme is aimed at improving reading and language skills among learners. Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MoEST) has disclosed that the programme’s second year began on the 18th of September, […]
Minister of Education, Science and Technology Bright Msaka has said the textbooks meant for the country’s public schools in support of the National Reading Programme will help improve learning in upper primary school. Msaka said when he joined United States Ambassador Virginia Palmer to tour Kris Offset and Screen Printers in Blantyre to appreciate the […]
This week, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Global Fund Inspector General, Anti-Corruption Bureau and Malawi Police took joint action to secure evidence of theft, diversion, and resale of U.S. Government-funded anti-malaria commodities. The police action resulted from information provided through the USAID OIG’s “Make a Difference” (MAD) Malaria campaign and the Global Fund […]
United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Thursday launched feed the future strengthening Agricultural and Nutrition Extension Services project worth $70 million (SANE). Speaking during the launch in Lilongwe, USA mission director, Doug Arbuckle commended the department of agricultural extension services for their success in presenting an application that qualified for the important new award. […]
The Malawi’s food processing industry has been urged to comply with international standards to enhance the safety of consumers and the acceptability of their products at the international market. Food safety specialists from Michigan State University in the USA, DeepaThiagarajan and Leslie Bourquin made the call at Sunbird Lilongwe Hotel during a three-day training for […]
A 2013/2014 Malawi Service Provision Assessment (MSPA) report has shown that the majority of local health facilities face many challenges ranging to lack of basic amenities necessary for good quality care as four in 10 facilities do not have regular electricity and two thirds do not have a client latrine. Many essential medications are available […]