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Kawjo Foundation transforms lives of vulnerable people in Dowa

Sep 07, 2024 Vincent Gunde 0 &

Kawjo Foundation says it has a mission of eradicating poverty and transforming the lives of vulnerable society with a vision to have an inclusive and economically empowered society where young people and women are skilled,… ...

Poverty fueling child labour in Malawi – ECAM

May 30, 2024 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Players in the labour and employment industry say poverty, induced by the escalating economic crisis in Malawi and Africa at large, is playing a significant role in the surge in child labour cases. This was… ...

Plan International to extend operations in Malawi

May 01, 2024 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

Plan International has announced to continue working with children, youth and their communities in a bid to address the root causes of poverty in Malawi. Director of Strategy for the organization Janet Chidothi revealed this… ...

Living in a poor country

Oct 18, 2023 Burnett Munthali 0 &

Life expectancy in poor countries has increased more slowly than in rich countries, and too many children still die from preventable diseases. Many poor people lack clean water and sanitation, suffer from poor diets, and… ...

‘Malawi is rich’ — Chakwera

Sep 20, 2023 Chikondi Daza 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera says Malawi is a rich country as it has potential to transform economically in various sectors. Chakwera said this during the Africa Investment Summit at the United Nations General Assembly in New… ...

Over 58 percent of Malawians still poor

Sep 01, 2023 Malawi News Agency (MANA) 0 &

At least 58.8 percent of Malawians are yet to break multidimensional poverty chains with the rural population dominating the list, second national Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) report has revealed. The report, which is based on… ...

Blessed are the poorly ranked: Like UNIMA, Malawi is World’s top 3 poorest

Jun 30, 2023 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Malawi is among the world's three poorest countries, bettered only in terms of poverty by Sierra Leone and Burundi. This is according to a 2023 report by International Monetary Fund (IMF) which has ranked countries… ...