Month: December 2024 Posts

Cash transfer fueling GBV – Authorities

Dec 07, 2024 Raphael Likaka 0 &

District Gender Officer in Zomba, Ruperth Kasendero, says cash transfer has become another factor that has fueled Gender-Based Violence when women are the sole beneficiaries. He said this as he presented the Dissemination of SP… ...

Outdated data risks social welfare program efficiency

Nov 21, 2024 Ephraim Mkali Banda 0 &

Leaders in Chitipa District are urging the Ministry of Gender, Community Development, and Social Welfare to update the Unified Beneficiary Register (UBR), warning that the reliance on outdated data could jeopardize the effectiveness of social… ...

Ultra-Poor Households in Blantyre to Receive Critical Support

Nov 17, 2024 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Blantyre District Council is gearing up to enroll at least 11,909 ultra-poor households into the Social Cash Transfer Programme (SCTP) as part of its ongoing retargeting exercise. This initiative aims to provide financial support to… ...

Balaka communities laud  Social Cash Transfer Programme

Nov 14, 2024 Macdonald Kaleso 0 &

Beneficiaries of the Social Cash Transfer Programme in Balaka district have commended the initiative for aiding them to graduate from the cycle of poverty, saying they are now on the path to financial independence. One… ...

Social cash transfer program benefiting citizens

Aug 19, 2024 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The Social Cash Transfer Program has been commended for significantly improving the lives of its beneficiaries in Karonga District, Malawi. The program has been instrumental in reducing poverty and hunger, according to those who have… ...

New Social Cash Transfer Registration in Mzimba sees significant progress

Jul 21, 2024 Ephraim Mkali Banda 0 &

Rodney Simwaka, District Commissioner for M'mbelwa District Council, has expressed satisfaction with the ongoing registration of new beneficiaries for the social cash transfer program in Mzimba. Simwaka revealed to Malawi24 that the number of beneficiaries… ...

Chief slams social cash transfer

Mar 15, 2018 Bright Malenga 1 &

Senior Chief Msakambewa has described the K2,600 given to poor households per month through the Social Cash Transfer Program (SCTP) as a mockery to the Dowa people. Chief Msakambewa said people of Dowa have for… ...