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UNFPA Malawi

With persistently high fertility and more than half of its people under age 18, Malawi’s population is growing rapidly and expected to reach 15.7 million by 2015. Although maternal mortality has declined, it remains high. High rates of HIV show no signs of leveling off -- one factor in Malawians short life expectancy. Since 1979, UNFPA has been working with Malawi to improve reproductive health, prevent HIV and other sexually transmitted infections, and promote gender equality and the empowerment of women. It is also working with the government to incorporate population dynamics in development planning.

Key results of Malawi in 2021 View more
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Health services for sexual violence survivors

Essential health services were provided for survivors of sexual violence by at least 60 per cent of public health facilities
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Fistula treatment

141
Fistula repair surgeries provided with the support of UNFPA
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Life skills programmes for girls

46,756
Marginalized girls were reached with health, social and economic asset-building programmes
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Advocacy platforms against harmful social norms

13
Communities developed advocacy platforms to eliminate discriminatory gender and sociocultural norms which affect women and girls
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Child, early and forced marriage

709
Girls received, with support from UNFPA, prevention, protection services, and/or care related to child, early, and forced marriage
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Community declarations on harmful practices

13
Communities made public declarations to eliminate harmful practices, with support from UNFPA, including child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation
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Key humanitarian results 2019

Total people reached with Adolescent SRH

People reached with Dignity Kits

Total people reached with all types of GBV services

Total women reached with all types of SRH services

Affected population reached with Family Planning services

Number of mobile clinics

Functional health facilities supported by UNFPA that provide Emergency Obstetric Care (EmOC)

Health facilities that incorporate one-stop centers for GBV survivors, supported by UNFPA

Number of safe spaces

Youth facilitators and volunteers trained on sexual and reproductive health

Personnel trained on clinical management of rape

Personnel trained on Minimum Initial Package (MISP)

Has established a functional system for safe and ethical gender-based incident data management

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Programme Activities

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Malawi 2022 Programme Activities data

Ending gender-based violence and harmful practices
By 2025, the reduction in gender-based violence and harmful practices has accelerated
Total Spending:
$2,786,820
Implemented by:
UN $88,072 (3%)
UNFPA $1,557,145 (56%)
GOV $194,137 (7%)
NGO $947,467 (34%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (18%)
Non-core Resources (82%)
Adolescents and youth
By 2025, strengthened skills and opportunities for adolescents and youth to ensure bodily autonomy, leadership and participation, and to build human capital
Total Spending:
$236,496
Implemented by:
UNFPA $108,092 (46%)
UN $88,072 (37%)
NGO $28,731 (12%)
GOV $11,601 (5%)
Funded by:
Non-core Resources (100)
Gender and social norms
By 2025, strengthened mechanisms and capacities of actors and institutions to address discriminatory gender and social norms to advance gender equality and women’s decision-making
Total Spending:
$1,796,581
Implemented by:
UNFPA $840,221 (47%)
NGO $812,392 (45%)
GOV $143,968 (8%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (18)
Non-core Resources (82)
Humanitarian action
By 2025, strengthened the capacity of critical actors and systems in preparedness, early action and in the provision of life-saving interventions that are timely, integrated, conflict- and climate-sensitive, gender-transformative and peace-responsive
Total Spending:
$73,221
Implemented by:
UNFPA $73,221 (100%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (100)
Policy and accountability
By 2025, improved integration of sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights, as well as the prevention of and response to gender-based violence and harmful practices, into universal health coverage-related policies and plans, and other relevant laws, policies, plans, and accountability frameworks
Total Spending:
$523,829
Implemented by:
UNFPA $490,911 (94%)
NGO $27,996 (5%)
GOV $4,921 (1%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (14)
Non-core Resources (86)
Population change and data
By 2025, strengthened data systems and evidence that take into account population changes and other megatrends (including ageing and climate change), in development policies and programmes, especially those related to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights
Total Spending:
$48,681
Implemented by:
UNFPA $38,860 (80%)
GOV $9,821 (20%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (94)
Non-core Resources (6)
Quality of care and services
By 2025, strengthened capacity of systems, institutions and communities to provide high-quality, comprehensive sexual and reproductive health information and services, including supplies, as well as essential services to address gender-based violence and harmful practices
Total Spending:
$108,012
Implemented by:
UNFPA $5,841 (5%)
NGO $78,347 (73%)
GOV $23,825 (22%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (0)
Non-core Resources (100)
Ending preventable maternal deaths
By 2025, the reduction of preventable maternal deaths has accelerated
Total Spending:
$4,079,663
Implemented by:
UNFPA $2,352,507 (58%)
GOV $932,478 (23%)
NGO $794,678 (19%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (35%)
Non-core Resources (65%)
Adolescents and youth
By 2025, strengthened skills and opportunities for adolescents and youth to ensure bodily autonomy, leadership and participation, and to build human capital
Total Spending:
$378,083
Implemented by:
UNFPA $130,475 (35%)
NGO $221,891 (59%)
GOV $25,718 (7%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (3)
Non-core Resources (97)
Gender and social norms
By 2025, strengthened mechanisms and capacities of actors and institutions to address discriminatory gender and social norms to advance gender equality and women’s decision-making
Total Spending:
$18,079
Implemented by:
UNFPA $3,605 (20%)
GOV $14,474 (80%)
Funded by:
Non-core Resources (100)
Humanitarian action
By 2025, strengthened the capacity of critical actors and systems in preparedness, early action and in the provision of life-saving interventions that are timely, integrated, conflict- and climate-sensitive, gender-transformative and peace-responsive
Total Spending:
$257,765
Implemented by:
UNFPA $6,681 (3%)
NGO $40,117 (16%)
GOV $210,966 (82%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (3)
Non-core Resources (97)
Policy and accountability
By 2025, improved integration of sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights, as well as the prevention of and response to gender-based violence and harmful practices, into universal health coverage-related policies and plans, and other relevant laws, policies, plans, and accountability frameworks
Total Spending:
$183,306
Implemented by:
UNFPA $124,290 (68%)
NGO $11,229 (6%)
GOV $47,787 (26%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (59)
Non-core Resources (41)
Population change and data
By 2025, strengthened data systems and evidence that take into account population changes and other megatrends (including ageing and climate change), in development policies and programmes, especially those related to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights
Total Spending:
$136,496
Implemented by:
UNFPA $113,460 (83%)
GOV $23,035 (17%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (97)
Non-core Resources (3)
Quality of care and services
By 2025, strengthened capacity of systems, institutions and communities to provide high-quality, comprehensive sexual and reproductive health information and services, including supplies, as well as essential services to address gender-based violence and harmful practices
Total Spending:
$3,105,936
Implemented by:
UNFPA $1,973,996 (64%)
NGO $521,441 (17%)
GOV $610,498 (20%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (38)
Non-core Resources (62)
Ending the unmet need for family planning
By 2025, the reduction in the unmet need for family planning has accelerated
Total Spending:
$8,871,347
Implemented by:
NGO $611,573 (7%)
UNFPA $7,294,656 (82%)
GOV $965,117 (11%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (17%)
Non-core Resources (83%)
Adolescents and youth
By 2025, strengthened skills and opportunities for adolescents and youth to ensure bodily autonomy, leadership and participation, and to build human capital
Total Spending:
$1,698,683
Implemented by:
UNFPA $1,062,414 (63%)
NGO $225,272 (13%)
GOV $410,997 (24%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (16)
Non-core Resources (84)
Humanitarian action
By 2025, strengthened the capacity of critical actors and systems in preparedness, early action and in the provision of life-saving interventions that are timely, integrated, conflict- and climate-sensitive, gender-transformative and peace-responsive
Total Spending:
$50,125
Implemented by:
NGO $36,033 (72%)
GOV $14,092 (28%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (40)
Non-core Resources (60)
Policy and accountability
By 2025, improved integration of sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights, as well as the prevention of and response to gender-based violence and harmful practices, into universal health coverage-related policies and plans, and other relevant laws, policies, plans, and accountability frameworks
Total Spending:
$339,457
Implemented by:
UNFPA $293,409 (86%)
NGO $28,121 (8%)
GOV $17,927 (5%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (74)
Non-core Resources (26)
Population change and data
By 2025, strengthened data systems and evidence that take into account population changes and other megatrends (including ageing and climate change), in development policies and programmes, especially those related to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights
Total Spending:
$141,331
Implemented by:
UNFPA $111,976 (79%)
GOV $29,355 (21%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (94)
Non-core Resources (6)
Quality of care and services
By 2025, strengthened capacity of systems, institutions and communities to provide high-quality, comprehensive sexual and reproductive health information and services, including supplies, as well as essential services to address gender-based violence and harmful practices
Total Spending:
$6,641,751
Implemented by:
UNFPA $5,826,858 (88%)
NGO $322,147 (5%)
GOV $492,747 (7%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (12)
Non-core Resources (88)
Organizational effectiveness and efficiency
Organizational effectiveness and efficiency
Total Spending:
$810
Implemented by:
GOV $810 (100%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (100%)
Improved programming for results
Improved programming for results
Total Spending:
$810
Implemented by:
GOV $810 (100%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (100)

Programme Documentation

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CPE Malawi [2017-2018] (DP/FPA/2016/11)
Cycle: 2017-2018
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CPD Malawi [2012-2016] (DP/FPA/CPD/MWI/7)
Cycle: 2012-2016
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CPD Malawi [2019-2023] (DP/FPA/CPD/MWI/8)
Cycle: 2019-2023
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UNDAF Malawi [2012-2016]
Cycle: 2012-2016
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CPD Malawi [2008-2011] (DP/FPA/CPD/MWI/6)
Cycle: 2008-2011
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Technical notes and sources

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