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

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

Fistula treatment

141

Fistula repair surgeries provided with the support of UNFPA

Life skills programmes for girls

46,756

Marginalized girls were reached with health, social and economic asset-building programmes

Advocacy platforms against harmful social norms

Communities developed advocacy platforms to eliminate discriminatory gender and sociocultural norms which affect women and girls

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

Community declarations on harmful practices

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

5,400

Total people reached with Adolescent SRH

14,200

People reached with Dignity Kits

340

Total people reached with all types of GBV services

12,000

Total women reached with all types of SRH services

4,320

Affected population reached with Family Planning services

Número de clínicas móviles

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

Cantidad de espacios seguros

Jeunes animateurs et bénévoles formés à la santé sexuelle et reproductive

Personnel trained on clinical management of rape

130

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

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:

NGO $947,467 (34%)
UNFPA $1,557,145 (56%)
UN $88,072 (3%)
GOV $194,137 (7%)

Funded by:

Recursos básicos (18%)
Recursos complementarios (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:

Recursos complementarios (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:

Recursos básicos (18)
Recursos complementarios (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:

Recursos básicos (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:

Recursos básicos (14)
Recursos complementarios (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:

Recursos básicos (94)
Recursos complementarios (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:

Recursos básicos (0)
Recursos complementarios (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:

Recursos básicos (35%)
Recursos complementarios (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:

Recursos básicos (3)
Recursos complementarios (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:

Recursos complementarios (100)

Humanitarian action

Total Spending:

$257,765

Implemented by:

UNFPA $6,681 (3%)
NGO $40,117 (16%)
GOV $210,966 (82%)

Funded by:

Recursos básicos (3)
Recursos complementarios (97)

Policy and accountability

Total Spending:

$183,306

Implemented by:

UNFPA $124,290 (68%)
NGO $11,229 (6%)
GOV $47,787 (26%)

Funded by:

Recursos básicos (59)
Recursos complementarios (41)

Population change and data

Total Spending:

$136,496

Implemented by:

UNFPA $113,460 (83%)
GOV $23,035 (17%)

Funded by:

Recursos básicos (97)
Recursos complementarios (3)

Quality of care and services

Total Spending:

$3,105,936

Implemented by:

UNFPA $1,973,996 (64%)
NGO $521,441 (17%)
GOV $610,498 (20%)

Funded by:

Recursos básicos (38)
Recursos complementarios (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:

Recursos básicos (17%)
Recursos complementarios (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:

Recursos básicos (16)
Recursos complementarios (84)

Humanitarian action

Total Spending:

$50,125

Implemented by:

NGO $36,033 (72%)
GOV $14,092 (28%)

Funded by:

Recursos básicos (40)
Recursos complementarios (60)

Policy and accountability

Total Spending:

$339,457

Implemented by:

UNFPA $293,409 (86%)
NGO $28,121 (8%)
GOV $17,927 (5%)

Funded by:

Recursos básicos (74)
Recursos complementarios (26)

Population change and data

Total Spending:

$141,331

Implemented by:

UNFPA $111,976 (79%)
GOV $29,355 (21%)

Funded by:

Recursos básicos (94)
Recursos complementarios (6)

Quality of care and services

Total Spending:

$6,641,751

Implemented by:

UNFPA $5,826,858 (88%)
NGO $322,147 (5%)
GOV $492,747 (7%)

Funded by:

Recursos básicos (12)
Recursos complementarios (88)

Organizational effectiveness and efficiency

Total Spending:

$810

Implemented by:

GOV $810 (100%)

Funded by:

Recursos básicos (100%)

Improved programming for results

Total Spending:

$810

Implemented by:

GOV $810 (100%)

Funded by:

Recursos básicos (100)

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UNFPA Malawi

Health services for sexual violence survivors

Fistula treatment

Life skills programmes for girls

Advocacy platforms against harmful social norms

Child, early and forced marriage

Community declarations on harmful practices

Key humanitarian results 2019

Programme Activities

Malawi 2014 Programme Activities data

Malawi 2015 Programme Activities data

Malawi 2016 Programme Activities data

Malawi 2017 Programme Activities data

Malawi 2018 Programme Activities data

Malawi 2019 Programme Activities data

Malawi 2020 Programme Activities data

Malawi 2021 Programme Activities data

Malawi 2022 Programme Activities data

Programme Documentation

Notes for key results