Themes

Social protection

Social protection systems can help individuals and households with different attributes to graduate out of poverty, through improved human capacity, including better health, nutrition, education and building productive assets. In Malawi and through the BRACC programme, social safety net systems are linked to expanding people's livelihood opportunities and generating sustainable and resilient livelihoods.

Social protection newsletter: October-November 2019

Issues brief
In this first Social Protection Newsletter from GIZ, the organisation describes the kick-off of its work to support the implementation of the Malawi National Social Support Programme (MNSSP) II in 22 districts. Capacity building and coherence are on the agenda.

Social protection newsletter: June 2020

Issues brief
This regular newsletter from GIZ’s Social Protection Programme describes their most recent activities in Malawi. Find out what the team has been up to, with regards to COVID-19-related emergency support, and helping district officers to travel more easily.

Malawi's road to COP26

Workshop report
Representatives from the Government of Malawi and climate and development projects met on 30 November 2020 to elaborate Malawi’s ambition on resilience and climate change adaptation, with a view to activities at UNFCCC COP26.

Modern Cooking for Healthy Forests

Project
Modern Cooking for Healthy Forests (MCHF) promotes sustainable forest management and energy options to maintain forest cover and to reduce land-based emissions in Malawi.