Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) announced that women, the youth and people with disabilities aspiring for parliamentary or local government seats in next year&rsquo;s general elections will only be required to pay half the nomination fee

Malawi Electoral Commission announces subsidized fees for female and youth 2025 candidates

Enforce and promote the 2013 Gender Equality Act

Malawi launched the National Male Engagement Strategy which among other will help to achieve gender equality. The stategy is also aimed at ending gender-based violence

'Malawi launches National Male Engagement Strategy

The Blantyre City Council is constructing a minibus terminal at Mibawa as part of a broader urban development plan to provide convenient public transportation. The project is aimed at improving the City's and terminal's ambience and reduce inconveniences for minibuses during the rainy season or any other season.

Construction of minibus terminal in Blantyre in progress

Establish modern bus terminals in each district and in all four major cities and introduce city lines

The Grifin Sayenda sports complex which is expected to provide mordern sports facilities including netbal pitch was allocated K4.5 billion in the 2022/23 national budget making it the highest sports facilities beneficiary

Grifin Sayenda sports complex allocated k4.5 billion by government

Construct a state-of-the-art national netball complex capable of hosting international competitions

The government through the Ministry of Youth and Sports has launched the National Youth Council of Malawi strategic plan and the Malawi 2063 youth engagement strategy. The document are viewed as key in youth empowerment and inclusion towards the achievement of the Malawi 2063.

Government launches key strategic documents in youth engagement

Engage the youth and promote the activities of religious organisations, CSOs and business to develop their personal, technical, and social skills

The government announced transitioning from cash to e-payment for its social protection programs including Social Cash Transfer and Public Works. The move is aimed at dealing with challenges posed by hard cash payments including fraud, traveling costs, and delays

Government shifts to E-payment for Social Cash Transfer

Fast track reforms designed to improve the institutional and organizational framework for delivering social protection interventions that maximize strategic impact

The Government launched 90-day national campaign against trafficking in persons. The campaign was supported by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to the sum of $1.275 million

Government launches 90-day national campaign against trafficking in persons

Adopt a policy of zero-tolerance to trafficking in persons and child labour

Government of Malawi is constructing houses for people living with albinism and on 12 july 2024 handed over a house to a family in Mzimba district

Government builds a house for a family with members living with albinism

Fund and operationalize the National Action Plan on persons with albinism; empower community policing initiatives; and guarantee security for people with albinism

The DBU of MBC, with support from UNICEF, embarked on a K107 million campaign, which will be implemented through community engagement meetings, radio and Television programs, with a core purpose of advocating for improved ECD services in the country. The campaign is also aimed at ensuring that service providers are providing support for ECD services

Development Broadcasting Unit of the Malawi Broadcasting Corporation in Early Childhood Development Campaign

Encourage private sector and religious institutions to invest in ECD facilities

The government, through the Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) launched the construction of 75 Information Communication Technologies (ICT) laboratory centres in Community Day Secondary Schools (CDSS) across the country

Government launches construction of ICT labs in community day secondary schools

Introduce ICT lessons from ECD, primary, secondary to tertiary education

Malawi universities introduced Education Roaming (EDUROAM) to its users in the universities and research institutions in the country. The service offers free roaming for scholars from participating institutions across the world. The service is provided by Malawi Research and Education Network (MAREN). MAREN is Malawi&rsquo;s own NREN and is recognised as such by the Government of Malawi through the Ministry of Education

Malawi Universities introduce Edurom

Promote science and technology by removing relevant taxes to reduce data cost, give every university student a personnel laptop, and provide internet broadband for all public spaces

Court sented 5 people including a brother to the deceased for killing Macdonald Masumbuka, who had albinism, was killed in 2018

Courts sentence 5 to life imprisonment for killing an albino man

Make abduction and killing of people with albinism a capital offense punishable by death without option for clemency

Through the national budget statement, the government announced the increase in the social protection budget from K31.58 billion in 2023/24 to K87.2 billion 2024/25 Financial year. The government also announced the increase in scope from 292 449 to 382 457 and monthly transfers from k9000 to k19000

Government increases social protection allocation and expands its scope

Increase the proportion of government’s funding commitment to social protection

<div class="ewa-rteLine">The government through the Malawi Institute of Education embarked on curricula review. The review is aimed at supporting human capital development for socio-economic growth by empowering citizens with the critical knowledge, skills,</div>
<div class="ewa-rteLine">values and attitudes required to navigate the rapidly evolving global world</div>

Government embarks on curriicula review

Invest in the development of skills aligned with employer needs through extensive curricula review

The government, through the Public-Private Partnership Commission entered into a deal with oldmutual worth K40 billion to build hostels in public universities

Government enters into a public-private partnership with oldmutual to build hostels in public universities

Expand public university infrastructure: more hostels, program digitization and introduce an academic exchange program

The government through the ministry of education terminated 51 contracts with local contractors in the education sector whose progress stalled. The contractors were constructing hostels, classrooms, and other school infrastructure. The government has since issued a call for applications for new contractors.

Government terminates contracts for 51 contractors in the education sector for stalled progress, and calls for new applications for new contractors

Ensure all schools have modern classroom blocks and necessary facilities

The government has, as of 14th November 2024, allocated K70 billion against the required K101 billion for the first phase of the project. To complete the whole project, the government needs to allocate K490 billion.

K70 billion allocated, K490 billion needed to complete Salima-Lilongwe water project

Complete the Salima-Lilogwe water project

In a bid to improve living conditions of security personnel in the country, the government is building decent houses in various areas. First phase has seen construction of 4500 houses.

Security Personnel Housing project on track

Provide decent housing to all personnel serving in the health, military, police, immigration and other emergency services.

In its effort to ensure safe and clean water to all, the government through the Nothern Region Waterboard is scaling up water supply in Karonga district. By October 2024, NRWB had increased its customer base from 50,000 to 60,000

Nothern Region Waterboard Scales up water supply in Karonga

Ensure that every Malawian in every village has access to safe and portable water within the next three years.

<div class="ewa-rteLine">Government invested over K20 billion for the construction of Griffin Saenda Indoor Complex and Kamuzu Institute for Youth swimming arena, rehabilitation of Civo and Silver stadia. The facilities were also used for the Regional 5 youth games.</div>
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Government invests K20 billion in sports facilities

Invest in facilities necessary for young people’s creative, artisanal and sporting skills to grow, market their skills and work, and protect the royalties and copyrights

The government, through the Higher Education Students Loans and Grants Board (HESLGB), has approved 28,883 applicants for academic loans for Malawi students.

Malawi students receive boost as 28,883 get loan approval

Create multiple opportunities for young people to eradicate youth poverty

The government launched the first-ever Children's Parliament with the first session held in Salima.

'Salima Children’s Parliament launched

Develop a youth leadership programme through the Service Scheme

Government has passed a new law &nbsp;consolidating the Handicapped Persons Act of 1972 and the Disability Act of 201. Minister of Gender, Community Development, and Social Welfare J. Sendeza stated that under this new law, &nbsp;construction of buildings will now have to be disability-friendly, while improving access to health care, education and other services for people living with disabilities

Parliament passes new disabilities Law

Ensure that all facilities for public use, including commercial facilities, are disabled friendly

The government of Malawi has signed the Labor Export deal with Israel in a bid to fulfill the administration&rsquo;s commitment to creating jobs and empowering the youth. youths will be sent to Israel to work on farms&nbsp;

Malawi and Israel signs a Labor Export deal

Introduce a National Youth Service (NYS) and Jobs4Youth Programme to all youth completing secondary school and tertiary education including all out of school youth

The Ministry of Youth and Sports has today launched the 2023-2028 National Youth Policy in Lilongwe, with an emphasis on the need to incorporate more young people in leadership and governance roles.

National Youth Policy Launched

Implement fully the provisions of the National Youth Policy

The Ministry of Education (MoE) has turned down university students&rsquo; plea for the temporary suspension of the recently announced tuition fees&rsquo; hike

Government snubs university students on fees hike

Review university fee structures to meet both university obligations and affordability

The EU and government of Malawi - created the first Youth Sounding Board which will guide and inform EU&rsquo;s actions in the country to ensure that the union&rsquo;s interventions are relevant

The Government with European Union calls for utilisation of youths

Ensure that all levels of government treat youth as partners in development and meaningful change agents to ensure the prosperity of Malawi

The Ministry of Education has launched a new United States Agency for International Development (USAid)-funded Transforming Higher Education Systems&nbsp;

New higher education project to increase access to Stem

Ensure all qualifying students to access and complete tertiary education programmes

Government developed five pillars that will work towards reducing learning poverty from the current 87 percent to 21 percent and ensure that 80 percent of learners can read fluently and with meaning by Standard Four.
The five pillars&nbsp; are :&nbsp; Provision of best support to Standards One to Four teachers and introduction of Early Childhood Learning (ECD) in all primary school.
Improve training and deployment of teachers; redesign the national curriculum and improve its resourcing. Expand school feeding programme coverage from 35 percent to 100 percent and digitise education for access, quality, efficiency and resilience.

Government developed five pillars that will work towards reducing learning poverty.

Invest in development of a critical mass of care givers in the ECD facilities

Ensure every primary school going child sits on a desk by 2024

The government, through the Ministry of Water Sanitation, has begun construction on the Lilongwe-Salima Water Project, which aims to improve access to clean, safe water.

Lilongwe-Salima water project starts

Make water available to all Malawians, especially in the rural areas, through a strategic network of piped water schemes and boreholes.

Change laws to criminalise harmful cultural practices and intensify public education programmes and engage traditional and religious leaders on such

The Government of Malawi, through the Northern Region Water Board constructed the solar farm funded by the European Investment Bank

Solar Farm constructed at Mzuzu Water Treatment Station

Revamp and modernize water and sanitation systems in all the major towns and cities across the country

President brings back the abolished quota sytem

President brings back the abolished quota sytem

Abolish the quota system for secondary and tertiary education selection

Establish three world-class specialized secondary schools for youth selected from a rigorous and multi-faceted assessment

The Ministry of Local Government, Unity and Culture in conjunction with the Directorate of Civic Education callied for the reinstatement of civics as a stand-alone subject in the country&rsquo;s curriculum during the Minsitry's engagement meeting with the Malawi Institute of Education (MIE) in Zomba. MIE is responsible for curricula development in Malawi.

Government engages Malawi Institute of Education on Civics subject in secondary schools

Introduce a cascaded secondary school program to study the Constitution and other civic matters

Ensure all secondary schools have electricity within the first three years of government's inauguaration

98,753 &nbsp;candidates pass JCE in 2021

98,753  candidates pass JCE in 2021

Reintroduce the Junior Certificate of Education

The construction of a computer laboratory at Chamama Community Day Secondary School (CDSS) in Senior Chief Wimbe, Kasungu District, has begun, where Minister of Education M.K. Wirima presided over the groundbreaking ceremony.

Construction of secondary school computer labs in progress

Ensure every secondary school has a fully equipped and functioning ICT laboratory

President Chakwera launched Early Childhood Development Advocacy Campaign.

Early childhood Development Advocacy Campaign Launch

Ensure every child has access to decent Early Child Development (ECD) facilities

Build Special Needs Learning Centers (SNLCs) in every council to cater for kindergarten, primary and secondary schools with boarding facilities

Incentivize Government Print and private institutions to produce adequate  braille education materials and facilities for examination.

Encourage importers of computers to make available voice and touch based computer programmes

Provide bursaries to all children with disabilities and/or albinism qualifying for tertiary education in universities, community or technical colleges

The government developed the National HIV/AIDS policy which among others has provision for ending stigma against people living with HIV/AIDS.

Government develops National HIV/AIDS Policy

Fight stigma and discrimination against people living with HIV/AIDS and ensure that they live a healthy life with meaningful participation

Introduce social cash transfers for all persons with albinism

Pass and enforce legislation effectively banning foreigners from owning or appropriating hawker or vending businesses

The government launched the Malawi Secondary Cities Plan (MSCP).

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