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Access to Energy

UNDP Malawi is working to promote energy access for households, small and medium-sized businesses and communities

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LEVERAGING DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION THROUGH SOUTH-SOUTH COOPERATION

UNDP is supporting an innovative collaboration between the Parliaments of Zambia and Malawi in the adoption of an online application, developed by the National Assembly of Zambia, that will help to further modernize the Parliament of Malawi’s plenary proceedings, including the introduction of e-voting and electronic sharing of documents, a precursor to a paperless Parliament.

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BAMBOO: MALAWI’S UNTAPPED POTENTIAL FOR CLEAN ENERGY INNOVATION AND CLIMATE CHANGE SOLUTION

Malawi Government through the Environmental Affairs Department, launched the Climate Change Research and Innovation Window, with support from UNDP Malawi. The aim of the window is to promote development of innovative solutions to climate change.

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Eliminating child marriage

In Malawi, Traditional Authorities are helping to eliminate child marriage and get girls back to school

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UNDP AND EU STEP UP IN SUPPORTING THE INCUBATION OF YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS IN MALAWI

UNDP Malawi has begun an ambitious new journey to support the incubation of youth-led enterprises that will contribute to promoting an entrepreneurial culture and the creation of decent, formal jobs in Malawi.

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UNDP works in more than 170 countries and territories, helping to achieve the eradication of poverty and the reduction of inequalities and exclusion. We help countries develop policies, leadership skills, partnering abilities, institutional capabilities and build resilience to sustain development results. UNDP has been present in Malawi since 1964.

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Access to energy for improved health services

As a long-standing partner working across the energy sector, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Malawi is working closely with the Government and other partners to advance the national energy priorities and promote decentralized renewable energy sources such as clean mini-grids; all of which are central to eradicating poverty and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals

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UNDP Malawi supports the response to Tropical Ana in Malawi

On the 24 of January 2022, Malawi experienced yet another disaster when the Tropical Storm Ana struck Madagascar, Mozambique and Malawi, with high winds and torre...

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Business unusual in the face of COVID-19 for Malawi’s consultations on development goals

Religious leaders in Malawi are also taking lead in the fight against COVID-19   To ensure that Malawi maintains progress on its national developm...

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The Growth Accelerator Entrepreneurship Challenge

The selected entrepreneurs will enter into a co-financing agreement between UNDP and their selected co-financing partner whereby the latter matches with 30% cash ...

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Celebrating International Women's Day in Malawi

The United Nations in Malawi joins the rest of the world; as we celebrate the progress Malawi has made in the fight for women’s empowerment

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UNDP Malawi to address energy challenges within the health sector

Although Malawi continues to face challenges across the country generating and distributing power nationally with only 10% of the country connected to the grid, t...

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About Malawi

18.2

million

population

148

Gender Equality Ranking

62%

literacy rate

0.483

Human development index

64.3

years

life expectancy