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Malawi: Climate Change Undermining Girls' Education #AfricaClimateCrisis
MBC, 8 January 2022
For many years, the rainy season in Malawi starts from October to April, but this year, the season has delayed by at least two months, with some unusual hit waves hitting… Read more »
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Malawi: Young People Lead the Charge On Climate Change and Population Growth in Malawi
UNFPA, 15 December 2020
Just 85 kilometres south of Malawi's capital, the impact of global warming is abundantly clear. Hunger is becoming increasingly common due to famine caused by unfavourable… Read more »
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Malawi: Norway Supports Improved Learning and Nutrition in Malawi Through Home-Grown School Feeding
WFP, 8 December 2021
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes a contribution of NOK 13.4 million (USD 1.5 million) from the Government of Norway to support the provision of locally… Read more »
#AfricaClimateCrisis Undermining Girls' Education in Malawi
As the country grapples with the challenges of deforestation and access to water and adequate sanitation, climate change and increasing temperatures are adding to the daily burden Malawians face.
Young girls who are the mostly responsible for collecting water from rivers and wells are having to travel further away from home, taking precious time from their schooling and causing them to fall behind.
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Working with village leaders and local groups, fishers on the shores of Lake Malombe have been learning about conservation measures designed to regenerate the quality and ... Read more »
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Malawi ranks as the 12th highest in the world for early and forced marriages, with 42% of girls getting married before reaching the age of 18, First Lady Monica Chakwera has Read more »
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Conservationists in Malawi have launched an ambitious project to rear 50,000 endangered Mulanje cycads - palm-like trees with poisonous leaves that have been around since before ... Read more »
