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Lene Nanthabwe's community in Malawi have been provided with water pumps to irrigate their crops.
Malawi is a small, densely populated country in southern Africa. One of the poorest twenty countries in the world, over half the population live in poverty.
Malawi is particularly vulnerable to the impact of climate change. As the world heats up, Malawi is being increasingly affected by drought. It also experiences extreme weather events like cyclones and floods.
In Malawi’s traditional society, women are not treated equally. More than one third of women will experience violence in their lifetime.
With your support, Trócaire is building resilient communities in Malawi. We provide emergency support during natural disasters. We tackle hunger and violence against women. We support environmentally friendly farming. We empower women to live a life of hope, to challenge inequality and to live free from violence.
MalawiHuman Development Index:
Ranked 172 out of 189 countries
Violence:
38% of women experience sexual or physical violence
Poverty:
52% live in poverty
HIV:
9% of population
Malawi is a small, densely populated country in southern Africa. Despite improvements in social and economic development in recent years, most Malawians continue to have a low standard of living.
52% of the population live in poverty. 85% of the estimated 18 million depend on subsistence agriculture.
Flooding and drought have been increasing mainly as a result of climate change, high population growth and environmental degradation.
Women and girls face significant gender inequality. This is reinforced by traditional community norms.
Women are often excluded from decision making at household, community and national level. Women and girls are disempowered from reaching their full potential socially and economically.
Violence against women is very common. 38% of women have experienced sexual or physical violence in their lifetimes.
Trócaire’s work in Malawi contributes to reducing poverty, while also affecting structural change by tackling the root causes of poverty and injustice.
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