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

President Dr Lazarus Chakwera's Presidential Charity Initiative aided the pupils in realising their dreams by providing MK225 million for the reconstruction of classroom and administration blocks. The president said the funds will help the reconstruction of the primary school, which is essential to the education and dreams of our young ones.

Presidential Charity Initiative Provides MK 225 Million for Reconstruction of Freddy-Damaged Mpatsa Primary School

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

President Chakwera launched the construction of ten thousand nine hundred (10,900) cost-effective classroom blocks under the Malawi Education Reform (MERP) Programme at Golomoti in Dedza.

The construction of ten thousand nine hundred (10,900) classroom blocks launched.

Ensure all schools have modern classroom blocks and necessary facilities

The government, with financial support from the World Bank, has constructed and launched a youth resource centre in Rumphi district. The centrewill give the youth in the district a safe place where they will acquire vocational and other life skills

Government constructs a youth resource centre in Rumphi district

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

The government, through the National Youth Council of Malawi (NYCOM), gave a K5 million grant to Mwanganda 1 Youth Club in Karonga which is a youth cooperative. The grants are envisioned to support the Agriculture, Trade and Mining (ATM) strategy that the government is implementing. The grants are also expected to end hunger and youth poverty.

Government gives financial grants to youth cooperatives through the National Youth Council of Malawi (NYCOM)

Create multiple opportunities for young people to eradicate youth poverty

The government, through the Ministry of Health, introduced community interventions including screening to improve the detection and treatment of non-communicable diseases

Ministry of Health conducts community screening of non-communicable diseases

Address the lifestyle diseases such as diabetes, high blood pressure, obesity and cancer by promoting health living and lifestyles through sports and recreation and treatment for those affected

The government developed the Malawi National Strategic Plan for HIV and AIDS 2023&ndash;2027 which is a is a multi-sectoral approach aimed at eliminating AIDS as a public health threat by 2030

Government develops the Malawi National Strategic Plan for HIV and AIDS 2023–2027

Pursue and commit to the UNAIDS 2014 build strategy dubbed as the 90-90-90 which targets to ensuring that 90% of people living with HIV know their status, 90% of the people diagnosed with HIV are put on treatment, and 90% of the people on treatment achieve an undetectable viral load by 2020.

In a move aimed at providing children with a solid educational foundation, the government, with support from the World Bank constructed 13 Community-Based Child Care Centres (CBCCs) in Chikwawa

'Government constructs 13 Community-Based Child Care Centres (CBCCs) in Chikwawa

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

The government handed over 2 houses worth K90 milllion to person with albinism. the housing project is being implemented in all districts across the country apart from Likoma where there is no person with albinism

Government hands over houses to persons 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 government, through the Medical Council of Malawi, gave various punishments to health practitioners for difference offences including negligence. The council suspended 2 and fined many others

Medical Council of Malawi suspends 2 Health practitioners and fined other for various offences inclduing negligence

Ensure that no Malawian dies in hospital due to negligence, unhygienic practices, or lack of basic health facilities.

The government launched Direct Facility Financing targeting all public health facilities including health centres. The financing mechanism is aimed at eliminating bureaucracies and empowering facilities for efficient care

Government introduces Direct Facility Financing to primary health care

Review and adequately fund the country’s primary health care system to ensure that there is more emphasis on prevention than treatment.

The Government, with the assistance of USAID through the Country Health Information Systems and Data Use (CHISU) Program, upgraded the District Health Information Management System. The government had been using an outdated verison of the District Health Information Management System which had many challenges

Government upgrades District Health Information Management System

Improve the District Health Information Management Systems (DHIS) by ensuring real time reporting and monitoring of health systems and operations across the hierarchy

The Malawi police arrested three health workers for stealing drugs from Kamuzu Central Hospital

Malawi Police arrests health workers for drug pilferage

Adopt a zero-tolerance policy to drug pilferage by installing real time monitoring systems for drugs in all health facilities

The government, through the Ministry of Health, launched the Malawi Health Sector Strategic Plan (HSSP) III. The strategy was developed through a review of the Malawi Health Sector Strategic Plan (HSSP) II, key achievement, and challenges

Government launches Malawi Health Sector Strategic Plan (HSSP) III

Undertake comprehensive health system review in order to establish a fit-for-purpose health system that will deliver a healthier Malawi that is more productive, educated and prosperous

Set up a National Health Insurance which will primarily cater for costs of specialized treatment provided in either private or public hospitals run on a professional basis.

Increase funding to CHAM hospitals including enlisting more service providers from the private sector employing a similar arrangement to CHAM’s in order to ensure universal health coverage to all.

Establish the Malawi Pharmaceutical Company (MPC) to manufacture generic drugs and other health equipment within Malawi to ensure availability of affordable medicines in the health facilities while at the same time creating employment

Improve mental health services by among other things increasing funding for mental health and constructing a new mental hospital in Lilongwe.

Increase funding for better maternal and child health care in order to reduce by 50% the maternal and child mortality rates in the next five years, which is currently at 5.7/1000 live births and 38.9/1000 live births respectively.

The government has recruited 3000 HSAs over 5 years in an effort to close the human resource gap in the health sector

Government recruits 3000 Health Surveillance Assistants (HSAs)

Increase the number of District Environmental Health Officers (DEHOs) and Health Surveillance Assistants (HSAs) in order to promote more preventive health services at the community level supported with the necessary requirements to execute this role efficiently and effectively.

Strengthen laws to provide for stiffer punishment for all medical practitioners stealing drugs and equipment including requiring all medical practitioners to disclose potential conflict of interest

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 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

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 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 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

In a move aimed at reducing logistic challenges and theft, the government has announced that all its Social Cash Transfer Payments will be made electronically using TNM Mpamba.&nbsp;

Government moves to digitize Social Cash Transfer Payments

Work with relevant development partners to fully institutionalize a social protection system that is shock sensitive and guarantees household resilience

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 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 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

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

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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