Malawi and Gender
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- BRIDGE
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- The BLDS gender collection
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Search for the latest gender-related print documents on this country from the British Library for Development Studies collection
- Moving women out of poverty through the development of small fish processing enterprises in Malawi
- D. Jamu / Global Forum on Agricultural Research, 2012
- Malawi is one of the countries in Africa which is highly dependent on fish as a source of animal protein. Malawi produces about 70,000 tons of fish annually from its lakes, rivers and swamps. The fishing industry supports the liveliho...
- Finding a curriculum that works under trees: Literacy and health education for adolescent girls in rural Malawi
- B Makwiza (ed) / Development in Practice, 2007
- Non-formal education often represents a last chance for adolescent girls who do not attend school to receive some education to improve their health before they become mothers. This paper describes the development of a literacy and hea...
- The Marital Immigrant. Land, and Agricultue: A Malawian Case Study
- P. Kishindo (ed) 2010
- The central and southern regions of Malawi predominantly follow matrilineal succession and inheritance and practice uxorilocal marriages. Women, rather than men, own the primary land rights. Colonial government officials and some Euro...
- The Extent and Nature of Witchcraft-Based Violence against Children, Women, and the Elderly in Malawi
- C. Chilimampunga 2012
- According to the study, the belief in witchcraft is strong, widespread and permeates all sectors in Malawi. Accusations of witchcraft are common and the vulnerable are most often the victims of such accusations and subsequent violence...
- Management for adaptation to climate change. Mid-term review of a project implemented by Total Land Care, Malawi
- F. H. Johnsen / Noragric, Department of International Environment and Development Studies, Norwegian University of L, 2012
- The Management for Adaptation to Climate Change (MACC) project in Malawi is implemented by Total Land Care (TLC) with funding from the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Malawi and a 5 years time frame from 2008 to mid 2013. The key objective...
- Obstacles and opportunities in the use of ICTs by resource-poor farmers, women and youth in ACP countries
- N. Hafkin; H. Hodame / International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (World Conservation Union), 2002
- This report examines the digital divide that exists between developing nations of Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific and the rest of the world. The report highlights the following issues: Gender, ICTs and agri...
- SADC Gender Protocol 2011 Barometer
- C Morna (ed); L Nyakujarah (ed) / Gender Links, Johannesburg, 2011
- The 2008 Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) Protocol on Gender and Development was a groundbreaking agreement among the region’s leaders. This report is the third in a series produced by the Southern Gender Protocol Al...
- Vulnerability and gender: HIV in Malawi
- E. Kalipeni; J. Ghosh / Eldis Document Store, 2005
- Malawi, a very poor country located in southern Africa, is no exception to the growing trend and severity in HIV prevalence. By the end of 2003 there were 900 000 adults and children in Malawi living with HIV/AIDS. Adult prevalence wa...
- Obstacles to safe abortion in Malawi
- G. Kangaude / Reproductive Health Matters, 2011
- As part of efforts to achieve Millennium Development Goal 5 – to reduce maternal mortality by 75% and achieve universal access to reproductive health by 2015 – the Malawi Ministry of Health conducted a strategic assessment...
- Do Malawian female maize-farmers receive their fair share of extension advice?
- R.A. Gilbert (ed); W.D. Sakala; T. Benson / African Studies Quarterly, 2002
- A nationwide trial comparing legume cropping systems to fertilised and unfertilised maize controls was implemented in the 1998-99 cropping season. Complementarily, extension agents conducted a socioeconomic survey of the farmers invol...
- Gender Studies Unit, University of Malawi
- University of Malawi's gender studies faculty
- Centre for Human Rights and Rehabilitation (CHRR)
- Malawian human rights organisation
