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Adolescent sexual and reproductive health in Malawi: a synthesis of research evidence
Alan Guttmacher Institute, 2004Although the definition of adolescence varies across cultures and different studies use various age-groups, the common understanding of this concept is that it is a period in which children make the transition from childhood to adulthood. In Malawi, adolescence is typically defined to span the ages of 10 to 19.DocumentA study on livelihoods, governance and illegality: law enforcement, illegality and the forest dependent poor in Malawi
Eldis Document Store, 2004Forests play a vital role in supporting economic and agricultural growth in Malawi. The purpose of this study is to identify the impact of current legislation and illegality in the forest sector and suggest practical ways by which the formulation, implementation and enforcement of new legislation might better serve the forest-dependent poor in Malawi.DocumentA rapid appraisal of the orphan situation in Malawi: issues, challenges and prospects
Chancellor College, University of Malawi, 2005The HIV/AIDS epidemic poses a very serious social, health, and economic problem around the world, and is especially serious in Sub-Saharan Africa. Almost all families in Malawi have lost a loved one to AIDS. The productive age group of 15-49 years is the most affected. Of the many vulnerable members of Malawian society, young people who have lost one or both parents are among the most helpless.DocumentThe politics of poverty reduction and why elites matter: evidence from Malawi
University of Birmingham, 2010Elites are crucial for the implementation of effective poverty reduction policies. However, research on poverty and development practice has prioritised structural solutions rather than agency. The conceptualisation of elites has been that of self-interested individuals unable to support or implement pro-poor policy in the interest of the poor.DocumentOrganisational challenges facing civil society networks in Malawi
Knowledge Management for Development, 2006Civil Society Organization (CSO) networks in Malawi are facing a number of pressing organisational issues that demand urgent attention in order for the networks to survive. These networks have been the prime organisational form for articulating the voice of voiceless in Malawi.DocumentGetting research into policy and practice
Knowledge Services, IDS, 2009The true test of the effectiveness of health and development research is whether people use it – for decision-making, influencing, referencing, or most importantly, to bring about change.Development actors are paying increasing attention to the question of how research, despite barriers, can fulfil its potential to improve policy and practice.DocumentHard work, long hours and little pay: research with children working on tobacco farms in Malawi
Plan, 2009Malawi has the highest incidence of child labour in Southern Africa. 88.9% of children in the age group 5-14 work in the agricultural sector, where tobacco estates are highly represented. The number of children working on tobacco farms in Malawi has been estimated at 78,000 although the actual number is thought to be much higher.DocumentStarting from strengths: community care for orphaned children in Malawi
Centre for Social Research, University of Malawi, 2011The Starting from Strengths: Community Care for Orphaned Children research project was initiated in 1995 as a partnership project linking universities, NGO’s, government ministries and UN Agencies in Canada and Malawi.DocumentSocial policy in southern Africa: the case of Malawi
Centre for Social Research, University of Malawi, 2001The report is a product of a nationwide survey conducted during March and April, 2001 under the IDS-CSR Social Policy Study Programme in Southern Africa. The overall intention of this programme is to provide information to stakeholders that will inform social policy and lead to more effective social intervention in Malawi.Pages