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Nsanje communities empowered to fight hunger

Lilongwe-September 6, 2010

Nsanje district is prone to floods due to its geographical location. Every year, families are displaced, crops and other household property destroyed due to floods especially during the rainy season. Hunger was a common phenomenon in the district. It’s for this reason that Takondwa Radio Listening Club in Traditional Authority Mbenje in the district implemented by the Development Communications Trust (DCT) with funding from a UNDP supported project, Democracy Consolidation Programme (DCP) engaged authorities to embark on irrigation farming as a solution to the hunger problem.

UNDP support making positive contribution-Government

Lilongwe, August 17, 2010

The Government of Malawi says UNDP’s support is making a positive contribution such as eradication of poverty and improvement of lives of Malawians as articulated in the Malawi Growth and Development Strategy (MGDS). The MGDS is the overarching development policy document of the Malawi Government.

UNDP supports training for political leaders

Wednesday June 23, 2010- The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has funded trainings for political leaders through the Center for Multi Party Democracy (CMD) Malawi.

UNDP introduces young professional programme

In a bid to provide young professionals the opportunity to start a development career through on job training, UNDP Malawi has introduced the Young Professionals Programme.

UN Secretary General impressed with Mwandama Millennium Village

May 30th 2010- UN Secretary General Mr. Ban-Ki-Moon has described the Mwandama Millennium Villages Project in Zomba as a model of how Africa can attain development.