USAID has provided assistance to Malawi since the early
1960s, with total funding above $1 billion through 2008.
We now have a substantial program in Malawi providing
about $80-100 million annually in development assistance
which is implemented with an integrated strategic approach
across technical areas.
Our primary
focus is to promote the political and economic development
of Malawi, decrease the country’s dependence on
humanitarian assistance and increase its ability to
make positive contributions to regional security and
the global community more broadly.
USAID/Malawi
supports four main objectives:
- Investing in people, through
improving social services in health
and education,
- Promoting economic growth to
combat poverty and reduce the country’s dependence
on donor assistance,
- Governing justly and
democratically, and
- Humanitarian assistance.
Our strategy
is aligned with the Government of Malawi’s strategic
priorities as set out in its 2006 – 2011 Malawi
Growth and Development Strategy and it incorporates
major U.S. initiatives, such as the President’s
Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), the Presidential
Malaria Initiative (PMI), the Initiative to End Hunger
in Africa, the African Global Competitiveness Initiative
and the Millennium Challenge Account.
We have an
office managing this program in the capital city of
Lilongwe and employ about 100 staff. Our employees include
a small contingent of U.S. Foreign Service Officers
as well as technical, management and support staff recruited
from Malawi, the United States and other countries.
The USAID
program is implemented in partnership with the Government
of Malawi, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), other
USG agencies, including Center for Disease Control,
U.S. private voluntary organizations, including Peace
Corps, contractors and other partners. |
