Malawi
NCA and DCA have worked in Malawi to strengthen civil society and promote an inclusive society where all people can live healthy, dignified lives. Together with our partners, we are active in 14 districts, with key results in gender-based violence prevention, economic development and food security, climate and environmental stewardship, and fighting inequality.
Challenges and response
Poverty & unemployment
NCA & DCA Malawi facilitates market access through private sector partnerships, connecting farmers to input and output markets. We build farmer capacity by providing training and equipment for value addition, business management, aggregation, and post-harvest handling. Additionally, we promote access to finance through Village Savings and Loans for small-scale businesses.
Inadequate access to clean water & sanitation services
NCA & DCA Malawi provides communities with clean and safe water by drilling and renovating boreholes and shallow wells. We also support early childhood development centers with child-friendly pit latrines. Additionally, we improve access to WASH services by promoting environmentally friendly corbel pit latrines and other sanitation solutions.
Food insecurity & malnutrition
NCA & DCA Malawi contributes to increased crop productivity through agro-ecological practices, small- scale irrigation, extension services, and improved livestock production. We ensure nutritious food for children under five in early childhood development centers and promote sustainable food systems through backyard gardens, orchards, and agricultural inputs for communities.
Womens rights are threatened
NCA & DCA Malawi trains faith actors and community leaders on women's rights and GBV. We also develop faith-based Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights policies, build the capacity of youth facilitators in sexuality education, establish youth clubs and resource centers, economically empower women, and strengthen GBV reporting through community structures and stakeholder collaboration.
Norwegian Church Aid in Malawi
Been present since
2002
in Malawi (Also supported in 1969-1973, 1976,1982, 1994-1997)
In 2024, our turnover was
7.526.240
EURO in Malawi
Partners
- Malawi Girl Guides Association
- Malawi Economic Justice Network
- Small Producers Development and Transport Association
- Evangelical Association of Malawi
- Malawi Human Rights Resource Centre
- Muslim Association of Malawi Cares
- Livingstonia Synod Health Department
- Blantyre Synod Health and Development Commission
- Catholic Health Commission/Dedza Diocese
- Find Your Feet
- Total Land Care
- Assemblies of God Care
- Catholic Development Commission
- Trustees of Agricultural Promotion Programme
- Churches Action in Relief and Development
- Catholic Development Commission/Zomba Diocease
Our donors in Malawi
All donors
Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad)
Danish Church Aid (DCA)
Forut
Danida
The Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW)
Contact
NCA-DCA Malawi - MASM Complex Building 1 & 2, Area 11
P.O. Box 30793, Lilongwe 3
Tel: 0887 827 216/ 0887 827 217
Email: malawi@nca.no
Why
Members of the Tovwirane Farmers Club in Ntchenachena EPA, Rumphi District, initially struggled to economically empower their families and diversify income sources. Although starting as a Village Savings and Loan group, their progress was hindered by a lack of technical skills and resources necessary for sustainable farming practices.
How
JCP Malawi enhanced the cooperative’s skills in manure making, fruit cultivation, nutrition, poultry farming, and business management. With resources from the TRANSFORM Project and our partner organisation Find Your Feet, they built a modern chicken pen. The cooperative provided bricks, sand, food, and water. Business management training and local collaboration were key to their success.
Result
The Tovwirane Farmers Club was able to transition into livestock farming, significantly improving members' economic stability. For instance, Elina Nyirenda (pictured) now owns 10 goats and 12 pigs and has enhanced her farm’s productivity.The Tovwirane Poultry Production Cooperative expanded from 50 to 750 chickens, projecting earnings of MWK 7.5 million. Their success has created a sustainable empowerment model, benefiting members and surrounding communities like Livingstonia, which now has a reliable supply of chickens.
Local partners on this project
Find Your Feet
Donors
Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA/Norad) through the Royal Norwegian Embassy