Economic empowerment in Malawi

Economic empowerment is a new project and result of a study on skills gaps and job opportunities for rural youth and women within the agricultural sector.

Farmers who are some of the beneficiaries of the Economic Empowerment Program which Norwegian Church Aid Malawi is piloting with Churches Action in Relief and Development - CARD - and the Mikonga Cooperative in Mchinji. Photo: NCA/Håvard Hovdhaugen
Farmers who are some of the beneficiaries of the Economic Empowerment Program which Norwegian Church Aid Malawi is piloting with Churches Action in Relief and Development - CARD - and the Mikonga Cooperative in Mchinji. Photo: NCA/Håvard Hovdhaugen

This will lead into a pilot project, aiming at providing skills for employment and self-employment. We will also link with the private sector and specialized institutions to help scale up small enterprises by developing viable growth plans for their business.