Each year, 12 million girls are married before the age of 18, marking the start of their lives as wives and mothers well before they are...
Malawi
Country Info
CARE established operations in Malawi in 1998. Malawi is one of the most densely populated countries in Africa, with a population of almost 16 million people, half of whom are below the age of 15. CARE’s programs include food security, agriculture, health, education, and social and economic empowerment, especially for women.
Latest News from Malawi
Community Score Card
CARE's Pathways Program Empowers Women in Malawi
Watch as Anastazia Saka and Vicknes Chimbonga, two Village Savings and Loan participants in Malawi, share their stories about how the savings group is changing their lives.
The Plight of Malawi Flood Victims
The worst flooding in 30 years has destroyed homes, crops and livelihoods in Malawi. Read Aida Marko's story.
The work we do in Malawi
Sustainable Economies
We’ve worked with governments and communities to ensure sustainable food security for the world’s...
Child Poverty
Half of all children live in poverty, spending their formative years struggling to survive.
Market Access
More inclusive markets and access can help poor people improve their lives.
Microfinance
There’s a “savings revolution” taking place in many developing countries.
Youth Empowerment
Addressing the needs of the 1.8 billion young people in the world is critical to ending poverty.
Girls' Education
The majority of the 57 million children out of school are girls — their future is at risk.
Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
Family planning is a proven strategy in reducing maternal mortality.
HIV & AIDS
Poverty is both a cause and consequence of HIV and AIDS.
Child Survival
This year, more than 7 million children will die before their 5th birthday.
Poverty & Social Justice
Everyone in the world has the right to a life free from poverty, violence and discrimination.
Maternal Health
Hundreds of thousands of women die in pregnancy and childbirth, mostly from preventable causes.
Agriculture
By failing to close the gender gap in agriculture, the world is paying dearly.
Climate Change
Climate change threatens the very survival of people living in poverty all over the world.
Nutrition
Malnutrition affects 200 million children and the consequences can last a lifetime.
Child Marriage
Child marriage is a gross human rights violation that puts young girls at great risk.
Gender-Based Violence
Gender-based violence is one of the most pervasive and yet least-recognized human rights abuses.
Why Women & Girls?
Why does CARE fight global poverty by focusing on women and girls? Because we have to.
Resources from Malawi
This 4 page breif highlights the findings of the report that demonstrates how CARE's Pathways program provided an average $31 in benefit...
Executive summary of the Ensuring Sustainability Report
This 24 page report highlights the results of CARE's projects using Food For Peace's Sustainability Framework. It draws from 193...
The first report from CARE's program in Southern Africa working with female small-scale farmers to increase resilience and climate-smart...
This 2 page brief highlights the findings of the Social Return on Investment study in the Pathways program
This 4 page document highlights the approach and evidence behind CARE's Farmers Field and Business School
This 49 page independent report highlights the fact that for every $1 invested in the CARE FFBS model that focuses on women farmers,...
Want to get to empower women?
This 2 page brief highlights the accomplishments of the Margaret A.
This 2 page document shows the progress of CARE's Pathways program as of January 2016.
Through the Livelihoods and Food Security Technical Assistance II (LIFT II) Project, CARE works to expand access to economic...
This 2 page brief highlights learning and results from the Malawi Health Alliance Project.
This 2 page summary describes CARE's work in Malawi and the Democratic Republic of Congo under the LIFT II program.
Empowering the Next Generation of Women and Girls
The Farmers' Field and Business Schools are a product of the CARE Pathways program, and focus on a learning by doing approach, putting...
The Farmers' Field and Business Schools are a product of the CARE Pathways program, and focus on a learning by doing approach, putting...
The Farmers' Field and Business Schools are a product of the CARE Pathways program, and focus on a learning by doing approach, putting...
The Farmers' Field and Business Schools are a product of the CARE Pathways program, and focus on a learning by doing approach, putting...
The Farmers' Field and Business Schools are a product of the CARE Pathways program, and focus on a learning by doing approach, putting...
The Farmers' Field and Business Schools are a product of the CARE Pathways program, and focus on a learning by doing approach, putting...
The Farmers' Field and Business Schools are a product of the CARE Pathways program, and focus on a learning by doing approach, putting...
Combining world-class documentary films and local engagement campaigns, Women and Girls Lead Global (WGLG) advances gender equality and...
PTLA, a three-year public-private partnership built on a broad base of collaboration between CARE, USAID, civil society organizations (...
Stategies, Results and Impacts of Evaluations 2011 - 2013
Making a Difference: Empowering Girls, Expanding Knowledge, Addressing Poverty
Results of a baseline assessment from six countries in Africa and Asia
Empowering Women in Agriculture
A Pathways Programming Approach
Results of a Baseline Assessment From Six Countries in Africa and Asia
An educated girl is more likely to delay marriage and childbirth, enjoy greater income and productivity, and raise fewer, healthier and...
Feb 2012 Girls Leadership Program Brief
Push, Pull and Cross-Cutting Strategies
A generic guide for implementing CARE’s CSC process to improve quality of services
Overview of CARE’s Intervention & Evaluation Plan
Proven approaches for empowering women smallholders and achieving food security
We are beginning to see the results of our efforts in promoting, protecting and supporting optimal infant and young child feeding.
As we celebrate International Day of the Girl, we can’t help remind ourselves of our own childhood.
We believe that the greatest obstacle to girls’ education is the low social status in which girls are held.
The right to education is fundamental to the attainment and exercise of all human rights.
The world’s future will be largely shaped by today’s girls and tomorrow’s women.
“Bringing Financial Services to Africa’s Poor” focuses on microfinance, a tool that’s been proven effective against poverty in the...
The importance of expanding access to financial services for the world’s poorest people is increasingly recognized.
CARE’s programs in Economic Development work to improve the economic security and income opportunities of the poor.
The XVII International AIDS Conference in Mexico City sheds a global spotlight on the progress in combating HIV and AIDS.
CARE's Pathways program empowers women to more fully engage in equitable agriculture systems.
Empowering women to ensure family planning coverage, quality and equity
CARE’s Approach to Sexual, Reproductive, and Maternal Health