Malawi

10 crises to look out for in 2025

By CARE Staff • January 23, 2025

Every year, natural disasters and conflicts dominate the headlines around the world, but many equally devastating crises unfold in silence. For the ninth consecutive year, CARE’s reporting brings ten of the world’s most underreported crises into focus.

How empowering women can help Southern Africa combat climate change

By Chikwe Mbweeda • September 19, 2024

Across Southern Africa, in nations like Zambia, Zimbabwe, and Malawi, crops have failed, livestock and wildlife are dying, and food insecurity is placing over 20 million people at risk.

CARE in Malawi: “We don’t wait until a cyclone hits to start taking action”

By Jacky Habib • April 7, 2023

According to the UN, tropical cyclone Freddy displaced nearly 660,000 people in southern Malawi and killed 676. Another 537 are still missing. We spoke with Laura Criado Lafuente, Deputy Country Director of Programs for CARE Malawi, on how the organization is delivering aid amid this emergency and how women and girls are particularly impacted.

The 10 Most Under-Reported Humanitarian Crises of 2021

By CARE Staff • January 13, 2022

10 humanitarian crises that didn’t make the headlines

Village Savings & Loan Associations Annual Report 2020

By CARE Staff • April 21, 2021

VSLAs have become a force for good during this pandemic, supporting community responses, sharing important health messages and re-focusing finances to adapt to the crisis.

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‘My Name is Chrissy’

By CARE Staff • October 1, 2020

This International Day of the Girl, Christina Ochoa raises her voice alongside Chrissy to tell the story of a young girl's hope and resilience in Chrissy's own words.

Thousands Flock to Camps as Homes Are Swept Away by Floods in Malawi

By Joseph Scott • March 27, 2019

Flooding caused by Cyclone Idai destroyed villages throughout southern Malawi.

Disaster Preparedness Saves Lives in Malawi

By Joseph Scott • March 25, 2019

Thanks to a CARE-supported program, communities in Malawi were ready to evacuate as Cyclone Idai approached.

Cyclone Idai Is yet Another Wake-up Call on Climate Change

By Kevin Dunbar • March 25, 2019

A large area of Southern Africa remains underwater a week after Cyclone Idai ripped through Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe in one of the worst tropical cyclones the Southern Hemisphere has ever seen.

Delivering Life-Saving Aid to Cyclone Idai Survivors

By CARE Staff • March 22, 2019

The full scale of the disaster is still unfolding

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