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Blantyre Rural Sustainable Livelihoods, HIV & AIDS and Support Project The project aims to improve sustainable livelihoods in the context of HIV & AIDS for the target group in Blantyre District of Southern Malawi. The beneficiaries of the project are vulnerable and poor households. The project will be implemented in partnership with Local Non Governmental Organisation (LNGO) parters and will support support livelihoods improvement and protection, HIV & AIDS and access to basic services, emergency preparedness and safety nets, governance and Gender equity. The project will run from May 2007 to April 2010.
Emergency Food Security Support for lean season & Flood Response in Malawi Improve access to food to most vulnerable and food insecure population through cash transfers in Mulanje District.
ENHANCING WOMEN'S RIGHTS THROUGH IMPROVING ACCESS TO RESOURCES, ESSENTIAL SERVIC Specifically, the project will: enhance CSOs  capacity to enable women  demand and assert their right to development through decentralised structures, improve women's access to productive resources and services, enhance community dialogue and reduce harmful social cultural factors and promote accountability and responsiveness of duty bearers towards women's rights and community needs at the community, district and national levels
Balaka Sustainable Livelihoods, HIV, AIDS and Support Project The project aims to improve sustainable livelihoods in the context of HIV & AIDS to the target beneficiaries in Balaka District of Southern Malawi. The beneficiaries of the project are Vulnerable households and Poor households . The project will support livelihoods improvement and protection, HIV & AIDS and access to basic services, emergency preparedness and safety nets, governance and Gender equity.
Combating Sexual and Gender-Based Violence to retain girls and boys in Malawian The project will establish and strengthen school based supportive mechanisms/structures that protect girls (and boys) from Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV). These structures will lead to reduction of neglect and escalation of SGBV cases. The project will further build the capabilities for boys/girls to challenge SGBV and defend their rights. Girls/boys lack capacity to challenge SGBV, defend & claim their rights. The project will bring about awareness of policies & legal instruments that protect girls from SGBV and lack of knowledge of what constitutes abuse lead to girls' silence and non -reporting of abuse. The project will further influence and advocate for the implementation of laws/policies related to girl's education. While Malawi has relevant laws, policies/programs promoting girls education, the implementation, enforcement and monitoring of such instruments is very weak. The project will endeavour to address this weakness. Finally the project will build the capacity of teachers/School workers to curb SGBV. Teachers/school workers escalate SGBV by being perpetrators and demonstrating weak commitment in addressing the issue.
Promoting Gender Transformative and Youth Inclusive Democracy in Malawi In achieving the specific objective of the Action of ‘Enhanced inclusion of women, youth and marginalized groups to meaningfully participate in political and decision -making structures and processes', the proposed project will work at multiple levels; macro level (national and policy level) meso level (district councils), and micro level (women, youth, marginalised groups and community members in the targeted areas) to achieve the change. The project  will use the Oxfam's Model on Transformative Women's Leadership and Rights which has five pillars and addresses intersectionality (i) Building consciousness and capabilities of women, youth and marginalised at individual and collective levels (ii) Support to sustainability of Women's agencies through influencing resources (iii) Working on tackling norms and exclusionary practices affecting the targeted groups (iv) influencing rules and practices in politics and ( v) promoting social accountability initiatives on women youth and marginalised groups participation in political processes and decision making. The work will engage informal and formal domains and seek change at individual and systemic levels. The Action will see this change through the increased number of women, youth and marginalised groups who will be holding positions as Members of Parliament, Councillors and in leadership positions in development committees and through sustained women's rights organisations and civil society engagement on Malawi's inclusive political processes.
RESTRICTED R08289 - 2018 Oxfam Contributions to the Malawi 2020 Programme To support the goal of achieving a Living Wage in the Tea Sector by 2020, Oxfam has identified five key areas to prioritize. These activities, which are subject to funding are as follows:  1. Develop industry risk analysis framework and mitigation plan Vulnerability & Risk Assessment (VRA) 2. Share best practice examples with buyers and retailers on how more value can be created in the chain (through longer term contracting and other sustainable procurement practices, as well as marketing opportunities). Buyers and retailers to reflect on these best practices. 3. Conduct and discuss the results of the supply chain relationships survey with producers and buyers 4. Capacity build of unions and employers to improve wage setting process and worker representation  5. Support the overall initiative through participation in the Steering Committee (Malawi & UK levels)  These activities aim to ensure that the overall Malawi 2020 programme is sustainable, through laying the foundations for mature systems of industrial relations, through addressing the risks and concerns highlighted by those working within the industry and through improving the relationship between buyers and plantations. Finally, it is imperative that Oxfam ensures that local people, especially vulnerable people have a voice in the wider process.
Support for the Capacity Building of Tea Workers Union in Malawi The project will be implemented under the framework of the Malawi Tea 2020 Revitalisation Program to which Oxfam is an implementing partner. The project shall contribute to pillars 2 and 3 in the Malawi 2020 Program. Pillar 3 of the Malawi 2020 program which desires to achieve significant progress towards living wage and the project will build upon Plantation Agriculture Workers Union (PAWU) recent efforts towards the payment of living wage including being recognised as voice of the tea workers and signing of Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA). In order to achieve this, PAWU's capacity will be built to become an equal negotiating partner with the Tea Association of Malawi (TAML) on issues related to living wages and workers welfare. This will involve development and implementation of PAWU's strategic and financial plans; supporting PAWU's to have regular social dialogue with TAML; monitoring the implementation of CBAs.
Exploring the Distributed Ledger Technology for Humanitarian Action in Malawi Unblocked Cash transfer system will be developed for vulnerable people who have been adversely affected by drought and further aggravated by COVID -19. Oxfam will use the Unblocked Cash transfer system for beneficiaries to collect food at selected local shops. Beneficiary House Holds (HH) will receive messages of transfers into their selected mobile platforms every month.  Beneficiaries will collect/withdraw cash/vouchers and redeem for food items at designated local shops and sign off to acknowledge redemption of the vouchers.  Due diligence for selected retailers will be done and communities will be educated on the voucher process and how to redeem and guard against theft. Oxfam and its Partner will set up a complaints mechanism in the event of any challenges. The E -voucher will empower communities to and prioritize the basic food commodities they prefer at household level.
EC-Oxfam Southern Malawi Diversified Livelihood Programme The project aims to contribute to increased food security and resilience to disaster at household and community level in Balaka and Blantyre Rural Districts in southern Malawi.  The project proposes to directly reach 12,000 households and ensure that they have, "Increased and more diverse food and income by 2011."  The project's main activities will include promotion of small scale irrigation, post harvest crop management, crop diversification that includes seed multiplication, pond fish farming and capacity building of partners to mainstream Gender, HIV and AIDS issues and ably manage the project.
Enhancing access to markets for smallholder farmers in Malawi The overall objective of the project is to support access to profitable and inclusive agriculture markets for economic empowerment and livelihood resilience of smallholder farmers, especially women and youth in Kasungu district.
Influencing Implementation of frameworks that guarantees right to information This project is a continuation of MALB65. and will contribute towards Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) capacity to advance and defend human rights by holding duty bearers to account for their commitments and responsibilities as well as demand for enforcement of sanctions whenever accountability deficit occurs.  The project will promote and protect the right to freedom of expression specifically on access to information by advocating for effective implementation and enforcement of a regulatory framework that guarantees that information is transparently shared by the government and is accessible by all citizens. This action will foster and support a broad -based movement of civil society groups, human rights defenders, and media to advocate for an improved regulatory environment that protects easy access to information, which in turn, promotes accountability by enabling citizens to hold duty bearers to account for their actions.
Local Government Resource and Result Tracking This project will work with communities in Karonga, Dowa and Phalombe districts assemblies to develop their capacity to engage and influence the assemblies so that they are more accountable, responsive and inclusive in managing development resources and service delivery for youth and women. The project will focus on accountability, inclusiveness and responsiveness for development resources and results, and will address two issues: i) Abuse of development resources; and ii) Politicized Intra -District Allocation of Development Resources. It will mobilize communities and structures at district and community levels to engage in and influence the management and utilization of development resources in their local councils. It will also engage in national level initiatives by influencing the development of guidelines for intra -district allocation of development resources, and the devolution of the Local Government Development Budget as a key undertaking within the Public Sector Reform Programme under the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development.  At local council and community levels, the project will create awareness on the roles of citizens, Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), traditional and local leaders on the guidelines.
Enhancing Access to Profitable and Inclusive Agriculture Markets for Smallholder The overall objective of the project is to support access to profitable and inclusive agriculture markets for economic empowerment and livelihood resilience of smallholder farmers, especially women and youth in Kasungu district.
Malawi Humanitarian Preparedness Project This project seeks to improve the level of Humanitarian Preparedness in Malawi through enhancing disaster management mechanisms/ institutional frameworks, advocacting for improved resource allocation and support to disdaster risk management by primary duty bearers and enhanced CSO and community capacity as well as participation in emergency preparedness and response in Malawi.
Oxfam Hong Kong Malawi El Nino Response Project Objective 1: To ensure that Oxfam's Emergency Food Security and Vulnerable Livelihoods response activities ensure access to safety nets, adequate food access for households and functioning retail and community markets. The following are activities to be carried out a. Provide conditional and unconditional cash transfers to 312 217 households in 4 districts b. Actively enhance linkages between emergency programming and longer term resilience work of Oxfam, partners and external agencies operating in the same geographic regions c. Provide crop production inputs for winter food crop production to at least 20000 households in 4 districts d. Provide Agricultural training on basic conservation, water and soil management, and drought adaptation to at least 14000 households e. Market monitoring, assessment and analysis to inform market based responses and evidence based modality choices f. Support 2016/17 rain fed growing season through agriculture fairs and/or vouchers(coordinated around FISP) engaging at least 14000 households g. Micro -trader grants for women to secure resilient, informal income – 2000 women.  Objective 2: To ensure Oxfam's WaSH work results in increased access to safe water and sanitation through environmentally sensitive and innovative interventions The following are the activities to be carried out a. Hygiene and Sanitation promotion b. Drilling of new boreholes and Rehabilitation of old water points c. Review of WaSH related policies and support consultation processes for influencing. d. Engage private companies for strategic partnership during implementation of innovative models
Southern Africa Food Emergency Response 2016/2017 This project is staging action in preparation for a 'surge' to ensure capabilities for the coordination, management and facilitation support for resource mobilization for the cat 2 response implementation. This support will contribute significantly in starting up and getting response activities start up and on going.
Social and Economic Empowerment of Smallholder Producers in Rural Malawi 1. Advocate for the enactment of the land related Laws to support government implementation of the national Land Policy 2. Monitor implementation of the National Land Policy - specifically Landnet is interested in monitoring the land transactions and how they are affecting the livelihoods of rural people more especially women; compensation and resettlement of people due to large scale land investments or grabbing; the Land Governance Assessment Framework will be used 3. Awareness building on the land policy and land related laws  4. Strengthen coordination and collaboration amongst partners in the land policy reform process
Enhancing Resilience and Shock-Responsiveness Programming This project will strengthen the absorptive and adaptive capacity of households, communities and government systems in order for them to better prepare for and respond to climate and weather related shocks in Malawi.
Enhancing Sustainable livelihoods through water and sanitation and OVC care The project goal is to  improve food  and livelihood security  for  the rural households in Thyolo districts and improve access to education by Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Balaka by working with Local Non Governmental Organisations, community structures including ECD caregivers and Government extension agents.  The project promotes sustainable livelihoods by institutionalising participatory development, incorporating human rights, mainstreaming Gender and HIV and AIDS issues within decentralised district development structures. This project is being funded by KLUB in Balaka and The Cooperative Group in Thyolo District.
Emergency Food Security and WASH response for drought affected population The proposed program will contribute to life saving interventions, as well as address the underlying causes of chronic food and nutrition crises, through a multi -sector approach:     - Strengthening livelihoods to better survive in face of future shocks with alternative sources of food and income;  - Promotion of drought tolerant seed varieties for rain fed and winter -cropping.  - Rehabilitation of dried up boreholes and protection shallow wells; strengthening of waters points management; awareness raising on hygiene and safe water chain;  - Contributing to prevention of cholera and other water -borne diseases through improving access to safe water and adoption of good hygiene practices
Tackling malnutrition of women and children in Africa and Asia The project will develop mobile services for Agriculture and Health with a particular focus on nutrition in collaboration with private sector, government and civil society. the project will also support and coordinate the effective and quality implementation of a project for data gathering on the distribution of Care Work at the household level (WE -Care programme) to be used for advocacy purposes at the national level and within the mNutrition programme.
Participation of Women in political leadership and Increased Awareness on GBV In order to achieve the outcome of women with increased opportunities and skills to participate in leadership positions, the project will identify and profile positive role of women in leadership at various levels; collaborate with stakeholders on electoral laws and the 50/50 campaign on enhancing women participation in politics; and use awareness raising campaigns on women leadership by working with the media.  Awareness raising campaigns on Gender Based Violence (GBV) through various structures including women and youth structures during annual commemorations will be done in order to have a positive shift in knowledge, attitudes and behaviours towards GBV
Increase Resource Allocation and Accountability Nut Sector MW Phase II Continue The project have two specific objectives:  (1) The capacity of district councils and national level nutrition institutions to lobby for increased allocation and accountability of resources towards nutrition is developed;  (2) The engagement of local and national level media in advocating for increased allocation and accountability of resources in the nutrition sector is increased. The project will focus more on engaging at district and local level in the districts of Dowa, Salima and Dedza to find solutions to the problems related to insufficient resource allocation which the nutrition sector is facing. The experiences from these districts will be the basis for a thorough learning exercise with the involvement of a variety of stakeholders and guided by Oxfam. Promising approaches will be documented in a way that eases the potential uptake of the suggested solutions by other stakeholders, including by the Malawian Government.
Building the resilience and enhancing the adaptive capacity of women and men This project  aims at (1) Reducing target household's and community vulnerability to climate change and climate variability (2) Enhancing the adaptive capacity of the targeted households and communities to climate variability and change through adaptation and risk reduction (ARR) initiatives as well as (3) enhancing communities humanitarian preparedness and response capacities. Case studies from the project will be used to influence policy and practices on building the resilience and adaptive capacity of poor women and men to climate variability and change in Malawi.
Promoting Extractive Industries Governance in Malawi The key focus will be to ensure that communities are actively participating in decision making around the extractives cycle . The key activities under this objective will include: empowering community groups, through capacity building and mobilisation to animate demand for participation in extractive industry especially through Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC); Information dissemination through media to motivate people to demand good governance and accountability for the revenues of the extractives industry and ring fencing them for them for health services; engaging duty bearers on responsiveness to communities claims on FPIC, resettlement compensation and develop and implement an advocacy strategy especially through national level convening of strategic stakeholders
Emergency Food Security and WASH response for drought affected population in MW Support EL Nino Affected population with  recovery food security assistance ( winter cropping) and access to water, hygiene and sanitation
Phalombe and Thyolo Sustainable Livelihoods Project The project goal is to improve food  and livelihood security  for  the rural households in Phalombe  and Thyolo districts by working with Local Non Governmental Organisations, Village Development Committees, Community Based Organisations (CBOs)  and Government extension agents.  The project promotes sustainable livelihoods by institutionalising participatory development, incorporating human rights, mainstreaming Gender and HIV and AIDS issues within decentralised district development structures.     This project is being funded by Oxfam Internationals (OIs) in Phalombe and The Cooperative Group in Thyolo District
Rebuilding Lives through Transformed Community Resilience The project will empower the communities affected by the 2015 floods to rebuild their lives and increase their resilience by supporting agricultural recovery, economic recovery and strengthening local capacities for disaster risk management. The project will be implemented in Traditional Authority Juma and Mabuka in Mulanje districts, targetting 1,776 households
Private Sector Engagement Projects The project intends to do a research that will contribute to Oxfam's broader efforts to promote a responsible and inclusive land governance system in the country that enables transparent and accountable customary land acquisitions processes and procedures for private investment  The project is also intended to achieve a competitive and profitable Malawian tea industry where workers earn a living wage and smallholders earn a living income. It also aims for significant improvements in general working and living conditions of tea estate workers, especially women.
Enhancing access to markets by small producers especially women The project will be implemented by three partners; Farmers Union (FUM), Coordination Union for the Rehabilitation of Environment (CURE) and Women's Legal Resource Centre (WOLREC)
Gender Responsive Ultra Poor Graduation Project The overall objective of the project is to enhance resilience and sustainably graduate 3 300 rural households, including at least 30% women headed households and 20% youth headed households from ultra -poverty in Balaka and Machinga districts targeting 4 Traditional Authority Areas in Balaka and 3 Traditional Authorities in Machinga
Rapid Emergency Response to Tropical Cyclone Ana in Malawi The project intends to increase access to lifesaving basic needs for households affected by floods due to cyclone Ana in Nsanje and Chikwawa through provision of cash transfers and to enhance protection and safeguarding for displaced and affected households and communities in the same areas