Ministry of Gender, Child Development and Community Development
The Ministry of Gender, Child Welfare and Community Services delivers its services through four main programmes falling under the Departments of Community Development; Gender Affairs; Youth Development; and Social Welfare with Technical and Administrative support from Departments of Planning and Administration. The Ministry is situated in Lilongwe, the capital city of Malawi. The Ministry is carrying out a number of programmes in order to achieve its vision, mission andStrategic Objectives. For details on the Ministry's achievements please visit the achievements.
Vision
To facilitate the creation of a vibrant, self-reliant and empowered Malawian society
Mission statement
To facilitate the socio-economic empowerment of women, men, girls and boys to enable them become self- reliant and active participants in the process of national development through community based approaches.
Our Motto
Equal participation for sustainable development
Strategic Objectives
Specifically, the Ministry’s policy objectives are: ·    
  • To improve the socio-economic status of women and men and promote their rights through programmes for economic empowerment, nutrition, legal protection, welfare, and reproductive health including family planning and safe motherhood.
  • To improve the survival, protection and development of children. .....More >>

Challenges

Although Malawi has in the past been implementing various structural reform programs to increase economic growth and therefore reduce poverty, these programmes have not translated substantially into improvements in the well being of the majority of the Malawians. ... More >>
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