A woman picks egg plant - a bash crop as well as a food crop in Malawi. Farmers in Malawi, under the USAID's Feed The Future Malawi Agricultural Diversification project are encouraged to grow various crops which can improve the nutrition of households while generating income for their families. Photo: Lawrence Lazarus, Feed The Future Malawi Agricultural Diversification Project for USAID
Youthful Joyreen Jacqueline Banda (L), Managing Director of Jeiye Foods interacts with USAID Malawi Mission Director, Pamela Fessenden during a small and medium scale business acceleration program launch. Joyreen benefitted from USAID's grants through the Business Acceleration for Youth project which provides start ups to young Malawians who have sustainable business concepts. Joyreen works with about 200 women and 100 youth from her community to produce Soya, Groundnuts, Maize, and Chili. Jeyie Foods, a bu
USAID akes a holistic approach in working toward the advancement of youth, and of adolescent girls and young women in particular, by providing them with opportunities to contribute to their own and their community’s development. USAID Malawi, in collaboration with @IREX, has organized the summit to provide a unique opportunity for all of the country’s youth actors to converge, network, learn and share ideas and insights on meaningful youth engagement and development. Photo: Oris Chimenya/USAID
Learners from Chipiku Community Day Secondary School work in the lab under the supervision of their teacher. The school is one of the 89 new secondary schools constructed under the Secondary Education Expansion for Development (SEED) Program – a US$90 million partnership of the Government of Malawi and the United States through USAID and PEPFAR. Photo: Red Dot Films for USAID
Through the Feed the Future Agriculture Diversification Activity, USAID has made investments to curb the impacts of the war on Malawi’s food security – ensuring that smallholder farmers are able to sustain production. Photo: Lawrence Lazarus, Feed The Future Malawi Agricultural Diversification Project for USAID

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Malawi has enjoyed more than 60 years of peaceful independence and has long been a close partner with the United States. With USAID support, the Government of Malawi is working to strengthen governance, expand the educational and economic opportunities available to its people, and promote the growth of its private sector.

USAID’s 2020–2025 Country Development Cooperation Strategy aligns closely with Malawi 2063, and aims to work with the government and civil society to build a more self-reliant Malawi that is gender-equitable and democratically accountable. The strategy focuses on three development objectives to help achieve this goal: 

(1) strengthening the accountability and effectiveness of the public sector; 

(2) helping Malawi’s youth lead healthy, informed, and productive lives; and 

(3) ensuring that a more diversified and inclusive private sector drives sustainable wealth creation. 

USAID coordinates a wide range of activities to reach these objectives through its education, health, economic growth and agriculture, and democracy and governance programs.

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Malawi Climate Change Country Profile

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The vast majority of Malawians rely on small-scale, rain-fed agriculture, making them highly dependent on predictable weather patterns. However, climate change is increasingly exacerbating droughts, intensifying flooding, and generating inconsistent rainfall—contributing to food insecurity and threatening to derail progress toward Malawi’s goal of becoming an inclusively wealthy and self-reliant nation.

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USAID's Business Acceleration for Youth - Malawi

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In honor of Malawi’s 60 years of independence, we are highlighting partnerships and progress impacting various areas of Malawian life. In this video, meet " Dr. Coffee"! He's a young Malawian entrepreneur who participated in USAID's Business Acceleration for Youth project.

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Advancing Inclusive Development: USAID Malawi’s DEIA Internship Program Promotes Skills Development and Career Growth

Nine recent graduates from Malawian universities are gaining practical experience across various sectors, from development to diplomacy, through programs within U.S. government agencies. Photo Caption: Oris Chimenya/USAID

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In September 2024, the U.S. Embassy’s Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility (DEIA) council launched its first-ever DEIA internship program, marking a significant step in advancing career and professional development opportunities for university graduates in Malawi.

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Pamela Fessenden, Mission Director
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USAID/Malawi
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+265 1 772 455
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