Malawi

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  • EQUIP 2 / Malawi Education Sector Policy and Planning

    Topics: Education, Education Advocacy

    Approaches: Education Advocacy, Education Advocacy

    Geographic Areas: Africa, Malawi

  • Food and Nutrition Technical Assistance Project FANTA

    Topics: Health, HIV/AIDS, Maternal Health, Nutrition

    Approaches: Nutrition, Nutrition, Nutrition, NutritionNutrition

    Geographic Areas: Africa, Asia & the Pacific, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, India, Kenya, Latin America & the Carribean, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Zambia

  • Kellogg Southern Africa Leadership (KSAL) Program

    Topics: Academic Partnerships, Agricultural Practices, Ecotourism, Environment, HIV/AIDS, International Health, Leadership, Leadership Development, Nutrition, Training and Technical Assistance

    Approaches: Training and Technical Assistance,

    Geographic Areas: Mozambique, Botswana, Malawi, Lesotho, Swaziland, Zimbabwe, South Africa

  • LINKAGES

    Topics: Child Health, HIV/AIDS, Maternal Health, Reproductive Health

    Approaches: Reproductive Health,

    Geographic Areas: Africa, Bolivia, Ethiopia, Ghana, Haiti, India, Jordan, Latin America & the Carribean, Madagascar, Malawi, Nepal, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania

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Malawiat a Glance

LocationSouthern Africa, east of Zambia

Population12,158,924

Population Growth Rate2.06%

ReligionsChristian 79.9%, Muslim 12.8%, other 3%, none 4.3%

LanguagesChichewa 57.2% (official), Chinyanja 12.8%, Chiyao 10.1%, Chitumbuka 9.5%, Chisena 2.7%, Chilomwe 2.4%, Chitonga 1.7%, other 3.6%

Literacy
definition:  age 15 and over can read and write
total population:  62.7%
male: 76.1%
female:  49.8% (2003 est.)

Related Resources
CIA Factbook-Malawi