Gender and Equality
As a pilot country to the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affair’s programme to enhance the focus on gender in its development cooperation, Malawi is receiving increased assistance to the sector. Eliminating gender disparity and empowering women are thus a priority for the Embassy. The Embassy is committed to combating gender-based violence, as well as overcoming the cultural perceptions that often lie at the root of such violence. It supports projects to strengthen the capacity of the gender sector, increase the representation of women in decision-making positions, improve the conditions for women in Malawian prisons, and prevent human trafficking, while at the same time integrating women’s empowerment into its work in all other sectors. Futhermore, as a part of this work on equality, the embassy supports a number of organisations in their fight for LGBT rights.
Female inmates witness considerable improvements to their living conditions as they move into the recently constructed prison wards at Maula Prison in Lilongwe. Read more
A day of joy was celebrated at the University of Mzuzu when the first all-female student accommodation was officially inaugurated this week by the Minister of Education, Science and Technology, Hon. George Chaponda, MP, and the Norwegian Ambassador, Bjørn Johannessen. Read more