Deadline: 31 August 2018
Department for International Development is seeking applications for its program entitled “Breaking the Cycle of Hunger and Strengthening Resilience for the Poor in Malawi” with an aim to strengthen resilience of poor and vulnerable households to shocks and stresses and to reduce annual dependence on humanitarian aid.
The programme will support poor and vulnerable households and communities to manage their own risks, to reduce their exposure to shocks through better targeting and delivery of social protection, better land and water management for increased agricultural production, build a strong and sustainable natural resource base and to sustainably strengthen resilient livelihoods. This will be achieved through delivery of climate-smart agriculture interventions including expansion of irrigation and support to effective management of social support programmes, disaster risk reduction and early warning.
The programme will also improve knowledge and use of evidence on poverty, vulnerability, climate risk and livelihood opportunities, and the best methods for implementing effective and scalable social protection programmes.
DFID Malawi has prioritised the need to break this cycle of recurrent hunger and to move away from expensive annual humanitarian responses in favour of longer-term investments which address the root causes of poverty and vulnerability in Malawi, leveraging UK climate finance to build the resilience of Malawi’s population and economy to climate related shocks, such as floods and drought.
Funding Information
The UK will provide up to £50 million (2018-2023) to this new resilience programme in Malawi.
How to Apply
Interested applicants must apply using DFID supplier portal.
Eligible Country: Malawi
For more information, please visit DFID.
