A summary of US aid and initiatives in Malawi

 Here is a report summarizing what aid and initiatives will be supported by the United States in Malawi. These initiatives were announced through the US Agency for International Development (USAID), and were part of a list for countries that are experiencing democratic openings. It outlines tens of millions of dollars coming from philanthropic groups and other private sector expenditures. As a new drought and widening regions of hunger are landing on the people of Malawi and Sub-Saharan Africa, it is interesting to see how the rest of the world acknowledges the problems being faced and how they are reacting and assisting. 

Southern Africa, including Malawi, face extended drought and increased hunger

 The combination of El Nino and climate change continues to hit some of the poorest countries in the world, with widespread drought and increased levels of hunger in southern Africa. This includes our friends in Malawi. For the fourth consecutive year, the Malawian President has had to call for a state of disaster due to climate issues; this includes Malawi and some of the schools we help being hit by Cyclone Freddy last year. The drought is the worst that has been experienced in the last 50 to 100 years, depending where one is.

This further encourages us to continue to help support our Malawi friends into the future. They need additional funding to maintain crops, drill wells, and create irrigation systems to continue to survive through the extreme weather they experience in Sub-Saharan Africa.