Follow-up Study on Aspects of Social Security in Urban Malawi: A Gender Approach Towards a Policy Framework

• The study was carried out in order to examine the relationship between the concepts of 'gender' and 'social security' consists in understanding what makes women more or less secure than men in any given society. It also addresses the nature of women's security/insecurity as it differs from men's and it looks at the causes underlying these differences. Reviews feminist social theory literature in order to capture the concept of gender in general. Examines the culturally specific manifestations of gender in the AFRICAN context and their relevance on their perceptions of gender-based discrimination in Malawian society, their feelings of insecurity and whether or not they relate to gender problems to insecurity constitute valuable information for ultimate purpose of designing policies and community programmes aimed at enhancing women's social security.

A Policy and Plan of Action for Women in Malawi

• Presents a national Policy Statement on women in Malawi, together with its corresponding Plan of Action, which have been prepared in response to a request from the national Commission on Women in request from the National Commission on Women in Development (NCWID). The Policy is designed to be the vehicle through which the government reaffirms its commitment to efforts which will enhance women's active participation in development and access to benefits.

Location: CSR, Centre for Social Research, box 278, Zomba, Malawi. Email;csr@malawi.net, csr@sdnp.org.mw, csrbasis@malawi.net

 
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The National Platform for Action: Follow-up to the 4^th World Conference on Women.

• Malawi's National Platform for Action call for the integration of gender perspectives in all policies and programmes and focuses on strategic objectives and actions to address four priority areas of concern for Malawi, namely, poverty alleviation and empowerment, the girl child, violence against women and peace. The document is intended to be the guide and constant point of reference to all stakeholders in the advancement of women in government, the private sector and non-governmental organisation.

Location: CSR, Centre for Social Research, box 278, Zomba, Malawi. Email;csr@malawi.net, csr@sdnp.org.mw, csrbasis@malawi.net

Women in Development (WID) Strategy and Plan of Action, 1992-1998.

• This WID Strategy and Plan of Action for the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs was produced to address the Ministry's priorities in its delivery of women in development services and projects. Outlines a 12 point WID plan for the Ministry. Presents summaries of the objectives of how the Ministry's twelve point plan can be achieved. It also highlights selected activities that the Ministry should initiate in order to achieve the objectives. The Plan of Action has been designed to cover a five year period, 1992-1998.

Location: CSR, Centre for Social Research, box 278, Zomba, Malawi. Email;csr@malawi.net, csr@sdnp.org.mw, csrbasis@malawi.net

Status of Women in Malawi: Towards equality, Development and Peace.

• Reviews the progress made by Malawi in implementing the Nairobi Forward Looking Strategies. Discusses the problems encountered in implementing the Nairobi Forward Looking Strategies, and finally spells out actions to be undertaken to further improve the status of women in Malawi. Gives a list of international instruments which relate to women to which Malawi is a party. These include the Convention on the Nationality of Married Women, the Convention on the Political Rights of Women and the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). Malawi has also acceded to the International Covenant on Civil and Political rights, etc. It also provides statistics on the number of women in the diplomatic missions, lawyers, judges and in the civil service.

Location: CSR, Centre for Social Research, box 278, Zomba, Malawi. Email;csr@malawi.net, csr@sdnp.org.mw, csrbasis@malawi.net

Women's Empowerment in Malawi: Information Materials on Women's Issues in Southern Africa.

• Contains reproduction of materials by the National Democratic Institute for Internal Affairs. It has articles on women and the constitution, women empowerment, equal participation in politics and decision-making, women and the law in Malawi, women and the law of inheritance, Chief's attitudes toward women in Malawi, the rights of women, discrimination against women.

Policy Environment for Gender and Development in Malawi

• Presents the formulation of the Gender and Development (GAD) at international and national levels, current national policies and key sectoral policies that have a bearing on Gender and Development. Briefly attempts to compare the rhetoric in the policy pronouncements and actions. Attempts to provide an analysis of the policy environment in which the Malawi national Platform for Action in gender operates.

Location: CSR, Centre for Social Research, box 278, Zomba, Malawi. Email;csr@malawi.net, csr@sdnp.org.mw, csrbasis@malawi.net

Guidelines/Checklist for Gender Mainstreaming.

• These Guidelines/checklist have been developed to direct and assist efforts in the process of gender mainstreaming following the realization by the users and the UN Gender Co-ordinating Unit on the need to have ready to use Programme or Project Specific Guidelines/checklist. The guidelines/checklists can also be used to evaluate and assess specific donor funded projects and programme.

United Nations Joint Gender Policy Statement - Malawi

• The UN Joint Gender Policy Statement is a response by the UN agencies in Malawi, to the government's call to donor organisations for support in its Poverty Alleviation Progamme Policy Framework in which gender imbalances emerge as a key factor of poverty. The Policy has been developed in consultation with different government agencies, NGOs, and other donor organisations which are actively involved in programmes focussing on eliminating gender imbalances. The policy statement calls for mainstreaming gender in all development policies and programmes and to enhance the advancement of women in order for them to participate fully in development.

Location: CSR, Centre for Social Research, box 278, Zomba, Malawi. Email;csr@malawi.net, csr@sdnp.org.mw, csrbasis@malawi.net WV, Women's Voice, P.O. BOX 30349, Blantyre, Tel:265-622 940, Fax:265-622 940, email:Women's-voice@sdnp.org.mw

Women in Development Action Plan

• Provides background information on the status of women in Malawi, describing both the political and economic context for which WID Action Plan and also the gender issues affecting women's participation in and benefits from national development activities. It also reviews USAID Mission projects, documenting progress to date and suggests ways to build upon achievements to sustain WID performance in an integrated and systematic fashion from the design to the final evaluation.

Location: CSR, Centre for Social Research, box 278, Zomba, Malawi. Email;csr@malawi.net, csr@sdnp.org.mw, csrbasis@malawi.net

UNICEF-Assisted Women's Programmes in Malawi.

• The study was concerned primarily as an evaluation research project which examines the basic effectiveness of the various women's programmes. The sample comprised of district supervisors, community development assistants, homecraft workers and officials at the Ministry of Community Development. The data for this study was gathered through extended interviews with district supervisors, community development assistants, homecraft workers and officials at the Ministry of Community Development; as well as through observation of classes in both the training environment at Magomero and at the national, regional, district and village levels. The work of the female community development assistants and homecraft workers is fundamentally useful. The activities of these women support the very heart of Malawi's policy on rural self-help development - people helping themselves.

Location: CSR, Centre for Social Research, box 278, Zomba, Malawi. Email;csr@malawi.net, csr@sdnp.org.mw, csrbasis@malawi.net

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