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MALAWI GOVERNMENT AND EUROPEAN UNION SIGN EUR55 MILLION ZANTCHITO (SKILLS FOR JOBS) PROGRAMME
On 12th August, 2020, the Government of Malawi (GoM) and the European Union (EU) signed the Zantchito (Skills for Jobs) Programme to the tune of EUR 55 Million (MWK51.8 Billion). The programme will be implemented mainly by the Ministry of Labour and the Ministry of Industry for 7 years.
JOINT COMMISSION OF TCHANGA IRRIGATION SCHEME BY THE MALAWI GOVERNMENT AND THE EUROPEAN UNION
The Government of Malawi signed the Financing Agreement (FA) with the European Commission on 12TH October 2012 to support implementation of the Agriculture Sector Wide Approach (ASWAp) and Green Belt Initiative (GBI). The objective of ASWAp GBI is to contribute to Malawi Government’s objective of poverty reduction in line with the MGDS through increasing Agricultural productivity and food security of rural communities.
THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF MALAWI AND THE EUROPEAN UNION COMMISSIONS THE 5.6 MILLION CUBIC LITERS - BWANJE DAM
The European Union is supporting implementation of the Agricultural Sector Wide Approach Programme (ASWAp) and the Green Belt Initiative (GBI) with financial resources amounting to EUR 69 million. The programme aims at contributing to Malawi Government’s objective of poverty reduction in line with the Second Malawi Growth and Development Strategy (MGDS III). The specific objective is to increase agricultural productivity and food security of rural communities. Some of the notable projects initiated under component 2 of the ASWAp &GBI includes development of seven medium and large-scale irrigation schemes, construction of the Bwanje Dam, upgrading and rehabilitation of 1,200 km rural feeder roads connecting farmers to markets, and the establishment of the Irrigation Fund to leverage resources among others.
