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Gadama, Richard Gracious, and Johannes Wynand Hofmeyr. "THE EARLY FORMATION OF CHARISMATIC CHURCHES IN MALAWI AND THEIR SIGNIFICANCE FOR THE MAKING OF MALAWIAN SOCIETY." Studia Historiae Ecclesiasticae 42, no. 2 (November 30, 2016): 117–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.25159/2412-4265/1232.

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In this article, we look at the history of charismatic churches in Malawi with a particular focus on some of the early charismatic churches. We first define what charismatic churches are. Secondly, we explore and explain the tremendous charismatic revival, tracing it from the time of its penetration in Malawi, its spread and also its survival on Malawian soil. The article also briefly focuses on the decisive role of women in the establishment of some of the early charismatic churches in Malawi. These include the Living Waters Church, Calvary Family Church, Glad Tidings Church and the Agape Church, among others, before some conclusions for the making of Malawian society are drawn.
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Mkandawire-Valhmu, Lucy, Wendy S. Bauer, Patricia E. Stevens, Loren W. Galvao, Katarina M. Grande, April Yerges, Lindsay Emer, Thokozani Mwenyekonde, and Lance Weinhardt. "Rural Malawian Women’s Resistance to Systematic Oppression, Violence, and Abuse by Their Husbands." Journal of Interpersonal Violence 35, no. 1-2 (December 1, 2016): 268–93. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0886260516682518.

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In Malawi, 41% of women aged 15 to 49 report ever experiencing intimate partner violence (IPV). Although there is evidence of the pervasiveness of IPV in Malawian society, the context in which it occurs and how women respond is not well described. The purpose of this study was to describe experiences of IPV of rural Malawian women. In-depth interviews were conducted with 55 rural Malawian women aged 21 to 75 years ( M = 39) as part of a larger, mixed-methods study. This qualitative thematic analysis highlights husbands’ IPV against wives and women’s actions to protect themselves and their children, and to thrive despite the violence. Our use of a postcolonial feminist perspective led us to acknowledge Malawian women’s acts of resistance in the midst of the harsh realities of IPV and gender inequality. We contend women’s resilience and resistance against oppression within intimate relationships are critical tools in the process of reducing IPV. Structural interventions that (a) address the multiple distal and proximal factors affecting IPV, (b) are tailored to and owned by local populations, and (c) involve both men and women as architects and active participants, we believe, hold the greatest promise for reducing IPV in Malawi.
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Mthatiwa, Syned. "Allusiveness, Language and Imagery in Francis Moto's Gazing at The Setting Sun." Journal of Law and Social Sciences 3, no. 1 (September 30, 2020): 52–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.53974/unza.jlss.3.1.451.

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Francis Moto is a Malawian writer who has published poetry both in vernacular (Chichewa) and in English. His poetry in English appears in a collection titled Gazing at the Setting Sun published in 1994, the year Malawians voted Dr Hastings Kamuzu Banda and his Malawi Congress Party (MCP) out of power. Besides recording the suffering of Malawians during the autocratic leadership of the first post-independence president, Dr Banda, and remembering the author's childhood experiences, the poetry also celebrates Malawi's political transformation from one party rule to multiparty democracy in the early 1990s. In the poems, Moto also looks to the future with a sense of hope for a better society where human rights and the rule of law will be respected. This article analyses Moto's poems with the aim of celebrating his successes as a poet. This is done by focusing on his more successful poems in terms of style. It is argued in this article that the success of some of Moto's poems in Gazing at the Setting Sun depends on his allusions to and evocations of dictatorship and political change in Malawi. These evocations and allusions depend on his imagery and choice of words and expressions. In the analysis of the poems, close reading with a particular focus on style is done. The discussion is in two parts. The first part discusses Moto's poems that allude to the dictatorial reign of Dr Banda in Malawi and the second part provides a discussion of Moto's imagery in relation to his evocation of political change.
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Nkhata, Mwiza Jo. "Safeguarding the Integrity of Judicial Appointments in Malawi: A Proposed Reform Agenda." Journal of African Law 62, no. 3 (May 29, 2018): 377–402. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0021855318000153.

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AbstractThis article focuses on the appointment of judges in Malawi. It explores the constitutional provisions governing judicial appointments and finds that the system established by Malawi's Constitution has manifest weaknesses. For example, the composition of the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) is narrow and not representative of Malawian society; there are also no procedures for the JSC to follow in its operations. The article argues that the system for appointing judges has a bearing on the eventual character and integrity of the judiciary itself, hence it is important to align it with the constitution's ideals. In conclusion, the article makes recommendations for improving the system, including by broadening the JSC's composition, adopting a law to stipulate clear and transparent procedures for the JSC and also curbing presidential powers in relation to judicial appointments.
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Anderson, Norma J. "Ephemeral Development Agendas and the Process of Priority Shifts in Malawi." Journal of Asian and African Studies 52, no. 7 (February 18, 2016): 915–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0021909616630567.

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Drawing on 70 interviews with civil society staff in Malawi, I argue that when development trends and issues in the country change, at donors’ wishes, organizations proactively strategize to vie for donor funds. Collected over three research trips, my data show that between 2008 and 2010 there was a widespread belief among civil society in Malawi that climate change was becoming the “it” issue, surpassing HIV/AIDS in predominance. Alongside this belief, there was a dynamic, if invisible, process of organizational repositioning. Comparing the earlier interviews with those conducted in 2014, I contend that the issues of focus, while interesting, are less telling than the ways Malawian organizations endeavor to adapt and respond to them. This paper adds a critical dimension to development literature, investigating a process that occurs when development agendas change.
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Emmanuel, Nikolas G. "Democratization in Malawi: Responding to International and Domestic Pressures." African and Asian Studies 12, no. 4 (2013): 415–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/15692108-12341275.

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Abstract Donors hope that their foreign aid can be influential, far beyond the development projects that they fund. Frequently, aid providers attach political conditions to their monies in the hope that these demands can serve as catalysts to improve the governance in the recipient. This is called a political conditionality approach. Few countries have felt the weight of conditionality as much as Malawi did in the 1990s. Here, donors were able to use aid sanctions to successfully encourage democratization, while strengthening the demands of domestic opposition forces. This paper argues that three factors were critical in this process: 1) aid dependency, 2) donor coordination, and 3) a strong and persistent domestic opposition. With their combined weight, foreign donors and Malawian civil society were able to change the tide in this once highly authoritarian country.
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Sharra, Albert. "Eyes of the Society: How Malawian Journalists Utilise Question Time During Political Press Briefings." African Journalism Studies 41, no. 3 (July 2, 2020): 49–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23743670.2020.1834425.

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Dzimbiri, George Lewis, and Alex Molefi Molefakgotla. "Talent management practices: perception of registered nurses in Malawian public hospitals." African Journal of Economic and Management Studies 12, no. 3 (July 8, 2021): 423–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ajems-11-2020-0570.

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PurposeThe purpose of this study is to investigate nurses’ perception towards the current application of talent management practices in Malawian public hospitals. It further explores whether significant differences exist between the registered nurses’ perceptions of the current application of talent management practices based on their demographic factors.Design/methodology/approachThe study employed a quantitative research approach, using a cross-sectional survey strategy. An adapted version of Human Capital Index (HCI) questionnaire with 45-items was administered amongst 947 registered nurses in four public hospitals. Eventually, 580 responses, representing 61.2 per cent were found to be acceptable for analysis. Stata version-16 software programme was used to analyse the data.FindingsFindings of the study demonstrated that talent management practices are currently poorly applied amongst the nurses. Substantial gaps existed between the current applications versus the importance of talent management practices. Significant differences exist between the nurses perceptions of talent management practices based on their marital status.Research limitations/implicationsThe study only focused on a single perspective (registered nurses) and a single area (Malawian public hospitals) – an issue that disregarded different views (e.g. doctors, hospital administrators, hospital directors and other hospital staff). Furthermore, the results of this study cannot be generalised to other public and private hospitals settings because the data were collected from central hospitals only.Practical implicationsPractically, this study highlights the problematic areas of talent management practices hence the need for effective talent management for nurses.Social implicationsThe study has huge social implications in that the results will inform best practices for public hospitals thereby improving welfare of the patients and society at large.Originality/valueThe study contributes to new knowledge on nurses’ perception towards the application of talent management practices within the Malawian health sector and presents a valid and reliable measure to assess their perception.
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Namangale, J. J., J. S. Simbeye, E. Selemani-Meke, and J. P. Chimombo. "Primary and secondary school teachers' HIV/AIDS information needs, sources and its diffusion into Malawian society." International Journal of Health Promotion and Education 48, no. 3 (January 2010): 94–96. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14635240.2010.10708189.

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Kaler, Amy, and John R. Parkins. "Food, Donors, and Dependency Syndrome(s) in South Sudan." Sociology of Development 1, no. 3 (2015): 400–416. http://dx.doi.org/10.1525/sod.2015.1.3.400.

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This article investigates the deployment of dependency as a keyword in discussions of food security in South Sudan, on the basis of interviews and observations carried out in December 2012. Our initial intent was to estimate challenges to rural food security as the country emerged from decades of violent conflict. However, the notion of a “culture of dependency” arose persistently from our data, alongside more conventional information about food. We contextualize this discursive deployment of dependency within ongoing scholarly debates about the existence of “dependency syndromes” in humanitarian relief operations in central Africa and within academic discussions of the power of buzzwords and keywords in development discourse, with particular reference to Swidler and Watkins's 2009 article “‘Teach a Man to Fish’: The Doctrine of Sustainability and Its Effects on Three Strata of Malawian Society.” We argue that dependency in the South Sudanese context incorporates four facets: the near-total economic dependency of South Sudan on oil revenues; the social-structural dependency of rural communities on international nongovernmental organizations (INGOs) for basic foodstuffs; a so-called “culture of dependency” that our informants claimed had taken root in rural areas, so that local people had lost old habits of autonomy and self-reliance; and the reliance of INGOs on the populations they serve. We do not empirically validate these “dependencies” but treat them as discursive constructs with potentially major implications for rural development.
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Mwakapenda, Willy Weston J., and mikewood@deakin edu au. "Using everyday experiences in teaching secondary mathematics in Malawi: Possibilities and constraints for change." Deakin University. School of Scientific and Developmental Studies, 2000. http://tux.lib.deakin.edu.au./adt-VDU/public/adt-VDU20051017.111732.

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Proponents of socially and culturally oriented mathematics education have argued that teaching approaches which value and connect with the learner's prior knowledge and everyday experience are more likely to promote active, meaningful, relevant and liberatory learning than approaches which rely on transmission and abstract presentation of mathematical content. In Malawi, proposals to reform the outdated secondary mathematics curriculum have been made with the aim of aligning mathematics instruction with the social and political changes in the current Malawian society. Using a case study approach, this study investigated the extent to which everyday experiences could be used as a vehicle for changing the learning and teaching of secondary mathematics in Malawi. The study was collaborative, taking place over a period of five months in severely overcrowded and poorly resourced classes in two schools. It involved three mathematics teachers in a cycle of planning and teaching mathematics lessons based on the use of everyday experiences, and observation of and reflection on these lessons, in order to document the effects of using everyday experiences on student learning and teachers' teaching practices. The data was collected through student questionnaires; classroom observations and fieldnotes; interviews and reflective meetings with teachers; and informal meetings with key education officials in Malawi. Mathematics examination results from students involved in this study and a corresponding group from the previous year were collected. A reflective and critical approach was adopted in the interpretation and discussion of the data. Teachers' participation in this study resulted in heightened awareness of their teaching roles and the value of linking school mathematics with everyday experience. The study also shows that students found mathematics interesting and important to learn despite their lack of success in it. In addition, the study documented a number of constraints to change in mathematics instruction such as teachers' focus on mathematics content and examination requirements, and students' resistance to inquiry learning. It also recorded possibilities and barriers to collaboration both between teachers and researchers, and teachers themselves. The findings of this study are timely since they could serve to inform the reform of the Malawian secondary mathematics curriculum currently being undertaken, which began without a critical examination of the classroom conditions necessary to accommodate a socio-politically relevant mathematics education.
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Kamowa, Virginia Tracy. "Civil society and policy-making in Malawi." Thesis, University of Leeds, 2010. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.550284.

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Civil society organisations (CSOs) are potentially important public policy actors. Those who promote them believe that involving CSOs in policy processes will lead to greater participation of all citizens in policy-making. This is in turn believed to be crucial for promoting a responsive and accountable state. This thesis explores these assumptions by looking in detail at CSO in Malawi and their attempts to influence policy in areas of importance to rural poor people. Two thematic policy arenas were selected for examination: HIV/AIDS and food security policy processes: Using qualitative research methods, the thesis explores and identifies the ways in which different types of CSOs - specifically urban-based advocacy organisations and grassroots organisations (GROs) - sought to influence these policies. In particular, the thesis examines the relationship between urban- based advocacy organisations and GROs and its significance for policy influence. It also .' , explores the relationships between government and CSOs, and donors and CSOs and how they influence advocacy organisations' role. The thesis argues that even though CSOs are an important policy actor, several factors undermine their significance for policy processes influence in Malawi. The research findings indicate that a very small number of organisations undertake policy advocacy. GROs are rarely incorporated in urban-based advocacy organisations' policy influence efforts. There are few structured links between GROs and their urban counterparts. The thesis also argues that the aid donors' focus on a small group of technical advocacy organisations has contributed to a narrowed conception of CSOs. As a result other organisations (including GROs) that could potentially be effective in policy advocacy are left out. This means that there is no mechanism to involve the poor's concerns in policies supposedly made for their benefit. Therefore, the thesis calls for extension of current civil society policy advocacy practice and rhetoric to include grassroots-based organisations.
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Dzimbiri, Lewis B. "Industrial relations in a developing society the case of colonial, independent one-party and multiparty Malawi." Göttingen Cuvillier, 2008. http://d-nb.info/989139190/04.

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Croke, Rhian G. "Situating the HIV/AIDS epidemic in a historical context : a case study of orphans in Nguludi Mission Community, Malawi." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12573.

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This thesis is based on a series of interviews with key informants and a census of orphan households in Nguludi Mission Community, Southern Malawi, in 2000. The thesis argues that although HIV/AIDS is a relatively recent phenomenon, any contemporary understanding of the epidemic must be informed by an understanding of the past. The impact of the HIV/AIDS epidemic and the "orphan problem" at the local level, is, therefore, situated within the broader socio-economic context of the history of the region.
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Johansson, Cornelia. "Navigating between pressures andaccountabilities : Local civil society organization's approaches and challenges to link-ing relief, rehabilitation, and development in Malawi." Thesis, Umeå universitet, Statsvetenskapliga institutionen, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-140194.

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Malawi is one of the poorest countries in the world and suffers from recurring disasters but no ongoing conflicts. Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) working there must therefore take relief, rehabilitation, and development into account as shifting between these stages is the reality of the rights-holders. What approaches that should be used while doing this is unique in each context. The aid structure is however clearly divided between those working with relief and those working with development, and even though the conceptual development suggest that the aid structure should join there has been no change towards this. At the same time Result Based Management (RBM) as a principle for aid effectiveness has been heavily criticized for focusing on short term results, among others. This qualitative study has contributed to closing two research gaps; in identifying that Disaster Risk Reduction, Human Rights Based Approach, economic empowerment, and sustainable relief interventions are the approaches that CSOs in Malawi tend to focus on when working close to a community where there is a need to link relief, rehabilitation, and development (LRRD); and in identifying that not only can the pressure from a divided aid structure be blamed for the challenges facing CSOs implementing LRRD approaches, but RBM is also a contributing part. This results in CSOs being torn between accountability issues towards donors and staying legitimate towards rights-holders and that because of these challenges they cannot live up to their potential and provide the most effective aid.
Malawi är ett av de fattigaste länderna i världen och lider av återkommande katastrofer men inga pågående konflikter. Perioder av humanitära katastrofer, återuppbyggnad, och utveckling, skiftar och växlar fram och tillbaka i olika stadier och eftersom det är rättighetsbärarnas verklighet så är det också något civilsamhällsorganisationer som arbetar med olika typer av utvecklingssamarbete måste ta hänsyn till att. Vilka metoder som bör användas när organisationer arbetar i detta klimat är unikt för varje kontext. Biståndet är emellertid tydligt uppdelad mellan de som arbetar med humanitärt arbete och de som arbetar med utveckling, och trots att den konceptuella utvecklingen föreslår att biståndet bör kopplas samman så har det inte skett någon strukturell förändring. Samtidigt har resultatbaserat arbete som är en princip för biståndseffektivitet starkt kritiserats, bland annat för att det fokuseras för mycket på kortsiktiga resultat. Denna intervjubaserade studie har bidragit till att minska två forskningsgap; genom att identifiera att katastrofförebyggande arbete, rättighetsbaserat arbete, ekonomisk empowerment, och hållbara humanitära insatser som de tillvägagångssätt som civilsamhällesorganisationer i Malawi tenderar att fokusera på när de arbetar nära ett samhälle där det finns ett behov av att koppla samman humanitärt arbete med rehabilitering och utveckling (LRRD); och genom att identifiera att det inte bara är trycket från en uppdelad biståndsstruktur som förklarar de utmaningar som organisationer står inför när d arbetar med LRRD utan att resultatbaserat arbete också är en bidragande del. Lokala civilsamhällesorganisationer balanserar mellan ansvaret de har mot gentemot givare och legitimiteten de måste ha gentemot rättighetsinnehavare. I slutändan kan de på grund av dessa utmaningar inte leva upp till sin potential och tillhandahålla det mest effektiva stödet.
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Mhango, Ndalapa Adrian C. "An Exploration of How Primary School Teachers in Malawi Plan and Implement Social Studies Lessons for the Preparation of Active Participatory Citizens in a Democratic Society." Diss., Virginia Tech, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/26755.

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The purpose of public schooling in many democratic nation-states is the preparation of an active participatory citizenry. For this reason, educators advocate the use of participatory classroom practices for instilling in students knowledge, skills, values, and attitudes for active civic responsibilities. In this connection, Malawi has since the re-introduction of democracy in 1994, reformed the primary school curricula to emphasize participatory classroom practices. Therefore, the aim of this study was to explore how primary school teachers in Malawi planned and implemented social studies lessons for the preparation of competent citizens in a democratic civil society. The study used a case study genre of qualitative research involving three senior grade teachers as research participants. The study yielded four major results based on four generic research questions. The first result was that the social studies primary school curriculum has content and pedagogical approaches that are appropriate for the preparation of active participatory citizens. The second result was that the three teachers displayed limited understanding of the concept of participatory learning that was suggested to them in the curriculum documents. As such, their planning of lessons was largely teacher-centered, which they thought was participatory in approach. The third result was that the teachers’ limited conception of participatory learning, as reflected in the teaching plans, was transferred to their classrooms. In this way, the teacher-centered classroom practices caused a lot of missed opportunities for the students’ development of skills in critical thinking, problem solving, and rational decision-making that are necessary for active participation in a shared democratic political community. The last result was that state policies on the use of English as the medium of class instruction and the grade eight mandated examinations negatively contributed to the decisions that the teachers made in the organization of participatory classroom practices. Thus, the general picture based on these research results showed that there was a discrepancy between the state’s intended curriculum and the teachers’ enacted curriculum.
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Njalam'mano, John Bright Joseph. "Current Status and Management of Hand Pump Equipped Water Facilities in Blantyre Rural District, Malawi : Case Study of Kapeni and Lundu Traditional Authorities." Thesis, Linköping University, Department of Water and Environmental Studies, 2007. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-8179.

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Although the access to adequate safe drinking water is taken for granted in developed countries and urban settlements in some developing countries at the end of 2002 it was estimated that globally, some 1.1 billion people still rely on unsafe drinking water sources particularly in the developing regions of India and Africa. Malawi is one of the developing countries located in the arid-semiarid Sub-Saharan African region with only 62% of its people having access to safe drinking water. Boreholes and dug wells equipped with hand pumps is the technology that has assisted the country to increase the proportion of people having access to safe drinking water.

The underlying objectives of the study were to critically characterise the existing rural water facilities management systems, and to assess the status of the water facilities that were provided to rural communities by different organisations and individuals. The aim is to form an information base upon which rural water development efforts will be advanced and to expose points of intervention for sustainable rural water supply.

A survey was conducted in two traditional authorities of Kapeni and Lundu in Blantyre rural district where 94 water users were interviewed in their households. Physical inspection survey of the water facilities in the area under study was done. Focus group discussions and informal key informants’ interviews were also done.

A majority (54%) of the respondents indicated that they participated in various stages of their water supply project. The actual responsibility for the management of all water points which were visited lies with a representative group of local community known as water points committee (WPC). 97% of the water facilities that were surveyed had WPCs of which 67% received training in management, operation and maintenance (O&M) of the water facilities. There are two types of hand pumps that were found in the area, Malda and Afridev. 83% of the water facilities were still in order. The downtimes of the water facilities ranged from 1 to 360 days depending on the kind of fault.

The traditional leaders, Health Surveillance Assistants (HSAs) from government and mission clinics, water facility providers and the local communities themselves are the key players at community level. The trust that the communities have in their local leadership, the approach used in provision of the water facilities, the benefits that accrued to the local communities, and the length of time the WPCs serve the communities are the major factors that influence the communities’ participation in O&M activities. Inadequate number of qualified area technicians, theft of hand pump parts and high prices of some spare parts are some of the problems that impede effective O&M of the water facilities. To improve management, O&M of the water supply systems in the area communities have additional number of the water points, and training and refresher courses for WPCs and caretakers as some of their immediate needs. The common technical problems are hand pump related in water facilities equipped with Afridev hand pump and well drying for Malda hand pump equipped water facilities. The WPCs that are not active are those whose water facilities have been out of order for a long time. Recommendations are made regarding; planning phase, construction and operation phase, and government regulation.

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Manda, Domoka Lucinda. "Malawi's transition from neo-colonial rule : from a 'culture of silence to a clamour of voices?'." Thesis, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/10413/3754.

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The phrase a 'culture of silence' is attributed to Jerry Rawlings in the late 1980s, at a time when he was military head of state in Ghana. The irony is that he appeared to be complaining about the 'culture of silence' created by his own military regime. In a 'culture of silence' the masses are mute, that is, they are prohibited from taking part in the transformation of their society. In a neo-colonial state, a 'culture of silence' is imposed on the masses and peace and order are guaranteed by ferocious repression. The basic premise that motivates this research is that the neo-colonial state, a byproduct of the colonial state was influential in imposing the 'culture of silence' and fear in the lives of ordinary people. As such, a defining feature of the neo-colonial state, it is argued, is a 'culture of silence'. Definitions and analysis of the neocolonial state follow lines of arguments put forward by African writers such as Claude Ake, Ngugi wa Thiong'o and Mahmood Mamdani. Within this broad paradigm of neo-colonialism, and analysis of Banda's Malawi is developed which pays particular attention to a 'culture of silence'. This in turn leads to an examination of the effect of liberalization on political and civic space in Malawi. The dissertation then, examines civil society activities, during the period of transition of the Malawian state from de jure one-party to de jure multiparty. Here the key research question are: to what extent has an expansion of political space been accompanied by an expansion of civic space, and how, if at all, do civil society organizations ensure that government pays attention to the diversity of voices of the Malawian people? Are traditionally marginalized voices now heard? The objective is to examine to what extent the 'culture of silence' has been dismantled in terms of the opening up of political and civic space in order to enable a 'clamour of voices' to be heard.
Thesis (M.Soc.Sc.)-University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg, 2002.
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Chauya, Ivy Violet. "The effectiveness of community development groups in poverty reduction with regards to individual community members : the case of Likasi area development programme in Mchinji district, Malawi." Diss., 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/18928.

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The study assesses effectiveness of CDGs on poverty reduction among individual members. This is based on the concept of sustainable development with context, structures and strategies as factors affecting poverty reduction. Quantitative and qualitative research designs were used. These involved 120 participants, 5 FGDs and 5KIIs. Participants were purposively and randomly sampled. Results reveal CDGs as a potential strategy in effective community development benefiting group members for poverty reduction. Such benefits include; social, economic, physical, human or environmental. However, group composition and processes pose challenges for benefits to trickle down to some members. Structural arrangement requiring leaders and other influential people like educated members to be in the forefront of interventions has proved challenging to the approach. This happens when self interests are at play leading to deprivations of some members to access benefits. Monitoring membership diversity focusing on group composition and operations is recommended for groups to effectively reduce poverty.
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Books on the topic "Malawian society"

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Government and politics in Malawi. 2nd ed. Zomba: Nandini Patel and Lars Svåsand, 2013.

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James, Rick. Emerging civil society advocacy in Malawi: Reflections on experience. Blantyre, Malawi?]: International NGO Training and Research Centrre, 2005.

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Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi. Strategic Plan: For the period 2006 to 2010. Limbe, Malawi: Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi, Environmental Pub. Unit, 2005.

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Human Rights Consultative Committee (Malawi). Making parliamentary democracy work for the people: A handbook for parliament and civil society engagement in Malawi. Lilongwe: Human Rights Consultative Committee, 2010.

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From war to peace on the Mozambique-Malawi borderland. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press for the International African Institute, London, 2002.

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James, Rick. Civil society in the formulation of Malawi's poverty reduction strategy paper: A long walk to participation. Harare: African Capacity Building Foundation, 2006.

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John, McCracken. Britain and Malaŵi: A hundred years. [Malawi?: s.n., 1992.

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Gaynor, Niamh. Transforming participation?: The politics of development in Malawi and Ireland. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.

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Kamlongera, Christopher F. Theatre for development in Africa, with case studies from Malawi and Zambia. Bonn, Federal Republic of Germany: Education, Science, and Documentation Centre, 1987.

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HIV/AIDS mainstreaming in conservation: The case of Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi. Imbe [i.e. Limbe], Malawi: Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi, 2003.

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Book chapters on the topic "Malawian society"

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Gaynor, Niamh. "Civil Society and Participation in Malawi and Ireland." In Transforming Participation?, 165–202. London: Palgrave Macmillan UK, 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/9780230275232_7.

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Chinigò, Davide. "Contested Market-Driven Land Reform in Malawi." In Contested Extractivism, Society and the State, 219–42. London: Palgrave Macmillan UK, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-58811-1_10.

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Bichler, Robert M. "Information and Communication Technologies for Least Developed Countries: A Case Study of the Republic of Malawi." In Emerging Digital Spaces in Contemporary Society, 324–26. London: Palgrave Macmillan UK, 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/9780230299047_51.

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Nguluma, Huba, Robert D. Reuben, E. G. S. Ikomba, Mohammed Elemin Gaslrn, and Otto Ruskulls. "7. Wachumico Co-operative Society, Tanzania; Kigamboni Lime Works, Tanzania; Amboni, Tanga District, Tanzania; Village Lime Kilns: The SIDO experience in Tanzania; Kassala area (Al Gira), Sudan; The lime industry in Malawi." In Lime and Alternative Binders In East Africa, 90–107. Rugby, Warwickshire, United Kingdom: Practical Action Publishing, 1995. http://dx.doi.org/10.3362/9781780445311.007.

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Sanga, Mapopa William. "Ubuntu in Malawi." In Advances in Religious and Cultural Studies, 76–84. IGI Global, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-7947-3.ch007.

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The philosophy of Ubuntu or umunthu has its roots in humanist African philosophy, where the idea of community is one of the building blocks of society. In sub-Saharan Africa, the most striking features of the cultures of different people is their non-individualistic character, where community is the cornerstone in African thought and life. In Malawi, a developing country in Southern Arica, the Umunthu philosophy is embedded in the socialization process. Malawians are well-known in the world to be very kind and polite people. Malawian children are expected to embrace these values from their parents or guardians. Interestingly though, not every Malawian child ends up being a high holder of Ubuntu in their adulthood and that is the painful reality. The question then arises, is Ubuntu or umunthu a true reflection of humanity in Malawi or just a farce? The chapter answers this question by carefully exploring the umunthu philosophy, analyzing it in critical contexts in the Malawian society.
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Nyika, Felix Chimera. "African Agency amongst Malawian Neocharismatics." In Politics, Christianity and Society in Malawi, 345–71. Mzuni Press, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/j.ctv10h9frg.21.

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Fiedler, Klaus. "The Development of Malawian Church Historiography." In Politics, Christianity and Society in Malawi, 92–115. Mzuni Press, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/j.ctv10h9frg.11.

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Mulwafu, Wapulumuka O. "John McCracken and the Development of Malawian Historiography, 1964 – 2017." In Politics, Christianity and Society in Malawi, 56–74. Mzuni Press, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/j.ctv10h9frg.9.

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Kachaje, Rachel Kamchacha. "Persons with Disabilities in Malawi:." In Disability, Society and Theology, 337–62. Zapf Chancery Publishers Africa Ltd., 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/j.ctvgc606m.25.

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VonDoepp, Peter. "The Politics of Presidential Term Limits in Malawi." In The Politics of Presidential Term Limits, 291–310. Oxford University Press, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198837404.003.0015.

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Malawi witnessed the institution of a “life-presidency” shortly after gaining independence in 1964. With the transition to democracy in the mid-1990s, term limits became a central component of the country’s constitutional order. While they have survived intact, they have been targeted for revision or removal on two occasions. In particular, President Bakili Mulizi (1994–2004) and his allies attempted (and failed) to amend the constitution to allow himself to stand for a third term. Prior to the 2009 elections, he also was associated with a court case arguing that the constitutional stipulation did not prevent him from running again. The successful preservation of Malawi’s term limits has reflected the operation of several important accountability mechanisms that undermined projects to remove them. These included checks on powerful political actors that emerged from “formal” institutions, such as parties, legislatures, and the judiciary. It also involved resistance from civil society and the donor community.
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Conference papers on the topic "Malawian society"

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Rylance, J., D. Everett, M. Gordon, N. Feasey, and J. Lewis. "Passive Leg Raise to Predict Fluid Responsiveness in Septic Malawian Adults." In American Thoracic Society 2019 International Conference, May 17-22, 2019 - Dallas, TX. American Thoracic Society, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2019.199.1_meetingabstracts.a6005.

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Wang, R., G. Banda-Katha, S. B. Gordon, C. S. Calfee, L. Huang, and J. Rylance. "The Sonographic B-Line Score Is Associated with the Volume of Intravenous Fluid Given to Malawian Patients with Suspected Sepsis." In American Thoracic Society 2019 International Conference, May 17-22, 2019 - Dallas, TX. American Thoracic Society, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2019.199.1_meetingabstracts.a4127.

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Rylance, Jamie, Chikondi Chimpini, David G. Russell, Francis McArdle, Malcolm J. Jackson, Robert S. Heyderman, and Stephen B. Gordon. "High Particulate Burden In The Alveolar Macrophages Of Healthy Malawian Adults Is Associated With Oxidative Stress And Reduced Phagosomal Oxidative Burst Activity." In American Thoracic Society 2012 International Conference, May 18-23, 2012 • San Francisco, California. American Thoracic Society, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2012.185.1_meetingabstracts.a2740.

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Repar, L., S. Onakuse, J. Bogue, and A. Afonso. "Case study of paprika supply chain efficiency in Malawi Central region." In Envisioning a Future without Food Waste and Food Poverty: Societal Challenges. The Netherlands: Wageningen Academic Publishers, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.3920/978-90-8686-820-9_16.

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Ndovi, Manfred, and Xin Miao. "High Fertility Rates for the Education Infrastructure Crisis in Developing Countries: The Case of Malawi." In Proceedings of the First International Conference on Progressive Civil Society (ICONPROCS 2019). Paris, France: Atlantis Press, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.2991/iconprocs-19.2019.56.

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Khan, Palwasha, Kathy Baisley, Leo Martinez, Themba Mzembe, Regina Chiumya, Katharina Kranzer, Paul Fine, Katherine Fielding, Amelia Crampin, and Judith Glynn. "P09 Estimation of the causal effect of church attendance on risk of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in young children in rural Malawi using targeted maximum likelihood estimation." In Society for Social Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting Abstracts. BMJ Publishing Group Ltd, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jech-2021-ssmabstracts.99.

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