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Rural Malawi: Local Leaders & Police Join Celebration of Women's Empowerment

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Update from SURCOD - Safeworld Field Partner in Malawi:

The women prepared traditional dances where the songs advocated for women's empowerment as well as asking the men to change their mindset on women...

The girls insisted in their song that early marriage is contributing to poverty in the area.

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Statement by SURCOD on the Appointment of President Joyce Banda of Malawi

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As Sustainable Rural Community Development Organisation (SURCOD) Malawi, we would like to congratulate her Excellency Joyce Banda for being sworn in as the President of Malawi.

Being the woman who has been in the forefront in promoting women's empowerment and gender activities, we hold high expectations that she will continue supporting the issues pertaining to the advancement as well as building the capacity of the women...

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Statement by SURCOD on the loss of President Bingu wa Munthalika

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As Sustainable Rural Community Development Organization (SURCOD) of Malawi, we respect human rights.

In this difficult time where we have lost our beloved President, his Excellency Professor Bingu wa Munthalika, we are deeply concerned with the development [of events], and we are extending our deeply felt condolences to the family and the entire Democratic Progress Party....

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Women's Day in Malawi: Chididi Women Celebrate with the World

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Safe World Field Partner in Malawi - SURCOD - celebrates International Women's Day!

The women of Chididi had a happy moment and they really liked the day, as it was colourful and bright.

Even though most of them are poor women living below $1 per day, they had the moment of forgetting this and sharing happiness with the whole world.

They were grateful to communicate their message of peace and equality...

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Helping to Lift Women Out of Poverty in Malawi

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Illiteracy is exacerbated by traditional beliefs where early marriages and cultural rites promote the system.

Manesi Kapidigula, a Form 2 girl student, explained, “I feel much safer in school than being at home all the time, falling prey to unprepared marriage just as many like those in similar situation like mine inevitably do.”

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Transforming the Lives of the Poor Through Savings Project

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Arusha Savings Group Summit, Tanzania

By January Watchman Mvula, Executive Director of SURCOD in Malawi:

"This was the first summit ever which brought together practitioners of savings group methodologies from all corners of the world.

I was privileged to be one of the selected few to attend this conference. It was an honour for me to meet with well-known, influencial people who have accelerated savings in various countries...."

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Malawi mother's life changed by Savings Project

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Margret is a single mother in Malawi.

Last year, her roof was leaking and her meagre income came from collecting firewood.

This year, Margret has a new home and runs a business trading in farm produce.

Safe World Field Partner in Malawi, SURCOD, together with VOLKAT Vision, have helped Margret to turn her life around.

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SURCOD: SafeWorld Field Partner in Malawi

The Sustainable Rural Community Development Organisation (SURCOD) works at the forefront of advancing empowerment of women and girls through various development projects in Malawi.

Projects include helping disdvantaged boys and girls access secondary education and developing women's community enterprises.

Location and Team

SURCOD (Sustainable Rural Community Development Organisation) operates mainly in Nsanje and Chikhwawa Districts in the south of Malawi. Both Chikwawa and Nsanje lie along the Shire River. Floods and droughts are very common and the region is affected by poverty. Read more.

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January Watchman Mvula, Exec Director
Sustainable Rural Community Development Organisation (Surcod)
P.O. Box 45
Chididi, Nsanje
MALAWI

Phone: +265888745752
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Women in Malawi

Women in Malawi

Malawian women have a long history of forming and participating in organisations such as saving-clubs, church groups, entrepreneurial clubs, arts and crafts groups and the like.

They are eager to engage in public life and improve their prospects for political inclusion.

Elections postponed

However, the recent postponement of the local elections is a huge blow to the work being done by the Malawi Women’s Lobby which has been…

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"We believe that by reaching a woman we are reaching a nation because we know the big role the women are playing in the society.

If we are reaching the woman we are reaching the husband and all the children in the family"

For most of these women even to raise 1 dollar is a very big challenge.

With tools such as sewing machines, the women can learn a skill which can provide them with a steady income and contribute to their ability to save.

Such skills and tools would have a very big impact on their lives. They would be able to easily pass on such skills to their children.

The programme could be rolled out into other areas where we are in the process of establishing our organisation..

And it will create a bond between donors and the communities."

January Watchman, Executive Director, SURCOD.

SURCOD photos - International Women's Day

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