• Public microfinance and small-scale enterprise development in Malawi: a political economy study 

  Zidana, Richard (2025-04-24)

  Successive governments in Malawi have consistently engaged in providing microfinance as a strategy for enhancing small-scale enterprise development for the last four decades. However, there is incoherent and partial evidence ...
• Political economy of mining in Malawi: governance, community participation and labour 

  Kamtukule, Vera Yaona (2025-04)

  This study explores the political economy of mining in Malawi, focusing on governance structures, community participation, and labour issues within the sector. Despite the government’s strategic emphasis on mining, alongside ...
• Impact analysis of village savings and loans associations on sustainable food security and livelihood strategies in TA Kilipula, Karonga District 

  Mkandawire, Isaac, Chalimbana (2024-11)

  Low access to financial services leading to food insecurity and shacky livelihoods continue to challenge most communities in Malawi. As a way to address this challenge, communities have resorted to promoting savings-led ...
• Assessment of physical vulnerability of buildings to flooding in Lilongwe city, Malawi 

  Matambo-Msasa, Chresceuntia (2024-05)

  The research on flood vulnerability in Malawi has focused on social, economic and human vulnerability; hence, there is limited data on the physical vulnerability of buildings that could assist in flood risk reduction. ...
• Assessing geographical information system integration in solid waste management in Lilongwe city 

  Kamwiyo, Wise, George (2024-05)

  Solid Waste Management involves several stages that include, generation, solid waste collection, segregation, and transferring and dumping. Rapid urbanisation has caused the volume of solid waste produced by cities to ...
• Non-revenue water component specific drivers in Lilongwe city 

  Banda, Aimloss (2024-07)

  The Lilongwe Water Board (LWB), one of the water utility companies in Malawi, whose water losses as of 2022 were as high as 40%, employed network rehabilitation techniques in their 2015 to 2020 strategic plan to reduce the ...
• An Expanded Response to Address Exposed Infants' Vulnerability to HIV/AIDS in Malawi 

  Chavura, Elton; Singini, Wales; Chidya, Russel; Mbakaya, Balwani Chingatichifwe (Malawi National AIDS Commission (NAC), 2023-09-05)

  Benefits of water, sanitation, and hygiene (WaSH) extend well beyond the risk of diarrhoea. They include reduction in the risk of malnutrition, helminth infections and disproportionate adverse effects due to suppressed ...
• An expanded HIV response to optimise outcomes for exposed infants in Kasungu disrict, Malawi 

  Chavura, Elton Chimwemwe (2024-08-01)

  Benefits of water, sanitation, and hygiene (WaSH) extend well beyond the risk of diarrhoea. They include reduction in the risk of malnutrition, helminth infections and disproportionate adverse effects due to suppressed ...
• Assessment of pesticide residues in surface and groundwater in tea growing areas in Mulanje, Malawi 

  Kamwala, Enock Andrew (2024-07)

  Malawi's tea industry, despite adopting an integrated pest management approach (IPM) emphasizing cultural and natural practices, struggles with the challenge of widespread illicit pesticide use by local farmers. This ...
• Analysis of population structure, soil physicochemical properties and phytochemical profile of prunus africana (Hook. F) Kalkman in Nyika national park, Malawi and Zambia 

  Simkoko, Paston Patani (2024-07)

  Prunus africana is an important medicinal plant and its population is declining in most of its natural range because of over-exploitation. Its bark is processed by pharmaceutical companies in Europe to treat Benign ...
• Honeyguides, honey-hunting, and the current state of human-honeyguide mutualism in Northern Malawi 

  M'manga, George Malembo (2024-04)

  Human-wildlife conflict has received considerable attention from scientists worldwide. Positive human-wildlife interactions, however, are much less studied, despite their potential to better our understanding the value ...
• Characterisation and hydrogeochemistry of aquifer systems in crystalline basement within Lilongwe, Malawi 

  Kilembe, Daniel Fred (2024-07)

  Ever-increasing population and the rapid increase in the development of Lilongwe City has led to high increase in water demand. Understanding the complexity of the hydrogeochemical process, which controls the variability ...
• Evaluating the performance of Livingstonia wastewater stabilisation ponds and their effects on Mpopi stream in Rumphi, Malawi 

  Jere, Immaculate (2024-07)

  Partially treated effluent contributes to water quality degradation of water bodies in Malawi. This study was aimed at evaluating the overall performance of Livingstonia Wastewater Stabilization Ponds and their effects ...
• Assessment of factors affecting sanitation governance in Nsanje and Salima districts, Malawi 

  Mwandida, Fred C. (2024-07)

  The study was conducted to determine gaps and provide recommendations for improving the implementation of sanitation governance in the study districts. The study was conducted in Nsanje and Salima districts which are ...
• Comparative analysis of Pavetta Crassips and Pavetta Schumanniana as ethnomedicines from Dedza and Mzimba in Malawi 

  Chirwa, Mwayi (2024-07)

  avetta crassipes and P. schumanniana are some of the neglected and underutilised, yet useful medicinal plants in Malawi. In regions where P. crassipes and P. schumanniana leaves are traditionally used for medicinal ...
• Utilisation of climate information in understanding climate change and adaptation by smallholder farmers: A case study of Phalula Extension Planning Area (EPA), Balaka district 

  Bandawe, Blessings (2024-04)

  Climate change information is crucial for farmers in making informed decisions and adapting to changing conditions. However, scientific weather information is criticised for lacking concise information, while traditional ...
• Approaches used by school governance structures to reduce school drop out in selected primary schools in Mzimba South Education district 

  Banda, Tina Mkokota (2024-02)

  This study explores approaches used by school governance structures in reducing school drop out in selected primary schools in Mzimba South Education District. Specifically, the study sought to establish factors leading ...
• Community participation in government- funded projects: The case of Malawi Education Sector Improvement Project (MESIP) in Chasato zone, Mzimba South, Malawi. 

  Banda, Lovemore Kutani (2024-05)

  This study is about the extent of community participation in government-funded projects such as the Malawi Education Sector Improvement Programme (MESIP). Community participation rhetoric is given prominence in development ...
• Assessing effects of informal urban settlements on the frequency of floods of Lingadzi river in Lilongwe, Malawi 

  Kumwenda, Susan (2024-07)

  Urban low-income households in informal settlements located in floodplains are highly susceptible to natural disasters. Regardless there is lack of information on how the growth of the settlements affects flood frequency ...
• Awareness, perceptions and adoption factors of point-of-use water treatment in high density areas of Mzuzu city 

  Mkandawire, Wongani Mzota (2024-07)

  This study assessed awareness, perceptions and adoption factors of point-of-use water treatment in high density areas of Mzuzu City, Malawi, Africa, focusing on Mzilawayingwe, Chiputula, Zolozolo West, Luwinga, and ...

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