GOAL is currently in the process of transitioning out of Malawi after 20 successful years of operations between 2002 and 2022.
As of mid-2022, GOAL is focusing efforts on a sustainable exit of our existing programmes, ensuring our communities, staff and stakeholders are appropriately supported during the transition.
In 2021, GOAL promoted resilient wellbeing by helping people to survive crises, maintain their health, build food security, and grow their incomes. In its programming, GOAL focused on disaster risk reduction, WASH, nutrition, agricultural livelihoods, cash transfers and financial inclusion across five districts in the Southern Region and in Dzaleka, where Malawi’s principal refugee camp is based.
Key achievements
- In 2021, GOAL's programmes reached approximately 1.2 million people in Malawi, which included delivering Covid-19 related interventions
- GOAL Malawi facilitated seed and livestock fairs for more than 20,000 smallholder farmers and strengthened their links with commercial agricultural enterprises for long-term partnerships.
- GOAL worked with over 1,500 Village Savings and Loan Associations (VSLAs) in 2021 - comprising of over 30,000 individuals - to strengthen basic business skills, increase access to external financing, and promote supplementary insurance products.
- In 2021, GOAL Malawi supported 40 new Nutrition Impact Positive Practices (NIPP) groups to address the underlying causes of malnutrition. Over 13,000 peolple received NIPP training.