PROTECTING CHILDREN IN MALAWI A Report On The Major Findings Of The Mapping And Assessment Of The National Child Protection System

Author: Manolo CABRAN

Year: 2012

Category: Books

Abstract

Executive summary In recent years, there have been significant improvements in prioritizing child protection in Malawi. The development agenda included a child protection system approach in the Malawi Growth and Development Strategy II (2012-16), setting a strengthened child protection system as one of its expected results. United Nations Agencies aligned with the Government agenda, incorporating child protection systems in the United Nations Development Assistance Framework (2012-16). The Ministry of Gender, Children and Community Development, the Government branch mandated of coordinating and implementing child protection, established a Child Protection Division within the re-established Social Welfare Department. This evolution, rather than departure from previous experiences, was developed from the domain of Orphans and other Vulnerable Children. With an HIV and AIDS prevalence rate of 11%, Malawi has been hit hardly by this pandemic and interventions to mitigate the impact of the disease date back more than a decade. In 2003, a National Policy for Orphans and other Vulnerable Children (NPA/OVC) was adopted, eventually followed by a National Plan of Action (2005-2009) which was extended to 2011. The NPA/OVC already covered child protection concerns, among others, birth registration, community caring mechanisms, children in institutions, protect from abuse, exploitation and property dispossession. Implementation is a frequent challenge.

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