The Scottish Government remains committed to developing the special relationship that exists between our two countries as a distinct programme within the policy.
Objectives
- To enhance Scotland's contribution to the global fight against poverty by building Scotland's special relationship with Malawi, reflecting our shared history and working together to achieve sustainable outcomes.
- To work with the Government of Malawi, through the Joint Commission process, to ensure that a relevant and effective programme is delivered.
- To complement the work of the UK Government and other international development programmes in Malawi.
Programme Overview
This programme will build upon the strengths of this unique relationship and the experience, expertise and activity developed to date. It will also provide a more focused contribution, in line with the development priorities of the Government of Malawi and the intelligence gained from the independent review of projects in Malawi. The overall programme will broadly reflect the agreed themes of the Co-operation Agreement (civil society development and governance, sustainable economic development, health and education).
Further information on these themes will be provided in the call for applications. Particular attention will be given to the priorities of the Government of Malawi with reference to the Malawi Growth & Development Strategy and other relevant policy/ development initiatives. The Scottish Government will not attempt to cover all areas of Malawi's priorities but continue to seek the views of the Government of Malawi as to which specific areas they wish the Scottish Government to consider.