The SVTP had the privilege of hosting the Minister of Agriculture Honorable Lobin Lowe MP at the Shire Valley construction site on 12th June 2021. This was the second monitoring visit the Minister undertook to the site to monitor the progress of the project. The first visit was in NovemberContinue Reading
The Shire Valley Transformation Programme is hosting a World Bank mission. This is the first physical visit by the Bank to the project since the COVID-19 pandemic began. A tour to the construction site was conducted on 4th June, 2021 involving the delegation from the World Bank, the CEO ofContinue Reading
The Chikwawa District Council developed a Physical Development Plan and local land use plans with assistance of the Ministry of Lands in accordance with the Physical Planning Act of 2016. The plan will guide orderly and progressive development of land in the district while taking into consideration social and economicContinue Reading
A young man travelled to Nsanje in search of a root tuber that was reputed to possess medicinal remedies.ย The man was looking for the root not because he had a health problem and wanted a cure, he was a vendor and wanted the root for resell.ย The vendor wasContinue Reading
Despite her advanced age, Margret Sabe vowed to avail herself at the fish ponds whenever there is work to be done there.ย Sabe is a member of a group in Nsanje that has set up a fish farm on the east bank of the Shire River, and says the initiativeContinue Reading
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected progress of development initiatives in Malawi and the SVTP has not been spared. Preventive measures have been put in place to ensure that all stakeholders involved in the project are safe and protected. The Blantyre District Health Office was engaged by the SVTP to conductContinue Reading
The SVTP GBV Service Provider CCJP intensified efforts to revamp the Chikwawa District One-Stop Centre which serves as place where GBV survivors find all necessary support.ย At the One-Stop Centre, survivors can access services from the District Health Office, Social welfare, Gender Office, Education Office, Police and the Judiciary, allContinue Reading
As cases of Gender Based Violence (GBV) continue to make headlines at national level, it has been observed that these cases may occur anywhere. It is perceived that any rising labor influx and employment opportunities within a particular area can yield various social afflictions, gender-based violence (GBV) inclusive. The ContractorContinue Reading
Chiefs looked in awe as machines moved to and from the construction site.ย Men and women clad in work suits could be seen busy excavating the site and constructing drainage works, evidence that the construction of the much-awaited Shire Valley Irrigation Scheme has commenced.ย To these chiefs, a long-time taleContinue Reading
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