World Relief Malawi: Strong Start: Improving Early Childhood Development for Adolescent Mothers
Comic Relief awarded a grant of GBP 442,500 to World Relief Malawi for work in Malawi, dated 4 September 2019.
Overview
Teenage mothers in Malawi face stigma and struggle to care for their babies. The fathers rarely help. The children grow up malnourished, stunted and get sick. Few of them get an education. The project runs weekly groups, where young mums learn to care for their children and basic business skills so they can raise pigs and save money. It links them to government support. It strengthens community childcare centres for the under-fives. It helps communities – especially men – to support them. As a result, the mums care for their children well; are better off financially; and their children get an early education and go on to primary school. Families and community help them more.
Programme: Children Survive and Thrive: Rise and Shine
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