Malawi stories of change in nutrition: Funding for nutrition

Malawi has strong policies and frameworks for nutrition but insufficient funding to implement them. Analyses of government budgets at national level and in 10 districts from financial years 2016/17 to 2022/23, found that domestic budget allocations for nutrition are still well below the 5% of nation...

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Autores principales: Nyirongo, Godwin, Mangwele, Chiya, Bagnall-Oakeley, Hugh, Northcote, Callum, Chalemera, Jacqueline, Nowa, Mphatso, Lupafaya, Phindile, Roschnik, Natalie, Bhaiji, Rashida, Museka Saidi, Tendai, Mhango, Brian
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Publicado: Institute of Development Studies 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/141074
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author Nyirongo, Godwin
Mangwele, Chiya
Bagnall-Oakeley, Hugh
Northcote, Callum
Chalemera, Jacqueline
Nowa, Mphatso
Lupafaya, Phindile
Roschnik, Natalie
Bhaiji, Rashida
Museka Saidi, Tendai
Mhango, Brian
author_browse Bagnall-Oakeley, Hugh
Bhaiji, Rashida
Chalemera, Jacqueline
Lupafaya, Phindile
Mangwele, Chiya
Mhango, Brian
Museka Saidi, Tendai
Northcote, Callum
Nowa, Mphatso
Nyirongo, Godwin
Roschnik, Natalie
author_facet Nyirongo, Godwin
Mangwele, Chiya
Bagnall-Oakeley, Hugh
Northcote, Callum
Chalemera, Jacqueline
Nowa, Mphatso
Lupafaya, Phindile
Roschnik, Natalie
Bhaiji, Rashida
Museka Saidi, Tendai
Mhango, Brian
author_sort Nyirongo, Godwin
collection Repository of Agricultural Research Outputs (CGSpace)
description Malawi has strong policies and frameworks for nutrition but insufficient funding to implement them. Analyses of government budgets at national level and in 10 districts from financial years 2016/17 to 2022/23, found that domestic budget allocations for nutrition are still well below the 5% of national budget target set by the government. National budget allocations ranged between 0.5% to 3.7% depending on the year. At district level, they ranged from 0.2% to 1.6%, with only one district, in one financial year, exceeding the 1.5% target for district level nutrition budget allocations. Over 95% of nutrition activities in Malawi are currently funded by external donors. The absence of sufficient, consistent and dedicated domestic budget for nutrition at national and district level, means nutrition policies and plans will continue to be driven by, and dependent on, externally funded pilot-scale projects without national reach or ownership. Budget tracking is essential, as it provides data, which all actors can use to hold government to account on their commitments and funding targets.
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spelling CGSpace1410742025-12-08T10:11:39Z Malawi stories of change in nutrition: Funding for nutrition Nyirongo, Godwin Mangwele, Chiya Bagnall-Oakeley, Hugh Northcote, Callum Chalemera, Jacqueline Nowa, Mphatso Lupafaya, Phindile Roschnik, Natalie Bhaiji, Rashida Museka Saidi, Tendai Mhango, Brian expenditure funding data analysis data nutrition policies nutrition budgets finance Malawi has strong policies and frameworks for nutrition but insufficient funding to implement them. Analyses of government budgets at national level and in 10 districts from financial years 2016/17 to 2022/23, found that domestic budget allocations for nutrition are still well below the 5% of national budget target set by the government. National budget allocations ranged between 0.5% to 3.7% depending on the year. At district level, they ranged from 0.2% to 1.6%, with only one district, in one financial year, exceeding the 1.5% target for district level nutrition budget allocations. Over 95% of nutrition activities in Malawi are currently funded by external donors. The absence of sufficient, consistent and dedicated domestic budget for nutrition at national and district level, means nutrition policies and plans will continue to be driven by, and dependent on, externally funded pilot-scale projects without national reach or ownership. Budget tracking is essential, as it provides data, which all actors can use to hold government to account on their commitments and funding targets. 2022-11-01 2024-04-12T13:37:14Z 2024-04-12T13:37:14Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/141074 en Open Access application/pdf Institute of Development Studies Save the Children Nyirongo, Godwin; Mangwele, Chiya; Bagnall-Oakeley, Hugh; Northcote, Callum; Chalemera, Jacqueline; Nowa, Mphatso; Lupafaya, Phindile; Roschnik, Natalie; Bhaji, Rashida; Museka Saidi, Tendai; and Mhango, Brian. 2022. Malawi stories of change in nutrition: Funding for nutrution. Stories of Change in Nutrition November 2022. Brighton, UK; London: Institute of Development Studies (IDS); Save the Children. http://doi.org/10.19088/IDS.2022.078
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data analysis
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nutrition policies
nutrition
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Nyirongo, Godwin
Mangwele, Chiya
Bagnall-Oakeley, Hugh
Northcote, Callum
Chalemera, Jacqueline
Nowa, Mphatso
Lupafaya, Phindile
Roschnik, Natalie
Bhaiji, Rashida
Museka Saidi, Tendai
Mhango, Brian
Malawi stories of change in nutrition: Funding for nutrition
title Malawi stories of change in nutrition: Funding for nutrition
title_full Malawi stories of change in nutrition: Funding for nutrition
title_fullStr Malawi stories of change in nutrition: Funding for nutrition
title_full_unstemmed Malawi stories of change in nutrition: Funding for nutrition
title_short Malawi stories of change in nutrition: Funding for nutrition
title_sort malawi stories of change in nutrition funding for nutrition
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funding
data analysis
data
nutrition policies
nutrition
budgets
finance
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/141074
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