An Investigation into the Problem of Crop Failure at the Chathina Irrigation Scheme, Chingale, Zomba District in Malawi

Munthali, Moses Wazingwa; Lowole, M. W.

doi:10.14511/jasa.2012.010404

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“… 43 The Yes I Do intervention in Malawi emphasised the importance of teachers as a source of information on sexual and reproductive health and rights. 42 The holistic community-level More than Brides Alliance intervention aimed to increase awareness of and access to SRHR services, enrol and keep girls in school, build girls’ confidence and empower them to advocate for their own rights, increase access to economic opportunities for girls, and promote supportive legal and policy environments; with promising results at midline for girls 12–19 in Malawi, Mali and Niger (as well as India and Pakistan). 19 …”

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“…The greatest number were identified in Eastern Africa (40 publications) and the fewest in Northern Africa (4 publications) and Southern Africa (2 publications). The Adolescent Girls’ Empowerment Programme in Zambia,40 41 the TESFA programme in Ethiopia,29 the Berhane Hewan programme (Ethiopia, Burkina Faso, Tanzania)28 30 37 and the Yes I Do programme (Malawi, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Zambia)42 included important health components and were implemented in multiple settings.…”

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“…The Oromia Development Association’s Comprehensive Adolescent/Youth Sexual and Reproductive Health Project, a school-based programme targeting unmarried and married adolescent girls and boys in Ethiopia, increased reproductive health knowledge, gender equity and empowerment, and challenged norms and beliefs surrounding early marriage and early childbearing 43. The Yes I Do intervention in Malawi emphasised the importance of teachers as a source of information on sexual and reproductive health and rights 42. The holistic community-level More than Brides Alliance intervention aimed to increase awareness of and access to SRHR services, enrol and keep girls in school, build girls’ confidence and empower them to advocate for their own rights, increase access to economic opportunities for girls, and promote supportive legal and policy environments; with promising results at midline for girls 12–19 in Malawi, Mali and Niger (as well as India and Pakistan) 19…”

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Systematic scoping review of interventions to prevent and respond to child marriage across Africa: progress, gaps and priorities

2023

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ObjectivesDespite the high prevalence of child marriage in Africa, little is known about the current state of the evidence on interventions to prevent and respond to child marriage in the region. The objectives of this systematic scoping review are to describe the breadth of existing evidence on child marriage prevention and response interventions, analyze where these interventions have been implemented, and identify research gaps and priorities for moving forward.MethodsThe inclusion criteria incorporated publications that: (1) focused on Africa, (2) described interventions to address child marriage, (3) were published 2000–2021 and (4) were published as peer-reviewed articles or reports in English. We searched seven databases (PubMed, PsychINFO, Embase, Cinahl Plus, Popline, Web of Science and Cochrane Library), hand-searched the websites of 15 organisations and used Google Scholar to identify research published in 2021. Two authors independently screened titles and abstracts followed by full-text reviews and data extraction for included studies.ResultsOur analysis of the 132 intervention studies identified highlights important disparities by intervention type, sub-region, and intervention activities, focus populations and impact. The greatest number of intervention studies focused on Eastern Africa. Health and empowerment approaches were most represented, followed by education and laws and policies. Norms or livelihoods approaches were least represented.ConclusionOur review finds few high-quality impact evaluations, most of which assess cash transfer programmes. There is a need to strengthen evaluative evidence on other intervention approaches including empowerment and norms change interventions, in particular. Given the linguistic and cultural diversity of the continent, more country-specific studies and research published in languages other than English are needed, particularly in high-prevalence Middle African countries.

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