The Catholic Development Commission in Malawi (Cadecom) and its partners has supported El Nino survivors in Traditional Authority (T/A) Likoswe in Chiradzulu District with cash transfers to buy food for their households.
Cadecom has partnered Care Malawi, Mukuru Money Transfer, Girls Empowerment Network (Genet) and Njira Impact to disburse cash to survivors in Chiradzulu, Thyolo and Phalombe districts under Dreams Project with funding from the United States Government until January 2026.
Cadecom is covering Chiradzulu and Phalombe districts while Njira Impact is working in Thyolo District. Genet is leading protection interventions across the three districts and Mukuru is facilitating the cash transfers.
Speaking on Tuesday after a pay parade in T/A Likoswe, Mukuru enterprise sales manager Chiyembekezo Ndala said their role is to ensure that vulnerable people access their cash easily.
“We helped overcome key challenges such as beneficiaries lacking national identity cards and limited access to mobile phones in rural areas,” he said.
On his part, Blantyre Archdiocese of the Catholic Church Archbishop Thomas Msusa commended the partners for their timely support.
“I am pleased to be part of this exercise. Many people were affected by EI Nino and it is important that we support them. I also call on other well-wishers to join in,” he said.
Msusa urged Malawians to develop long-term strategies to reduce dependency on foreign aid, saying despite gaining independence in 1964, the country remains
trapped in poverty.
“Our donors are tired of supporting us. Church leaders, traditional authorities and government must work together to make Malawi independent from hunger and poverty,” he said.
Dreams project is targeting 14 500 households across the three districts, including 5 000 in Chiradzulu where each household will receive K50 000 per month until January 2026 to help meet basic needs such as food
