i4D's Gender, Rights & Social Inclusion pillar works to ensure that women, girls, youth, persons with disabilities and other marginalised groups have equal voice, equal opportunity and equal protection across Malawi's communities.
Our Strategic Goal
To advance equal participation for women, girls, youth and persons with disabilities in leadership, economic life and civic space, while strengthening protection from gender-based violence, child rights abuses and social exclusion.
Strategic Objectives
- Advance women's and girls' equal participation in leadership, economic life and education.
- Expand youth leadership, employability and civic participation.
- Strengthen disability-inclusive programming.
- Strengthen gender-based violence (GBV) prevention and response, and child protection.
- Build community and civil-society capacity for accountability.
Key Areas of Support
- Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment
- Youth Empowerment and Development
- Disability Inclusion
- Human Rights Promotion and Protection
- Child Protection and Child Rights
- Gender-Based Violence Prevention and Response
- Social Protection and Vulnerability Reduction
- Social Inclusion and Equality
- Civic Participation and Community Engagement
Priority Interventions
- Community gender-dialogue and gender-champion programmes
- Girls' education retention packages
- Strengthening GBV referral pathways linking health, police, social welfare and community structures
- Community child-protection committees
- Legal empowerment and rights-literacy clinics
The Context in Malawi
- i4D has trained community and civic leaders on GBV response and prevention, strengthening local awareness and referral capacity.
- Our work has supported over 2,000 women and youth entrepreneurs to build sustainable livelihoods.
- We have helped strengthen women's participation in leadership platforms and community decision-making processes.
“Equality is not only a right to be claimed, but a foundation to be built, community by community.”
Strategic Partners
We work with government, civil society organisations, traditional and religious leadership, communities, and paralegal/legal-aid networks to advance gender equality, rights and social inclusion across Malawi.