Addressing Food Crisis in Malawi: CADECOM's Response
CADECOM, the Catholic Development Commission in Malawi, is actively responding to the food crisis in the country by providing humanitarian assistance such as cash transfers to vulnerable households. With support from the Scottish government, CADECOM has been able to reach thousands of households facing severe hunger due to high maize prices and floods. Despite the ongoing efforts, the demand for assistance remains high, highlighting the urgent need for continued support to address food insecurity in Malawi.
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Food Crisis Response Caritas Malawi
About CADECOM The Catholic Development Commission in Malawi (CADECOM) is the development and relief arm of the Episcopal Conference of Malawi At National level, it is a member of the national humanitarian cluster Has physical presence in all the 28 districts of the country through its 8 dioceses Thematic areas include climate change adaptation and adaptation, resilience, livelihoods, food and nutrition security. development and humanitarian assistance
Work Highlights CADECOM has established built capacity of 524 village savings groups (67% - women) that has enhanced their capacity to match grants In 2023, CADECOM humanitarian assistance in form of food and non-food items to 8000 households across affected by floods Accorded the best organization in emergency response presented by the president of the republic of Malawi provided communities
The food crisis response With financial assistance worth GBP 250, 000 from the Scottish government through SCIAF, CADECOM has provided cash transfers to address food crisis to 4520 households across districts hugely affected by hunger over a 6- week period Support is localised to segments that are worse insecurity MK100,000 (about 46) for each HH off on food
Emerging concerns Demand for support remains huge. Prevalent hunger situation with high prices of maize Farm gate prices for maize have risen from MK300 per Kg in 2023 during harvest period to around MK500 to MK800 per Kg, a rise of over 150% Floods across the lake shore areas worsening the situation Stunting estimated at 42% is likely to increase with the hunger crisis Emergency appeal launched platform (EUR 382 062 (MWK 709 490 000)
