MALAWI
NATIONAL GENDER POLICY
2000 - 2005
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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1.0
PREAMBLE
1
2.0
THE NATIONAL GENDER POLICY
3
2.1
The National Gender Machinery Gender Policy
3
2.2
Implementation Structure for the
4
3.0
GENDER POLICY GOALS AND GUIDING PRINCIPLES
5
3.1
Policy Goal
5
3.2
General objectives
5
3.3
Guiding Principles
6
4.0
MACRO-ECONOMIC POLICY ISSUES
6
5.0
SPECIFIC POLICY OBJECTIVES AND STRATEGIES FOR THE THEMATIC PRIORITY AREAS
7
5.1
Education and Training
7
5.2
Reproductive Health
11
5.3
Food and Nutrition Security
14
5.4
Natural Resources and Environmental Management
18
5.5
Governance and Human Rights
20
5.6
Poverty Eradication and Economic Empowerment
24
6.0
BUDGETING
27
7.0
INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK
28
7.1
The National Machinery
28
7.2
Roles of the National Gender Machinery
29
7.3
Roles of other Sectors
30
7.4
National Economic Council
30
8.0
MONITORING AND EVALUATION
31
Malawi SDNP
Malawi Gender Policy