ERIE Wellness and Agriculture for Life Advancement (WALA) Malawi Impact Evaluation

<p dir="ltr">The Wellness and Agriculture for Life Advancement (WALA) project, which operated from 2009-2014, sought to improve the food security and vulnerability of 214,974 chronically food insecure households in eight districts in Southern Malawi (Nsanje, Chikwawa, Thyolo, Mulanje, Zomba, Machinga, Chiradzulu, and Balaka). This project was funded by the Office of Food for Peace (FFP) of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). WALA was implemented by a consortium of organizations that included Catholic Relief Services (CRS)/Malawi, ACDI/VOCA, Africare, Chikwawa Catholic Diocese (CCD), Emmanuel International (EI), Project Concern International (PCI), Save the Children (SAVE), Total Land Care (TLC), and World Vision International (WVI). Project activities included maternal and child health projects; nutrition, agriculture, natural resource management, irrigation, and economic activity treatments; and disaster risk reduction activities. Sustainability of the project relied on household members’ continued motivation to use the practices taught and supported under WALA, as well as continued access to public and private services.</p>