21/07/2026
Last Friday, the Minister of Labour, Skills and Innovation, Hon. Joel Chigona, MP, presided over the official handover by CARE Malawi of project assets, marking the successful completion of the Protecting Children's Rights through Labour Prevention and Improved Access to Quality Education in Malawi (PROCLAIM) Project.
During the event, CARE Malawi handed over 11 motorcycles and 30 technology assets, including laptops and tablets, worth approximately USD 112,000 to the Ministry of Labour, Skills and Innovation Malawi and implementing partners. The equipment will strengthen community outreach, monitoring, coordination, data management, and reporting, helping to sustain efforts to protect children from child labour under continued government leadership and local ownership.
Implemented in Mchinji and Ntchisi districts with funding from the ECLT Foundation, the project demonstrated that investing in education, livelihoods, and child protection systems can significantly reduce child labour while improving opportunities for children and their families.
Together with our partners, MicroLoan Foundation and Rays of Hope Malawi, the project achieved important results, including increased school enrolment, improved learner retention and learning outcomes, the successful transition of 929 out-of-school children into formal education, training for 17,280 farmers in climate-smart agriculture, and a reduction in child labour prevalence from 71.1 per cent to 12.4 per cent.