Malawi

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Almost One Million Malawians today are HIVinfected with 14% general, 18% Semi - Urban

and up to 30% urban HIV Prevalence rate

More than 150,000 Malawians have AIDS today

80,000 Malawians die every year from AIDS Related

infections and Diseases

860,000 children have been left Orphans in

Malawi today

19 Malawians get HIV, and 5 die of AIDS related infections every hour 46% of all new infections

are in the age group of 10 – 25 years

Cases by Age and Sex

0

5

10

15

20

25

0-4 5-9 10-14

15-19

20-24

25-29

30-34

35-39

40-44

45-49

50-54

Age Category

% Male

Female

IN THE AGES OF 10 TO 19 THERE ARE 5 GIRLS TO A BOY WITNHIV INFECTIONWHERE THERE IS NO FOOD WHAT CHOICES DOES AIDS EDUCATION GIVE THEM FOR PROTECTION?

SUFFERING AND DEATH OF THE PRODUCTIVE MENWHAT CHOICES DOES ABC GIVE THE WOMEN AND THEIR CHILDREN ESPECIALLY DAUGHTERS

FOR PREVENTION

WHERE THERE IS NO FOOD - WHAT IS LIFE LIKE AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL FOR CHILDREN THAT WATCH THEIR PARENTS DIE OF AIDS AND TAKE FAMILY RESPONSIBILITIES

WITHOUT ACCOMMODATING FOOD PRODUCTION STRATEGIES WHAT COPING MECHANISM IS THERE FOR THE TWO AGE GROUPS THAT ARE JUST TOO FAR APART YET HAVE TO CARE FOR EACH OTHER

HAVING LOST THEIR CHILDREN TO AIDS, AND LEFT WITH NOTHING TO EAT, JUST LOOKING AT EACH OTHER IS ENOUGH FOR TEARS

SUCH SUFFERING AND DEATHFOOD INSECURITY

IS THE MAJOR

DETERMINANT

AGRICULTURE

DETERMINES

Social Interactions

andFestivals

Local andCross Boarder

Migration

Housing and

Settlement

Gender

Powers

Domesticand National

EconomicStatus

Low income Lack of food

Survival Sex WorkMigration of Labour Force

Casual sex

Tenant System

Low nutritional intake

Susceptibility to Infections

SICKNESS AND DEATH

Reduced labour and Inputs

Caring and

burying the Dead

Reduce time on agricultural

activities

With HIV/AIDS, the Infected and Affected do not invest in

Agricultural ProductionAgricultural

Policies

Casual sex

Marketing Policies of

AgriculturalProduce

High morbidityand Mortality

Reallocation Budgeting from

Agriculture

FOOD INSECURITY

HIV INFECTION AND AIDS IMPACT

POOR

AND

NON-

SUSTAINABLE

LIVELIHOOD

FOOD INSECURITY

THE SPREAD OF HIV INFECTION AND THE IMPACT OF AIDS

EAM MEMBERCHURCH

ORGANISATIONS

EAM MEMBER CHURCHES

EAM SECRETARIAT

FOOD SUPPLEMENT : Increase micronutrient to reduce susceptibility to infections

and diseases, enhance healing and development : Increased food availability to give people time and opportunities to attend to their fields

PROMOTE FOOD SECURITYPROGRAMME STRATEGIES

FOOD PRODUCTION : Increase micronutrient to reduce susceptibility to infections and diseases : Increased food availability to give people time and opportunities to attend to their fields : Improve domestic economic status : Reduce local migration and

PROMOTE FOOD SECURITYPROGRAMME STRATEGIES

AGRICULTURAL DIVERSIFICATION Accommodating the diversity of the impact of AIDS

Reduced Labour yet maintaining high productionPeriodic production Variety crop production

PROMOTE FOOD SECURITYPROGRAMME STRATEGIES

PROMOTE FOOD SECURITYPROGRAMME STRATEGIES

FOOD SUSTAINABILITY Community grain Banks/Reserve

Reduce distance for selling products or buying food – Reduce risksManagement of community grain banks/reserves –IGA for women leading to women's socioeconomic empowerment

COMMUNITYGRAINBANKS

FOOD INSECURITY

HIV INFECTION AND AIDS IMPACT

CONSORTIUM

CHURCHES ANDCHURCH

ORGANISATIONSMITIGATING

AIDS IMPACT

HIV

PREVENTION

PROMOTING

FOOD AND

NUTRITION

SECURITY

Cases by Age and Sex

0

5

10

15

20

25

0-4 5-9 10-14

15-19

20-24

25-29

30-34

35-39

40-44

45-49

50-54

Age Category

% Male

FemaleWindow of Hope

Era of Change

Age of Wisdom