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URAC HOSTS LO-ACT WORKSHOP ON CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION
URAC HOSTS LO-ACT WORKSHOP ON CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION Mzuzu, Malawi, 13-14th September 2022: URAC hosted a 2-day workshop to discuss current local level adaptation practices and gaps to climate change in and around Mzuzu City.…
URAC Distributes Flood Relief Items in Mzuzu City
URAC Distributes Flood Relief Items in Mzuzu City URAC recently distributed an assortment of relief items to Mzuzu university students and residents of Zolozolo West Ward who had been affected by the 26 November 2021…
URAC Director of Research in High Profile Inquiry Committee The Director of Research at URAC, Prof Wiseman Chijere Chirwa is one the 14-member high profile inquiry committee appointed by His Excellency the president of Malawi…
Mzuzu City Markets Women Traders Form Committee
By: Rachael Josiah, Intern at URAC. Email: rachealious203@gmail.com As part of the ACIAR funded research project of Urban Food Loss in Mzuzu City, Mzuzu University and URAC organized a one-day workshop to train women traders…
tomato jam processing by market women
1.0 Background and Objectives The Africities Food-loss project was implemented in Malawi by the Mzuzu University in collaboration with the Urban Research and Advocacy Center (URAC). The project was funded by the Australian Center for…
women market governance
Women and Market Governance in Mzuzu City, Malawi Blog by Faith Manda, faithmanda@yahoo.com In this blog I am going to share how gender is a factor in market governance practices in Mzuzu City in Malawi.…
Drivers of Food Losses in Mzuzu City, Malawi
DRIVERS OF FOOD LOSSES IN MZUZU CITY, MALAWI Blog by: Tiwonge Baloyi tiwongebaloyi@gmail.com & Faith Manda fhmanda@gmail.com A 2011 Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) publication established that approximately one third of the amount of food…
Four Boreholes Handed Over to one of Nkhotakota’s Community
FOUR BOREHOLES HANDED OVER TO THE COMMUNITY NKHOTAKOTA Speaking during the ceremony, URAC Director Dr. Mtafu Manda thanked all partners including the government through the District Water Department for their support towards the project He…