The Scotland Malawi Partnership, Edinburgh

We aim to foster links, consistent with our values, between the two nations, and encourage development of sustainable projects in Malawi by: oInforming and inspiring civil society in Scotland about the work of the Partnership, the unique shared history between Scotland and Malawi, and the development challenges facing Malawi, in order to increase public support for extending and enriching the relationship between the two nations. oSeeking to employ an alternative model of international development, based on mutually beneficial civil society partnerships and links, and advocating its wider employment elsewhere. oActing as a forum for encouraging best practice amongst member organisations through the provision of training and the sharing of ideas, processes and information. oEncouraging a reduction in the duplication of effort in Malawi by facilitating networking, promoting shared learning and raising awareness of existing initiatives. oDeveloping support mechanisms which can lead to an exchange of people and/or advance cultural, political or economic understanding between Scotland and Malawi. oInforming our members of activities, opportunities or items of significance arising in either Scotland or Malawi. oDemonstrating the relevance of Scotland's civil society contribution to the attainment of the Government of Malawi's Growth and Development Strategy and the Millennium Development Goals.
We are a membership organisation which anyone in Scotland with an interest in Malawi can join. We are non-governmental and politically neutral. We exist to support our members and we are led by members. We have over 1, 000 member organisations and key individuals, including half Scotland's local authorities, every Scottish university and most of its colleges, 200 primary and secondary schools, dozens of different churches and faith-based groups, hospitals, businesses, charities and NGOs, and a wide range of grass-root community-based organisations. Our work permeates almost all a…