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Humanitarian aid for Malawi
28 February 2026
SCIAF and Tearfund will receive £400,000, which will be split equally between them and delivered through Scotland’s Humanitarian Emergency Fund (HEF) to support the people of Malawi.
Aid cuts and Malawi weather monitoring
17 February 2026
Written by Alphaeus Ngonga from the SCIAF Advocacy Team.
Biodiversity protection and resilient communities in Malawi
1 May 2025
This piece, written by Chris MacLullich, SCIAF's Malawi Programme Officer, reflects on how community-led planning and management is crucial to biodiversity protection and creating resilient communities in Malawi.
Scottish Government funding helps people facing hunger in Malawi
29 April 2025
SCIAF has welcomed a contribution of £150,000 from the Scottish Government’s Humanitarian Emergencies Fund (HEF) to provide food for the most vulnerable people in Malawi.
A charity run with a difference
17 May 2024
Lots of people run for their favourite charity, but Chris from Benbecula did things a little differently – notching up his 200km between his home island and the plains of Africa.
Humanitarian aid for hunger crisis in Malawi
26 February 2024
SCIAF has welcomed a contribution of £250,000 from the Scottish Government’s Humanitarian Emergencies Fund (HEF) to provide small cash grants for people in Malawi affected by the ongoing food crisis.
Monthly Prayer: December
Join us this December and pray for our sisters and brothers in Malawi.
Helping to rebuild lives in Malawi after Storm Freddy
20 September 2023
Lives are slowly being rebuilt in Malawi after the country was ripped apart by one of the strongest and longest-lasting tropical cyclones – Freddy – in March.
Swema's story
24 August 2023
26-year-old Swema co-owns a carpentry shop in Balaka, Malawi. But life has not always been so good for her.
SCIAF calls on Rishi Sunak to serve up change
17 August 2023
We're calling on the UK government to serve up change, as millions of people around the world continue to face the grim reality of famine.
Valuing the Invaluable – stories behind Non-Economic Loss and Damage
8 August 2023
Lots more of us know about Loss and Damage these days, especially since COP 27, but what about the people behind the headlines?
SCIAF welcomes much-needed Malawi relief funding
24 April 2023
SCIAF has welcomed £200,000 of funding from the Scottish Government, for emergency relief in Malawi following the devastating Cyclone Freddy.