Livelihoods in Malawi

A rapid livelihoods assessment using the Integral Human Development conceptual framework

Beginning in mid-2007, CRS Malawi embarked on a two-year process to develop a 5-year Strategic Program Plan to guide programming for the country office. One of the planned key activities in this process was to conduct a rapid livelihoods assessment to collect and analyze community-level data to begin to understand the constraints affecting the livelihoods of poor Malawians and the opportunities for improving their livelihoods.

2010

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Contents
Introduction	1
Methodology	2
Assessment Purpose, Objectives and Outputs	3
The Integral Human Development (IHD) Framework	4
Village Selection	4
Assessment Preparation Workshop	6
Data Collection Process	6
Key Information Targeted in the Assessment	7
Data Analysis	8
Key Findings	9
Village Descriptions	10
Major Livelihoods Clusters	18
Major Livelihoods Issues & Opportunities at the Village Level	26
Major Food Security Issues and Opportunities Specific to Livelihood Clusters	31
Notable Similarities and Differences Between the Villages Surveyed	33
Observations Relative to Gender	33
Summary of Major Findings to Consider in Strategic Planning	35
Targeting People	36
Targeting Locations	36
Intervention Themes	37
Additional Research	38
Additional Information Needed to Inform Programming	39
Future Assessments	41
Lessons for Future Assessments	42
Concluding Remarks	43
Annexes
Annex A: 2008 IHD Assessment Field Teams	44
Annex B: CRS Malawi IHD Assessment Field Process Guide	45