OUR MISSION
To strengthen citizen action against poverty, inequality, oppression, and injustices in Malawi and beyond.
OUR VISION
A nation where citizens are empowered, inspired, dedicated, and engaged in confronting poverty, inequality, oppression, and injustices.
Our Focus Areas
Stronger Democracy
Strengthen democratic processes in institutions of governance and representation.
Research
Generate evidence-based data that informs democratic practices, governance and electoral processes, policy issues
Citizen Empowerment
Empower the citizenry with knowledge and skills for effective civic participation and engagement
Policy & Legislative Influence
Influence policy and legislative reforms on democratic governance and electoral processes.
Featured Projects
Enhancing Women’s Participation in Democratic Governance
50-50 Campaign project
Citizen Action for Accountable and Responsive Local Governance
In 2019, PACENET embarked on two simultaneous projects, building upon initiatives initiated in 2018. The primary endeavor, supported by UN Women, fell under the Malawi Electoral Cycle Support Program (MECs). Operating under the theme ‘Enhancing Women’s Participation in Democratic Governance in Malawi,’ this project allocated funds totaling MK … with a portion delegated to MESN read more.
Supported by the Royal Norwegian Embassy through the 50-50 Management Agency, PACENET received funding totaling MK21 million. This collaboration saw PACENET partner with OXFAM to execute initiatives in Thyolo and Mulanje. The overarching objective of this project was to bolster women’s representation in both local and national spheres through the strategic coordination of the 50-50 campaign in Malawi.
With financial support from Tilitonse Fund under the Open Call II PACENET implemented phase Two of ZOTHEKA Project. This phase was born from the first phase of Zotheka project which was funded under the Accelerated Grant. This phase was implemented in the districts of Chiradzulu, Machinga ,Thyolo and also Luchenza Municipality council. This scaled up Zotheka project was implemented to deliver on the following outputs:
Issue Based Campaign
Issue based election campaignChiradzulu ,Machinga ,Thyolo districts funded by DFID/USAID through National Democratic Institute
Infrastructure Projects Monitoring
Infrastructure development monitoring :Thyolo stadium funded by the EU through African Institute of Corporate Citizenship
Local government Participation
Promoting women participation in local government funded by Action Aid International
Featured Publications
