Experience and Capabilities
WESM’s projects focus on working with communities bordering protected areas (national parks, wildlife reserves and forest reserves) to reduce pressure on the PAs and promoting environmental education in schools through:
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Establishing and strengthening community governance structures Community sensitization
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Economic Empowerment
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Natural Resource Management
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Microloans for income generation
Examples of projects implemented by WESM:
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Name of Project |
Project Description |
Life |
WESM budget (USD) |
Donor/Contractor |
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Promotion of right to quality education and environmental management for sustainable development |
Promoting rights based quality education in primary schools and environmental education |
10 years |
$400,000 |
DANIDA through DOC |
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Fisheries Integration of Society and Habitats (FISH) |
Sustainable economic growth in threatened freshwater ecosystems & increased social, ecological & economic resilience through: Biodiversity Conservation Climate Change Adaptation |
5 years |
$570,000 |
USAID through PACT |
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Biodiversity conservation through community mobilisation and building sustainable livelihoods for selected IBAs in Malawi |
Biodiversity conservation and sustainable livelihoods for rural communities around the three IBAs (Dzalanyama Forest Reserve, Kasungu National Park and Ntchisi Forest Reserve). |
7 years |
$750,000 |
Norad through NOF (BirdLife Norway) |
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Advocating for Awareness on Forest Degradation and Policies and Procedures in Conducting Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs) in and around Ntchisi Mountain and Dedza Mountain Forest Reserves |
To develop Environmental Impact Assessment Guidelines for Protected Areas in Malawi |
3 years |
$150,000 |
Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) |
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The Project for Conservation and Sustainable Management of Dzalanyama Forest Reserve (COSMA-DFR) |
To establish community based patrol systems and stakeholder coordination |
3 years |
$70,000 |
JICA and Lilongwe Water Board |
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Effective Management of Nkhotakota Wildlife Reserve |
To improve sustainable management of natural resources in Nkhotakota Wildife Reserve by the staff of the Department of National Parks and Wildlife (DNPW) |
3 years |
$845,000 |
GEF through World Bank |