Malawi Launches NGO Policy, Draws Mixed Reactions

The government of Malawi, through the Ministry of Gender, Children, Disability and Social Welfare, launched NGO and social welfare policies in Malawi's Capital Lilongwe on Friday with the hope of ushering an era of sanity into the country's NGO and social welfare sectors.

The NGO Policy dominated the ceremony, attracting prompt reaction from the NGO fraternity considering the influential role NGOs play in the country and their mostly cat and mouse relationship with the government.

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