Apatseni Mwayi Atsikana Aphunzire (AAMA), Malawi

Mitigating barriers to girls’ enrollment and retention in school by building schools, boreholes, and latrines

Implementing Partner: Save the Children International, Peace Corps, Ministry of Education

USAID Investment: $10,499,806 over four years

Contact: Radhan Cumaraswamy

Continuing discussions with the Government of Malawi, other donors, and the private sector:

• Leveraging support to build onto AMAA infrastructure

Construction of secondary schools and basic facilities in remote locations:

• Building new classroom blocks with administrative offices and staff houses
• Constructing girls dormitories
• Adding ventilated improved pit (VIP) latrines and boreholes

Working with the Ministry of Education, Science, and Technology:

• Selecting sites, designing schools, and procuring contracts together