Corporate Africa International is implementing three projects namely “Access to Justice (A2J)” project, Makono Fuel-Efficient Cook stoves, Production and Distribution Project and Community Vegetable Farming for Livelihood Improvements

• Access to Justice Project
  In this project, we intend to overcome the obstacles to access to justice posed by poverty, ignorance and fear by intensifying public awareness on the rights to access to justice and paying legal fees for poor and vulnerable Malawians who cannot afford legal services. Poor and disadvantaged Malawians need justice the most but they cannot access it due to poverty, ignorance and fear. Therefore, the justice gap between those who can afford to access justice and those who cannot has widened significantly over the past several years. People are equal under the law, without regard to their state in life. Like anyone else, low-income persons need justice which is a right for all. The Access to Justice Project promotes and protects the rights of poor and disadvantaged older men and women, minors, people with special needs and people with disabilities to access justice.
• Makono Fuel-Efficient Cook stoves, Production and Distribution Project
  In this project we provide the rural population of Malawi an ecofriendly cooking technology that reduces their health risks, fuels the economy by generating employment opportunities, and creates a healthier and safer environment. With current annual deforestation rate of 2.3% and a growing population, it is becoming increasingly difficult for rural households to obtain biomass fuels to meet their cooking needs. Liquid petroleum gas has not penetrated the rural market significantly. The people of rural areas depend mainly on traditional fuels, namely wood and charcoal for their domestic consumption. Hence, a lot of time is spent by women and young girls in collection of fuel for cooking. This time otherwise could have been spent in education or other productive jobs. While significant progress within clean energy sector has been achieved over the past few years, the lack of access to clean cooking devices remains one of the most pressing social, economic and environmental issues in Malawi. Due to reliance on open fires and solid fuels like wood and charcoal, traditional stove users are facing negative health, environmental and socioeconomic impacts on a daily basis, despite there being knowledge to produce clean, efficient and affordable stoves. The project targets poor households that are using traditional and inefficient three stone open fires which is a root cause of poverty, poor health, gender inequality and environmental degradation. Access to fuel-efficient stoves reduce deforestation, brings health benefits and delivers financial savings to Malawian communities.
• Community Vegetable Farming for Livelihood Improvement
  The Community Vegetable Farming for Livelihood Improvement project is a pilot initiative aiming to improve the livelihood of smallholders in rural communities in vegetable production in selected districts in all regions. This is achieved by introducing a community farming model, applying improved climate-resilient farming practices, strengthening farm-to-market linkages, and integrating farming groups into inclusive agriculture value chains.