Research Projects
Applied social science research tackling Malawi's most pressing development challenges.
Since 1979, the CSR has produced over 500 research and consultancy reports focused on poverty and sustainable livelihoods, public health, democracy and governance, and gender, youth, and disability. It has built strong partnerships with government, NGOs, the private sector, development partners, and international research institutions, while generating extensive research data, more than 25 peer-reviewed journal articles, and book chapters.
Food insecurity, public policy and the spread of HIV/AIDS in Malawi
This study assessed how differences in the experience of food insecurity - among different social groups, over recent seasons and years and in different rural a...
African Food Crisis The Relevance Of Asian Models
African food crisis the relevance of Asian models was a four-year project (2001-2004) funded by Bank of Sweden Tercentenary Foundation and Swedish International...
World Health Organization Survey In Malawi (WHO)
The world Health Survey in Malawi was a three week project (15th August-6th September) funded by World Health Organization (WHO). The aim of the project was to...
Improving the nutrition of infant and young children living in poverty in urbanizing Sub-Saharan African Countries
The purpose of the workshop is to bring together the project team members from Kenya, Malawi and the United Kingdom to discuss and consolidate the evidence base...
Malawi youth landscape and learning platform activity lead
With funding from USAID the Centre for Social Research of the University of Malawi and IREX implemented the youth landscape analysis. The overall objective of t...
Parasport against stigma on people with disability (PSAS) research
Investigating Gender-related Challenges to PMTCT Participation and Adherence in Malawi Under Option B+
In the context of HIV, martenal and child health are linked in several ways. By following World Health Organization guidelines, prevention of mother-to-child tr...
Malawi integrated Preventive Health
Climate Justice - Water for ALL study
CSR in conjunction with the University of Glasgow Caledonian conducted a study on Access to Water for All. The overall objective of the study was to assess the...
Empower my life! Acceptability and feasibility study for a resource to reduce gender based violence
The studay aimed at evaluating this pilot enhanced gender- specific self-defence and social courage programme which aimd at contributing to a safer school and s...