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  • SAM EATON, PRI’S THE WORLD

    In Malawi, Attitudes Toward Family Planning Shift After Flooding, Hunger

    March 18, 2015 By Wilson Center Staff
    Malawi-Eaton

    The original version of this article, by Sam Eaton, appeared on PRI’s The World.

    For two villages in southern Malawi, climate change and contraception have become intertwined. So much so, that long-held cultural assumptions are starting to change.

    Sheikh Mosa is chief of one of the villages, Mposa. He says there’s been a massive shift in mindset toward family planning as people in the villages begin to feel the effects of population growth and climate change first-hand.

    Look no further than the recent flooding in Malawi that has washed away many of his people’s crops. Devastating floods in January displaced nearly a quarter million people, and half the country became an official disaster zone.

    Mosa says the larger families in his village are struggling with hunger. With less food, kids drop out of school. Young girls may be forced into marriage or prostitution. But families with fewer children, he says, will find it easier to recover.

    Continue reading on PRI’s The World.

    Photo Credit: A village chief in Malawi, Sheikh Mosa, used with permission courtesy of Sam Eaton.

    Topics: Africa, climate change, demography, development, disaster relief, education, environment, family planning, food security, gender, global health, Malawi, population, youth

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