On July 9, 2015, a three-year Memorandum of Partnership (MOP), between World Vision Malawi (WVM), Vision Fund Malawi (VFM) and Farm Concern International (FCI) - Malawi Office, was signed. The MOP signified the beginning of a partnership to promote livelihood transformation, improve food security, nutrition security and access to income for the wellbeing of smallholder farmer communities.

 The signing ceremony was graced by WVM National Director, Bob Kisyula, FCI Africa Director, David Ruchiu, VFM CEO, Masutano Mulaga and supporting senior staff from all three organizations.

The (MOP) offers a framework for partners to offer complementary services that create synergy and reduce duplication through utilization of each partner’s strategic strength and competencies within the programmatic endeavors.

The community will benefit from FCI’s experience in building resilience and commercialization of smallholder communities and market development. Through the organizations Commercial Village Model (CVM), FCI will organize smallholder farmers into village trading units and facilitate market linkages for smallholder farmers to various private sector actors/ buyers.

World Vision Malawi brings in expertise in international project implementation and community mobilization for agriculture, nutrition and health interventions as well as project management. WVM will mobilize community members in selected areas to engage in market-led interventions; and disseminate various technologies that support market-led interventions within areas of implementation.

Vision Fund Malawi is experienced in building business development capacity and giving microloans to small scale enterprises and smallholder farmers. VFM will train farmers and traders on business management and financial management skills and design loan products suitable to the target clients’ needs.

All three organizations will jointly raise funds through this synergetic endeavor and build partnerships in ongoing programmes.