Building capacities for sector change: country program Malawi SP-MAL Building capacities for sector change: country program Malawi In 2020 we will have strengthened the lobby and advocacy capacity of civil society organizations in Malawi on living wage, farmer group strengthening and, climate and water. As a result, we will see an improvement of policy environment (both government and companies) and support services in these countries related to these themes. These themes are: 1. Smallholder inclusion & farmer group strengthening The aim is to increase the inclusion of smallholders in supply-chain driven sustainability programs. Strengthening farmer organizations is seen as an important way to increase the bargaining power of smallholder farmers in the supply chain. 2. Women’s empowerment and gender The goal is to increase the inclusion of women in certification and access to benefits as well as to reduce discrimination and violence against women. 3. Climate and water The focus is on up scaling of best practices in smallholder adaptation to climate change and sustainable water use. 4. Living wage The goal is to improve wages of workers on coffee and tea estates towards a living wage.