Point of Progress 2024 Key Highlights
Our work is grounded in five interlinked thematic areas: Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security; Youth Empowerment and Employment; Education and Skills Development; Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment; and Health and Well-being.
These areas are our key priorities for the communities where we work and they reflect Malawi’s national and global development agendas. CLICK HERE to get the 2024 annual report.
Capacity Building Workshop Empowers POP Managers in Resource Mobilization and Project Management
A five-day intensive training workshop on Resource Mobilization and Project Management concluded today on 30 May,2025 at the Malawi School of Government, equipping 3 senior project managers with practical skills to secure funding and manage development projects effectively.
Organized by IM Swedish Development Partner, the training brought together professionals from implementing partners including POP. The program aimed to enhance participants’ abilities to design, fund, and execute sustainable projects aligned with national and global development goals. Key modules covered during the workshop included: Strategic Resource Mobilization Techniques, Proposal Writing and Donor Mapping, Budgeting and Financial Planning, Project Design using the Logical Framework Approach and Monitoring, Evaluation, and Reporting (MER).
Participants expressed enthusiasm about applying their new skills. “The sessions on proposal writing and donor engagement were particularly valuable,” said Tapiwa Kawale, Tilime project officer.
IM Swedish Development Partner indicated plans to scale the training program to other line officers, with follow-up mentorship opportunities for alumni. They emphasized the growing need for capacity development in the nonprofit and development sectors, especially amid tightening global funding landscapes.
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