Malawi Economic Justice Festival Network

Our request to the Government

We therefore call on the Government not to endorse NEPAD’s implementation before it involves the civil society critically analyzing the initiative so that priorities of NEPAD augur well with Malawi national priorities. As of n priorities in the NEPAD are not in tandem with the Malawi PRSP.

Our main area of concern is that NEPAD shall likely create a situation in which poor countries like Malawi shall continue to suffer the economic exploitation of the larger economies, in the name of regional development. We a that even in Africa, there are exploitative and relatively wealthy nations.

We also call on the officials to involve all stakeholders including civil society in Malawi in the formulation debate committing Malawi to international agreements.

Yours sincerely, COLLINS MAGALASI National Coordinator

Malawi Economic Justice Network

For: ORGANISATIONS Action Aid Malawi

Active Youth Initiative For Social Enhancement (AYISE) Association for the Empowerment of Women (AFEWO) Bunda College of Agriculture

Centre for Social Concern

Chancellor College- Economics Department

Christian Service Committee

Church & Society Programme CCAP Synod of Livingstonia

Church& Society Blantyre Synod CCAP

Civil Society Coalition for Quality Education (CSQBE) Civil Society Agriculture Network

Consumers Association Of Malawi

Council for Non Governmental Organisations in Malawi CONGOMA Dedza Diocese CCJP Bembeke Cathedral

Economists Association of Malawi Episcopal Conference of Malawi Institute For Policy Interaction INTRAC

Limbe Leaf Tobacco Company Ltd

Malawi Congress of Trade Union

Malawi Economic Justice Network Secretariat

Malawi Health Equity Network

Mzuzu University

National Democratic Institute for International Affairs

Nkhomano Center for Development

OXFAM Programme in Malawi

S P E D

Shire Highlands Milk Producers Association (SHMPA) Southern Africa Institute For Economic Research Synod Of Livingstonia Health Department

Teacher Union of Malawi

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Ministries of:

Commerce and Industry

Finance and Economic Planning Home Affairs and Internal Security Office of the President and Cabinet Office of the Vice President National Economic Council