ABOUT MASAF |
| Malawi Social Action Fund (MASAF) was established in July 1995 as a key poverty alleviation instrument for the government to address community social needs. |
| MASAF is a community oriented and demand-driven and thus depends primarily on people's commitment for its success. |
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In 1995, the Malawi Government obtained a credit from the World Bank equivalent to USD56 million to be used for the implementation of the MASAF (MASAF 1) Project.
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| The operations of the MASAF 1 were successful and demand for funding was overwhelmingly high. |
| As a result, in 1998, Government obtained a second credit from the World Bank equivalent to USD 66 million to implement the second phase of MASAF (MASAF 2). |
| MASAF 2 was designed to build on the success of MASAF 1 in reinforcing the spirit of self-help and continuing to deal with the country's pervasive poverty. |
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| A new programme of MASAF (MASAF 3) became effective November 2003. |
| In this 12 year, three-phased Adaptable Loan (APL) Program, MASAF focuses on empowering communities through funding community service packages that will help them contribute to Malawi 's attainment of the selected 12 Millennium Development Goal (MDG) targets. |
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