The US government has stopped funding a project in Malawi. This project was helping the villagers to fight climate change. The project taught the people of Malawi how to make cleaner cookstoves, produce honey, grow mangoes, and plant trees. These skills helped them earn extra money and protect their forests.
The project was known as the Modern Cooking for Healthy Forests Accelerator. It was funded by USAID and co-funded by the UK. The project was operated in the Salima district in Malawi.
As most Malawian households rely on wood or charcoal for cooking and heating, so this project was reducing the use of woodfires.
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A spokesperson for the project said that work has been stopped under a 90-day freeze on foreign aid by the US. Local leaders are very upset. Lucia Kasimu, the chair of a local committee, pleaded for the US government to reverse its decision.
This sudden aid cut leaves many villagers without the skills they need to cope with drought and other effects of climate change. Stay tuned for further updates.
