New research reveals women-owned businesses access less than 10% of Malawi’s public procurement opportunities, prompting activists and officials to demand stronger enforcement of inclusive laws and reforms to address barriers facing women and women with disabilities in the country today.
A delegation from South Sudan, led by Mr. Ajang Deng Daniel, Head of the Department for Registration of Providers in that country’s Public Procurement and Disposal and Oversight Authority, is in Malawi on a benchmarking visit to learn from PPDA’s implementation of MANePS.
The system, developed with support from the World Bank and European Union, is anchored on four principles: speed, efficiency, transparency, and accountability. It enables supplier registration, bid submission, and contract tracking in real-time—removing inefficiencies and promoting equitable access
