The Flemish government has only been active in Malawi since 2007, focusing on supporting the local agricultural industry. In 2009 the Malawian umbrella organisation of dairy farmers and a coffee cooperative applied for project subsidies. Each received €500,000. UNICEF received €2,000,000 to improve access to clean water and hygiene through the WaSH project.
All of these organisations were required to provide extensive reports to their donors. But how closely did their reports to the Flemish government reflect the truth?
Filip Huygens and Collins Mtika interviewed locals and investigated the outcomes of three projects that took place between 2010 and 2013. They discovered that the reported situation did not always.
