Malawi Network of Aids Service Organisation Information

Since 1996, MANASO is the leading membership organization playing a unique role as an enabling agent to facilitate Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) and Community Based Organizations (CBOs) to collectively and accountably work together to advance the fight against HIV and AIDS in Malawi. MANASO is registered under the laws of Malawi and complies with statutory requirements by registering and restoring annually with NGO Board and CONGOMA. MANASO Network members are the primary mechanism for the engagement of community and civil society in Malawi’s HIV and health sector at national, district and sub district levels. MANASO works to improve the health status of Malawians, with a special focus on developing and supporting community systems that aim to reduce the number of new HIV infections, increase access to ART and support treatment adherence for people on HIV treatment. The overall objective of MANASO is to support the Government of Malawi’s efforts to improve priority health services and particularly increase community demand for priority services. MANASO does this by building the capacity of CSOs to contribute to the reduction of HIV prevalence, by sharing information, coordination, joint advocacy, community monitoring and mobilization of resources for HIV CSOs in Malawi.