MASYAP carries out research alongside all of its programmes, to understand which programmes are needed, how they can be improved, and how similar organisations can achieve results.
Monitoring, evaluation and building knowledge are core values for MASYAP. Many parts of the Muslim community are hard for other organisations to reach, so the research we generate is valuable to everyone working on HIV/AIDS in Malawi.
Presented internationally
- AIDS Impact Conference 2015, Amsterdam: “Transactional sex: poverty, early sexual debut, HIV/AIDS knowledge and associated risk behaviour of young Muslim females in Blantyre, Malawi”.
- 20th International AIDS Conference 2014, Australia: “Addressing risk factors and alleviating the psycho-social and economic impact of HIV through an integrative and Islamically acceptable microfinance programme for women in Malawi”, and “HIV/AIDS and Islam in Malawi: how do religious leaders negotiate key HIV prevention and treatment messages within their communities?”
MASYAP has also taken part in research consultations, such as the AMP HIV prevention study.
