"Debt Justice" - SLUG's film about debt in Malawi - SLUG

Malawi achieved partial debt cancellation through the World Bank and IMF's HIPC program, but only after following strict economic demands including privatization and liberalization. Among other things this led the country into famine.

Debt relief has freed up sorely needed funds which have been channeled into sectors such as education, health and food. But Malawi is still lacking resources. One challenge now is to keep prioritizing public expenditure at a time when the IMF states that the global financial crisis has increased the low-income countries' vulnerability to new debt crises. Additional debt relief may be necessary.

SLUG film is divided into four parts. Part 1 provides than introduction to the topic and to the debt situation in Malawi. Part 2 looks at progresses and challenges in the education sector and show interviews with students, teachers and the World Bank. Part 3 deals with the health sector, and looks at the conditions in hospitals and clinics. Part 4 looks at the agricultural sector and food security. The famine of 2001/02 is central in the interviews.