Friendship with a Purpose

<p>Poverty and underdevelopment continue to present a profound challenge globally. The United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals suggest that Partnership for the Goals will be key to success. This booklet explores the innovative people-to-people partnership developed by Malawi and Scotland during the 21st century. It identifies distinctive features of this international collaboration:</p><p>• The priority of the relational</p><p>• The mobilisation of civil society</p><p>• Government in synergy with people</p><p>• A reciprocal partnership for development</p><p>This is a model that invites emulation and challenges Malawians and Scots to be ambitious as they work together for sustainable development.</p>