1. PROGRESS ON MALAWI CENSUSINFO

2. Malawi is using CensusInfo as a dissemination platform of 2008
Population and Housing Census.

3. BACKGROUND
A team of 3 NSO officers attended a UNSD organized workshop held in Maputo in November
10 NSO officers attended a National CensusInfo Training held in December at NSO in Zomba, with technical assistance from UNSD

4. OUTPUT A draft Malawi Census Info Database was available in Dec 2010
Validation of indicators in the database was done from April - June 2011
The online version was tested from October – December 2011

5. DISSEMINATION
Malawi CensusInfo was disseminated to District Assembly officials and District Health Officers from all 28 districts in Malawi in February 2012
The online version available online in February 2012
The database contains 56 INDICATORS

6. DISSEMINATION Malawi CensusInfo can be accessed though:
Our official website:
OR through the following direct link:

9. SELECTING INDICATOR

10. SELECTING AREA
The indicator (Population by urban/rural)is available at national, regional and district level as shown in the next slide

11. SELECTING AREA

12. DATA SHEET VIEW
The data for the indicator (Population by urban/rural) at district levels is shown in data sheet view in the next slide

13. RETRIEVING DATA

14. PRESENTATION- MAP
The same data shown in datasheet view is presented in form of a map, which is one of the unique features of CensusInfo

15. MAP PRESENTATION OF THE DATA

16. PRESENTATION - GRAPHS
The same information can be presented through a GRAPH OR TABLE

19. USES Sub national data used by district planning offices
Maps from Census Info were used in regional level census dissemination workshops.
NSO printed wall charts based on 2008 Census. Graphs like the ones presented were part of the wall chart content

20. SUMMARY
Malawi NSO will continue advocating for use of CensusInfo by using all available forums: meetings, workshop
There will be need to train more stakeholders from Line ministries on how to access indicators from the CensusInfo online database using MASEDA approach
Increased availability through production of CDs before mid- year with funds permitting

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