Young people from Mchinji district have acclaimed the interventions of YONECO after realizing bumper harvests in Soya Bean and Ground Nuts cultivation. YONECO, with funding from USAID through Feed the Future, is implementing a project called Agricultural Diversification which was designed to address issues of low incomes, dietary diversification and effects of climate change by…
Read MoreChild labour refers to the employment of children in any work that deprives children of their childhood, interferes with their ability to attend regular school, and that is mentally, physically, socially or morally dangerous and harmful. Do not hesitate to report #childlabour cases
Read MoreOne early Monday morning in 201 0, Elija Milanzi who hails from the area of TA Chisovya in Rumphi district got a shock of his life when his parents told him to drop out of school because finances would not be enough to cater for both School fees and household upkeep.
Read MoreYONECO, through its ‘Sports for Youth Development Initiative’ has launched MK2 Million Football and Netball Trophies targeting both in and out-of-school young people in the area of Traditional Authority Kwataine in Ntcheu district. The trophies were launched at Chiole Mission Ground in the presence of thousands of people who converged to witness the occasion. In…
Read MoreThe Minister of Gender, Children Disability and Social Welfare, Dr Jean Kalirani presided over the landmark launch of the Online Child Abuse Reporting Portal and Tithandizane Helpline Mobile Application at Masintha Ground in Lilongwe. The two innovative child protection tools were launched on 17th May, 2018 which is also the Commemoration of the International Child…
Read MoreIt is with a heavy heart that the Board of Trustees, Management and staff of Youth Net and Counselling (YONECO) regret to announce the untimely death of one of the institution’s longest serving members, Mr Charles Banda who passed on in the evening of 18 April, 2018. Until his death, the late Charles Banda was…
Read MoreAndrade Tasosa PROJECT OFFICER – MACHINGA Andrade Tasosa holds a Certificate in Tropical Agriculture and a Certificate in Agriculture Extension from City &Guilds – United Kingdom and Certificate in Computer. He is Project Officer of Youth Net and Counselling (YONECO) since 2017 where he joined the organisation as a Field Officer and now he is…
Read MoreCommunity leaders from the area of Traditional Authority Nankumba in Mangochi district have commended young people in the area for their efforts in signaling rights violations and expressing their dissatisfaction with some restrictive social norms that fuel various Sexual Reproductive Health (SRH) challenges they face through dialogue. Speaking after a youth-led community awareness campaigns on…
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