Month: September 2021

Minister of Gender, Community Development and Social Welfare Patricia Kaliati has issued a two-week ultimatum to all street-connected children to move out of the country’s streets. Addressing a news conference this morning in Lilongwe, Kaliati said authorities will arrest all parents and guardians if they will not comply with the directive. Kaliati has also directed…

Mafuno abwino kwa ophunzira onse amene akulemba mayeso a Junior Certificate (JC) a chaka chino cha 2021.

As YONECO, we are happy that this term, a total of 12 new learners have enrolled at our Early Childhood Development (ECD) Centre at Ntaja in Machinga district. In our child protection and development work, we strongly believe that investing in the early years of children is the best investment we can make in ensuring…

School Management Committees, mother groups and teacher counsellors have reaffirmed their commitment towards ensuring that schools around the area of Traditional Authority (T/A) Kachere in Dedza district  are free from violence. The participants made these remarks during a two-day orientation session on Gender Based Violence (GBV) prevention in schools which YONECO conducted in the area.…

On 9 September, 2021, a network of Civil Society Organization (CSOs) in Chikwawa held elections to choose new office bearers at Vasco Milinyu Lodge where YONECO was entrusted with the position of the group’s Secretary. The Director of Planning and Development (DPD) for the district who also presided over the elections, Thokozore Munthali, reminded the…

One of our Programme Support Managers (PSM) Sewenthe Mahwayo, had an interaction session with leaners at Chilanga Primary School which is in the area of T/A Mayani in Dedza district. The session was facilitated using an interactive life skills tool for young people called Aunt Stella Pack. Sewenthe made sure that she was also clad…

The Executive Director of YONECO, MacBain Mkandawire, has Urged the youth in the country to move out of their comfort zones in order to enhance their welfare.  MacBain Mkandawire made the remarks in his presentation during a district commendation event for the International Youth Day (IYD) that was held on 18 September, 2021 at Robin’s…

YONECO –www.yoneco.org – registered for the Global Giving Accelerator 2021 to get permanent memberships of the online donation platform to raise funds for the work we do. We are required to raise at least $5000 (about MK4,000,000) from a minimum of 40 different individuals domestically and internationally for our project Protect, Empower and Educate 1800…

Minister of Information, honorouble Gospel Kazako has described YONECO as one of the institutions that is positively contributing towards ensuring that Malawi achieves the 2063 Agenda. Honorouble Kazako made this remark today when he visited YONECO head office in Zomba during a familiarization tour at the organization. The minister told members of the press that…

Today, we successfully conducted one on one male involvement sessions on family planning in Ntcheu district. The activity mainly targeted vendors at Ntcheu market. The aim of the sessions was understand the perceptions of men on the use of modern contraceptives. Among other things, YONECO has established that there are still a number of myths…