Malawi Alcohol Policy 2017 (3.1.3 – 1 provides for the establishment of Local Committees on Drug Control (LCDC) that are mandated to spearhead community action against drug and substance abuse, including alcohol, in partnership with local stakeholders. YONECO, with financial support from FORUT through NCA/DCA, supported the activation of various LCDC in Mangochi district. The…
Read More
YONECO office in Rumphi implements various programmatic activities that are aimed at enhancing the rights and welfare of the youth, women and children in district. Among other key interventions, the office is responsible for managing the day-to-day activities of a Safe Place for survivors of Gender Based Violence (GBV) and child abuse, a youth Drop-in…
Read More
YONECO conducted door-to-door orientation sessions for women on gender and human rights around Chikalamba Village, Traditional Authority(T/A) Chikulamayembe in Rumphi district. The activity was organized after it was noted that women from the targeted area face a number of challenges in their lives due to various socio-cultural factors which fuel inequalities among men and women.…
Read More
YONECO, in in collaboration with Mulanje Police Station, conducted a crime prevention meeting in the area of Group Village Head (GVH) Mgumera, Traditional Authority (T/A) Juma in Mulanje district. The meeting focused on various criminal activities that are prevalent in the area including mob justice, Gender Based Violence (GBV) including defilement, forced child marriages as…
Read More
YONECO engaged leaners at St Denis Primary school in Rumphi district on child protection issues in order to ensure that children have adequate information pertaining to their rights and responsibilities. Children from Rumphi district are exposed with various forms of abuse both at school and in their designated communities. Key to this is the fact…
Read More
In October 2021, YONECO, with financial support from Egmond Trust, provided portable ground nuts grinders to four Youth Support Groups from the area of Sub Traditional Authority (STA), Tsikulamowa in Ntcheu District. The intervention was aimed at contributing towards economic wellbeing and positive health outcomes among Young People Living with HIV (YPLWH) in the area.…
Read More
Nsanje District Council has given YONECO a go-ahead to implement the Empowering for Resilience, Mitigation and Protection of women, girls and children survivors of Cyclone Ana Impacts (ERMPS) Project. The disaster response project which is being funded by Vitol Foundation has been welcomed as an important intervention which will reach out to survivors of Cyclone…
Read More
Grace Jeke is a 53-year-old social worker, who begun working with YONECO under child protection services on 11 November 2008 as a volunteer at Zomba Youth Drop-in Centre (DIC). ‘Amayi’ (mother)’, as Grace is fondly called by the children she supports, further explained that her 14-year-old journey as a social worker mainly focuses on providing…
Read More
