Month: August 2022

In a bid to ensure that young people are actively participating in the fight against climate change, YONECO has started training members of various youth clubs from the area of Traditional Authority (T/A) Katuli in Mangochi in tree nursery management. Just like many parts of Malawi, Katuli area has suffered wanton cut down of trees…

YONECO has introduced a new project which is aimed at enhancing the rights of communities around Njereza Mining Sites in the area of Traditional Authority Mponda in Magochi district. The project which is being funded by Southern Africa Trust (SAT) is expected to amplify the voices of communities and beneficiaries of mining activities in the…

Felista Pensulo is a 45-year-old single mother of four who hails from Kapile Village in the area of Group Village Head (GVH) Mpulula, Traditional Authority (T/A) Nsamala in Balaka district. Life has not been easy for Felista after her husband, the sole provider of the family, left her for another woman in 2018. The turning…

YONECO works with both in and out of school young people on various issues that have a bearing on their lives including Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR), as well as drug and substance abuse among others. It is against this background that authorities at Divine Private Secondary School extended an invitation to our District…

YONECO conducted an awareness session on Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) at Naperi Primary School in Machinga District. The session mainly focused on health and economic consequences of teenage pregnancies and child marriages to both and individual and the society. The facilitators urged the participants to set clear goals and work hard to achieve…

Members of Thamanda Youth Club from the area of Traditional Authority (T/A) Chanthunya in Balaka district have started benefitting from Youth and Agriculture Initiative which YONECO, in partnership with the District Youth Office, introduced in the area. Members of Thamanda Youth Club have managed to venture into various small scale businesses after accessing soft loans…

Women’s Village Savings and Loans Associations (VSLAs) are safe spaces which provide a platform for the provision of a holistic empowerment package to women when the monetary component is systematically fused with other sociocultural aspects of their lives. On 21 August 2022, a team of YONECO Helpline Counsellors had a session with members of Tiyanjane…

The cliché ‘the youth are leaders of tomorrow’ has been used to sideline young people from taking part in decision making processes that concern them and their society. This platitude overshadows young people’s innovativeness and enthusiasm to contribute towards the development of their society. In line with this year’s theme for the International Youth Day;…

As one way of strengthening child protection and development, YONECO has trained community caregivers who will be facilitating sessions at Mwachande Children’s Corner which is in the area of Traditional Authority (T/A) Mponda in Mangochi district. The training is among the interventions that are aimed at establishing and strengthening community child protection systems. The training…