Year: 2022

The Ministry of Forestry and Natural Resources declared the period between 15 December 2021 to 15 April 2022 as a National Tree Planting Season which is further aimed at building a responsible citizenry that cares for trees. Thus, in complementing the government’s efforts, YONECO embarked on community awareness activities in order to promote a culture…

Drug and substance abuse is one of the most prevailing challenges affecting a number of students from various institutions of higher learning across Malawi. In partnership with NCA-DCA Joint Country Programme Alliance embarked on implementation of strategic activities that are aimed at dealing with the problem in Mangochi district. Currently, YONECO has engaged an extra…

Join YONECO Twitter Space today, 1 February 2022 from 6-7 pm where our panelists will be discussing issues concerning the protection of vulnerable groups in disaster affected areas.

Devastating tropical storm Ana has left many people destitute.  The youth, women and children have been greatly affected in many ways and they are in dire need of various social services. YONECO calls on all well-wishers to support its Helpline Caravans to assist them with psychosocial support, sports and recreational materials, child protection services, prevention…

Majority of Malawians depend on renewable natural resources for their livelihoods. However, failure to sustainably use such life serving resources has led to environmental degradation which has, consequently, decreased the country’s productivity. Currently, a number of efforts are being put in place in order to reverse the situation. However, if the war against environmental degradation…

Stakeholders from Dedza have requested YONECO to scale up its various interventions to all parts of the district citing the great impact which the organization has made in some targeted impact areas under Action for Teen Mothers and Adolescent Girls Project. The Social Welfare Officer for the district, Kapuchi, indicated that there have been a…

International Day of Education is an annual commemoration event that falls on 24 January. The day was set aside by the United Nations General Assembly in 2018 to celebrate the role of education for peace and development. This year marks the fourth commemoration of the International Day of Education and it is being cerebrated under…

In case you missed an interview which MBC TV had with our Executive Director, MacBain Mkandawire, during yesterday’s edition of Good Morning Malawi Programme, here are some of the highpoints; In 2021 alone, YONECO’s Tithandizane Helpline Services received a total of 2, 066 calls on defilement. A study should be commissioned to unearth factors that…