YONECO is participating in the ongoing African Union 40th Ordinary Session of the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACERWC) which is being held in Maseru, Lesotho. YONECO is being represented by Vitumbiko Namondwe – Coordinator for Partnerships and Resource Mobilization Coordinator. Among other things, the members present have…
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As we are just two days away from the commencement of this year’s 16 Days of Activism against Gender Based Violence (GBV) Campaign, our team in Blantyre conducted an awaness session at Mwangwero Village in the area of Traditional Authority (T/A) Kapeni in the district. The session was attended by a group of 30 community…
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Today, is the World Children’s Day. The Day is commemorated every year on 20 November. The Day is commemorated to protect and promote the rights of children around the world. The purpose is to advocate, promote and celebrate children’s rights, translating into dialogues and actions that should contribute towards building a better world for children.…
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On 16th November 2022, YONECO conducted a child rights awareness session at Mazinga Clinic in Choma Village in the area of Traditional Authority (TA) Nyaluwanga in Nkhata-Bay district. This session was aimed at engaging community members to modify harmful cultural practices which promote child neglect and Sexual Gender Based Violence(#SGBV). During the session parents were…
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The University of Strathclyde (UK), Kamuzu University of Health Sciences (KUHeS) and the Malawi University of Business and Applied Sciences (MUBAS) have launched Global Health Research Group on Adolescent Health and Wellbeing Research Project at a function that was held this morning in Blantyre. 14-year-old Form 2 student, Tadala Mwavi, who is also a member…
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Youth leadership sessions, among other things, prepare young people to effectively manage time, understand group dynamics and work in a team, set clear goals and work to achieve them. Thus, on 16 November, 2022, officers from the Tithandizane Helpline Services department conducted a leadership session that was attended by 36 students from Islamic High School…
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Today, our team in Rumphi district organized a career guidance session at Rumphi Secondary School. The session was also facilitated by young healthcare service providers from Rumphi District Hospital who encouraged the learners to work hard and desist from behaviours that may hinder them from achieving their goals in life. Among other issues, the session…
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On 13 November, 2022, YONECO’s Tithandizane Helpline Services Department conducted a Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) awareness session at Sogoja Village in the area of Taditional Authority (T/A) Mwambo, Zomba. The awareness session was organized in a bid to enhance the welbeing of community members through increased uptake of HIV Testing Services (HTS) and…
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YONECO has urged leaders from the area of Traditional Authority (TA) Nyaluwanga in Nkhata Bay district to step up efforts to ensure that teen mothers are returning to school after delivery. This was said by the Programme Support Manager for YONECO in the Northern Region, Dunreck Pande, during an engagement meeting which YONECO held with…
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Children have the right to good and quality education. However, a number of factors prevent others like street connected children from equally enjoying this right. It is against this background that YONECO has introduced mobile school learning sessions around the streets of Mchesi township in the capital city of Malawi – Lilongwe. Mobile School is…
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