Month: August 2023

As the new academic calendar for primary schools is set to commence on 11 September 2023, we are finalizing our preparations to commence the implementation of ICT-based and child-directed adaptive learning which will be delivered to the students using tablets. This is one of the interventions which YONECO is implementing alongside the Malawi government under…

The people of Traditional Authority (T/A) Khosolo Jere in Mzimba district have been encouraged to participate in natural regeneration activities in their areas to help restore the degraded landscape. This message was conveyed during a visit by representatives from the International Centre of Research and Agroforestry (ICRAF), YONECO, and Total Land Care to some farmers…

We are thankful to members of Blantyre Technical Working Group (TWG) on Child Protection for their valuable input and expertise during the appraisal session of our new project which is being funded by UNICEF. The project is aimed at guaranteeing the provision of services and enhancing protection for children, women, and other vulnerable groups impacted…

YONECO organized an economic empowerment session for women at Milepa in Chiradzulu. The participants were urged to develop a culture of saving and investing. Among other things, the women were encouraged to join or form Village Savings and Loans (#VSL) groups in their area. We believe this is a crucial step towards helping women to…

YONECO participated in a district commemoration event for the 2023 Day of African Child (#DoAC) that was held today at Tafika CBO Ground in Blantyre. In his speech, Councilor Mike Maliti, the Chairperson for Blantyre City Council, voiced his apprehension about the increasingly detrimental effects of digital technology on children. Maliti highlighted that children are…

YONECO field officers, in collaboration with officials from TLC and ICRAF, engaged members of Mbombo Village Natural Resource Management Committee (VNRMC) on the impact of climate change in the area of Group Village Head Mzandu, Traditional Authority (TA) Chikho in Ntchisi district. The session was aimed at raising awareness of climate change and its associated…

Building Education Foundations through Innovation and Technology (BEFIT) is a programme that is aimed at enhancing the reasoning as well as numeracy and literacy skills of standard 1 to 4 primary school learners. As one of the implementing partners of the project (BEFIT), we facilitated an orientation of various education authorities in the usage and…

From 8 to 9 August 2023, partners of Ufulu Wanga Project held a two-day information-sharing workshop that implementing partners had at Naming’azi Training Centre in Zomba. The workshop was conducted to raise awareness and educate participants about the condition, provide accurate and up-to-date information about albinism, debunk myths and misconceptions surrounding albinism, and promote understanding…

Sustainable Land Management (#SLM) practices are key to achieving long-term environmental and socio-economic goals. It involves the responsible use and management of land resources to ensure their productivity while minimizing negative impacts on the environment. Today, partners that are implementing Sustainable Land Management (SAMALA) Project organized a Peer Learning Exchange Visit that was conducted at…