Year: 2023

Dear esteemed reader,  1st May is International Labour Day and Malawi is no exception. We would like to join all workers in celebrating the Day. This year, International Labour Day comes at a time when Malawi is facing serious economic challenges that have led to retrenchments that have affected many workers. Living conditions in Malawi…

There is a growing concern that Taxi Bicycle Operators (TBOs) in Mangochi are preferring to simply sleep around with a young female customer than get cash for their service. This is not only a breach of the rights of the girl child but also puts them in danger of contracting Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI) including…

As schools are opening in areas that were affected by Cyclone Freddy in the southern region of Malawi, Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) who have been living in evacuation camps that were established in schools are being relocated to other places. In Mangochi districts, IDPs who were being accommodated in various primary schools around the municipality…

On 20 April 2023, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), in collaboration with YONECO, conducted a visit to Katambasula and Makawa evacuation camps in the areas of Traditional Authority (T/A) Mwambo in Zomba district.  The visit was conducted in order to understand the living conditions of people who are still…

YONECO provides support to preschool children through the organization’s Early Childhood Development (ECD) programme which focuses on the holistic development of young learners in various parts across Malawi. It is against this backdrop that YONECO drilled caregivers on how to facilitate child play therapy sessions in order to promote the rights and well-being of children.…

The Minister of Health, Honourable Halima Daudi, presided over the launch of Ufulu Wanga (My Rights) Project at a function that was held at Mtendere Secondary School Hall in Dedza district. Ufulu Wanga Project, which is being funded by the European Union (EU), will be implemented in a bid to promote the rights and welfare…

YONECO participated in a district-wide clean-up exercise organized by the District Community Development Office that was conducted on 14 April, 2023. This campaign was aimed at raising awareness about the importance of practicing good hygiene in public places in order to protect oneself and those around them from illnesses like cholera. During the exercise, some…

It is important to provide young people with age-appropriate Sexual Reproductive Health (SRH) information. Furthermore, there is need to impart both adolescent boys and girl with knowledge and strategies on how they can ably take care of themselves if they are unable to abstain. Thus, on April 13, 2023, YONECO organized an SRH session with…