Year: 2025

On 18 December 2024, YONECO conducted sensitization sessions about Trafficking in Persons (TIP) in Phalombe district as various factors including the increased cost of living and hunger have made community members in borderland areas vulnerable to the vice. The current socio-economic challenges have made communities more willing to take risks in search of better opportunities…

YONECO organized a ‘Know Your Service Provider’ session in Chikwawa where officials from the Police, Prison Service and the judiciary presented to the public how their respective offices function. The session, that was held on 11 December 2024, was initiated to promote the uptake of services by building trust and understanding between communities and various…

Chikwawa District AIDS Coordinating Committee (DACC) has hailed YONECO for its role in contributing towards the increasing access to HIV services among men and key populations. The commendation was made by the chairperson of the committee during a review meeting that was held in the district on 18 December, 2024. The review meeting was organized…

On 9 December 2024, YONECO’s through the Tithandizane Helpline Services held a Gender Based Violence (GBV) engagement session with 22 women from Matama Village in the area of Traditional Authority (T/A) Mwambo, Zomba. The session was aimed at engaging women to voice out on GV-related challenges that affect them in a bid to strategize ways…

A remarkable journey of transformation unfolds through the life of Dolesi Moyenda, a 53-year-old single mother of three from Traditional Authority (T/A) Makhwira’s area in Chikwawa district. Dolesi has always faced challenges to provide various basic needs for her family. Today, as the chairperson of the Tiyanjane Saving Loans Group (SLG), Dolesi exemplifies the powerful…

64-year-old Noria Likisi has emerged as an inspiring figure in her community. Noria hails from the area of Traditional Authority (T/A) Mbenje in Nsanje district. Noria is dedicated grandmother to her two grandsons Vincent and Joseph aged 16 and 17 respectively. Noria faced significant challenges after the loss of her daughter who survived by the…

Ariyo Richard is a 53-year-old father of nine who hails from Mbenje Village in the area of Traditional Authority (T/A) Ngabu, Nsanje district. As a standard 2 school dropout, Ariyo has been unable to get a stable employment to ably support his family. As a subsistence farmer, Ariyo and his family have also been affected…

On 7 December, 2024, two of YONECO’s Early Childhood Development (ECD) caregivers were among 52 graduates who received certificates after successfully completing a two year Teachers Training programme that was organized by Perivoli Schools Trust in the Chikwawa district. The Perivoli Schools Trust partnered with Chikwawa District Social Welfare Office to enhance the skills and…