Month: January 2025

Adult Literacy Education (#ALE) is key to the realization of Malawi’s development goals, as it increases literacy and enhances meaningful participation in various development processes. Against this background, YONECO conducted a series of advocacy meetings with community leaders in a bid to create a sustainable demand for adult literacy education in the area of Traditional…

In a bid to promote the rights of students, YONECO organised a workshop for prefects at Nachimango Community Day Secondary School in Mulanje district on creating a zero-tolerance environment for school-related Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) in the school setting. SGBV compels survivors, particularly girls, to withdraw from school, and in some instances, it affects the overall…

Malo olembetsera kalembera wachibwereza atsegulidwa kuyambira nthawi ya 8:00 m’mawa uno. Kafikeni ku malo a kalembera omwe muli nawo pafupi kuti mukalembetse mukawundula wa voti ngati muli kuma khonsolo awa; 1. Chigawo chaku mpoto: Mzimba. 2. Chigawo chapakati Lilongwe City, Lilongwe. 3. Chigawo chakumwera: Mangochi, Mwanza, Chikwawa, Nsanje #KalemberaWaChisankho #ChisankhoCha2025

The YONECO Cultural Troupe is in Nsanje district, where the group is using theatre to provide psychosocial support (PSS) to Mozambican citizens who fled from post-election violence in Mozambique. YONECO has employed the use of theatre as a tool for promoting the mental health and emotional well-being of the Mozambican refugees who faced severe trauma…

YONECO, in collaboration with the Nsanje District Council, Nsanje Police, Jesuit Centre for Ecology and Development (JCED, and the youth from the area of Traditional Authority (T/A) Malemia, conducted a clean-up exercise at the Ntowe Bus Stage in Nsanje Boma. The initiative aimed to improve sanitation, reduce the risk of diseases, and promote public health…

On 17 January 2025, the Machinga YONECO office organised a meeting with the parents of children attending Early Childhood Development (ECD) school. The aim of the meeting was to discuss a number of issues, including school uniforms, time management, the food children consume at school, parenting, and children’s behaviour. One of the ECD caregivers, Annie…

On 11 January, 2025, YONECO in collaboration with the Malawi Police Service (MPS) has embarked on a human rights awareness campaign in the area of Group Village Head (GVH) Msoma, Traditional Authority (T/A) Liwonde in Machinga district. The campaign aimed to address critical issues affecting young people in the community. The activity was prompted by…

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…