Month: February 2026

YONECO has intensified community outreach efforts through door-to-door sessions, delivering hygiene, sanitation, and protection messages to households in Chikwawa as the rainy season increases the risk of waterborne diseases. In this initiative, families are being educated on proper waste management, safe water storage, and maintaining clean surroundings to prevent illness. Another household demonstrated good personal…

This week, we have reached over 1500 learners with practical tools for overcoming various social challenges and building brighter futures at C.C.A.P Primary School in Chitipa district. The learners were encouraged to work hard in school and avoid risky activities such as scavenging and other harmful practices that can distract them from their education. Instead,…

YONECO, in collaboration with the District Social Welfare Office, has engaged learners at Mayembe Primary School in Rumphi district in a session that was organized to promote positive behaviour change among young people. During the session, learners were encouraged to avoid drug and substance abuse, including alcohol and Indian hemp, with facilitators highlighting the negative…

The status on WhatsApp read, “As Malawians, we do have a poverty mindset.” One of our partners requested and I quote: “Remind me of the theory that describes where it all came from next time we meet.” The poverty mindset within us suggested that if this comment had come from someone in the UK or…