Month: March 2026

Over 600 students at Rumphi Secondary School benefited from a School-Related Gender-Based Violence (SRGBV) awareness session that was held on 12 March 2026. The students were urged to respect one another and to report any form of harassment, bullying, or abuse occurring within or around the school environment. The facilitators also publicised toll-free lines and…

By Chimwemwe Mikwala. Since April 2024, chiefs’ wives in Phalombe district have been proving that women’s engagement is one of the most effective ways to drive community development and tackle pressing challenges. Through the YONECO Chiefs’ Wives Forum with support from UN Women, women from villages in and around Traditional Authority (T/A) Nkhumba have stepped…

On 12 March, a quiet corner of Tsoka Market became the stage for a story both heartbreaking and inspiring. Two boys, from Salima and Ntcheu, shared the fragile threads of their daily survival. The boys explained that they moved away from their home villages due to poverty and a lack of parental care. Now, they…

23 female students from Zomba Islamic High School have graduated from the Innovative Research and Learning (GIRL) Programme, facilitated by the YONECO ICT Hub (Y Hub). YONECO’s GIRL Programme aims to stimulate girls’ interest in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (#STEM) in order to nurture a generation of women with the technical knowledge and skills…

Today, YONECO conducted a Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (#WASH) awareness session targeting learners at Khumula Primary School in Lilongwe District as part of efforts to promote healthy hygiene practices among school-going children. The session aimed to raise awareness among learners on the importance of maintaining proper personal hygiene and a clean environment in order to…

As part of ongoing efforts to strengthen peace and social cohesion, the District Peace and Unity Committee (DPUC) today successfully mediated a dispute at GVH Moto in TA Chowe. The mediation session was conducted in a peaceful and constructive atmosphere, bringing together community leaders and stakeholders to resolve the matter amicably. In their remarks, the…

Malawi is a country that is blessed with abundant fresh water from Nsanje to Chitipa. However, we note some dilapidated rice schemes in Karonga that are not as vibrant as one would expect. Despite having numerous perennial rivers and swamps during the rainy season, as well as vast irrigable land, we are always a hungry…