2025 World Day Against Child Labour
World Day against Child Labour falls on 12 June. The Day brings together governments, employers and workers organizations, Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), and people from around the world to highlight the plight of child labourers and what can be done to help them. Child labour is a crime in Malawi. Please report such cases by calling…
Role of Early Childhood Development in Sustainable Development
The Government of Malawi acknowledges the significance of Early Childhood Development (ECD) and promotes access to a minimum of 12 years of formal education for all citizens. In a bid to compliment Malawi government’s efforts towards sustainable national development, YONECO has ECD Programmes in 16 districts across country. Quality early childhood education lays the foundation…
US Deputy Ambassador Engages YONECO on Youth Empowerment and Development
Today, Andrew Winkelman, the US Embassy Political and Economic Counselor who is also the Deputy US Ambassador to Malawi, visited the YONECO Head Office in Zomba. Top on the agenda was for him to understand YONECO’s perspective on youth in relation to the political and economic situation in the country. The two parties discussed how…
YONECO Supports Final Round of Drought Relief Cash Transfers in Chikwawa
YONECO participated in the third and final round of cash transfers that was facilitated by Eagles Relief in Chikwawa district under the Malawi Drought Response Project, which is funded by ECHO through CARE Malawi. The initiative aims to provide critical support to vulnerable groups, particularly the elderly, expectant mothers, and lactating women, who have been…
YONECO ED’s Address – June 2025
Dear readers, Welcome to our June 2025 newsletter. June 2025 means we are half way through the year and it is possibly high time we reflected on the challenges and opportunities after 6 months at personal, organizational, national and global level. We need to seriously rethink development and global issues. We need to ask ourselves…
YONECO Reaches 978 Learners with Child Rights Awareness at Malawi Trade Fair
On 28 May 2025, #YONECO engaged 978 learners from 14 schools in Child Rights Awareness Sessions aimed at empowering them to know and defend their rights while recognizing their related responsibilities. The sessions were held on Children’s Day at this year’s Malawi International Trade Fair at Chichiri, Blantyre. During the sessions, our team discussed with…
