YONECO, Stakeholders Train Adolescent Mental Health Coaches to Combat Trauma from Natural Disasters in Chikwawa
YONECO participated in three-day training sessions of 45 Adolescent Mental Health Coaches in Chikwawa district. The intervention is aimed at addressing mental health challenges which affect young people, particularly as a result of trauma caused by natural disasters. The training sessions were concurrently conducted from 14 to 16 August, 2024 in the areas of Traditional…
YONECO Trains Lilongwe Youth Peer Mobilizers to Boost YFHS Accountability
YONECO through the Connect Plus – Action for Adolescent Girls and Young Women project, has trained 21 peer mobilizers from Lilongwe district in the use of community scorecard approach in a bid to promote social accountability in the provision of Youth-Friendly Health Services (#YFHS). The three-day training which ended on 31 July, 2024 aims to…
Communities Attribute Positive Youth SRH Outcomes to Increased Uptake of YFHS
Communities and traditional leaders from Dedza district have acknowledged the significant efforts towards the promotion of young people’s access to Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) as key in the prevention of sexually transmitted infections, child marriages and teen pregnancies. The sentiments follow YONECO’s continuous engagements with community leaders and the training of various…
𝐘𝐅𝐌 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐙𝐨𝐦𝐛𝐚’𝐬 𝐆𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐑𝐮𝐬𝐡
The gold rush in the area of Traditional (T/A) M’biza in Zomba district has been exposing children from the area to both sexual and economic exploitation by the miners. YONECO Radio Station (YFM) contributes to combating child sexual exploitation by bringing to light critical challenges and seeking necessary interventions from stakeholders through ‘Lekelereni Mwanayo’ Radio…
Support for Communities Along Lake Malawi Amid Prolonged Flood Situation
Communities along the shores of Lake Malawi have been greatly affected by the rising water levels, which have led to heavy flooding in the areas. The problem has persisted for about five months leading to the destruction of houses, crops and other property. Today, our team of social workers visited one of the hardest-hit areas,…
Bicycle Taxi Operators in Mtowe Rally Against GBV
Taxi Bicycle Operators (TBOs) at Mtowe Trading Centre have avowed to utilize the nature of their trade to raise awareness of Gender-Based Violence (#GBV) among their male customers. One of the TBOs at the Trading Centre, Thomas Nsona, explained that he transports an average of 32 customers a week. Nsona highlighted that a lot of…
