Community leaders from the area of Traditional Authority Nankumba in Mangochi district have commended young people in the area for their efforts in signaling rights violations and expressing their dissatisfaction with some restrictive social norms that fuel various Sexual Reproductive Health (SRH) challenges they face through dialogue. Speaking after a youth-led community awareness campaigns on…
Read More1. PROJECT BACKGROUND Youth Net and Counselling (YONECO) in collaboration with Education Expertise Development and Foundation (EEDF) and with financial support from Department for International Development (DFID) and technical support from EDUKANS and Aidsfonds is implementing a project called Empowering Young People in Managing Sexual and Reproductive Health Risks Project in Mangochi and Chikwawa districts.…
Read MoreAs one way of combating malaria and cholera diseases in the country, YONECO, with funding from USAID through Health Communication for Life (HC4L) Project reached out to 10,506 people with Water and Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) and malaria messages. YONECO is implementing the project in four districts of Chikwawa, Salima, Nkhotakota and Nkhatabay conducted community…
Read More1. Introduction The More than Brides Alliance (MTBA) recently received a Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) Partnership Fund from the Dutch Government to implement a five-year programme (2016-2020) on Child Marriage in 5 countries. In Malawi, the Alliance consists of three members: Simavi (lead organisation), Save the Children International Malawi, and Population Council.…
Read MoreChild marriages are expected to be reduced in Thyolo and Phalombe following the introduction of Enabling Girls to Advance Gender Equity (ENGAGE) project in the two districts. The four-year project was launched in Thyolo on Saturday by Girls Empowerment Network (GENET) in conjunction with Rise Up and Youth net and Counseling (YONECO) with funding from…
Read MoreThe photos of the Headmaster of Mankhamba Primary School on December 8, 2017 on the Facebook sparked debate and discussions. People were worried and other felt this was another political gimmick meant to raise money for private purposes. However, the commitment and drive of the parents surrounding Mankhamba School, the innocence of the children coupled…
Read More1.0 Introduction Youth Net and Counselling (YONECO), Zomba Mental Hospital and Tackle Africa from United Kingdom has entered into partnership for a project called Passing and Supporting: Building Tactics for Community Mental Health Provision and Care financed by Comic relief in the United Kingdom. The project overall objective is to increase access to mental health…
Read MoreMale involvement in issues of safe motherhood is said to have improved tremendously in Traditional Authority Mwambo in Zomba following the introduction of Radio Listening Clubs. Radio Listening Clubs coordinator for the area, William Chilomoni, said through the introduction of the clubs it has been easy to reach out to men to raise awareness on…
Read MoreCharles Mbeba is a Project Officer who joined YONECO in 2013 as a Helpline Field Officer before being promoted to his current position in 2015. As project officer, Charles is responsible for facilitating and implementing youth and women empowerment activities, Providing Psycho-social support/ counselling to survivors of various forms of abuses, providing technical legal support.…
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