Thousands of people joined YONECO FM in cerebrating three years of being the real voice of the youth, women and children at Gymkhana Ground in Zomba. In his remarks, the Guest of Honor to the function – Professor Dixie Maluwa Banda who is also the Chairperson for YONECO Board of Trustees, thanked everyone for being…
Read MoreYONECO hosted a multi-stakeholder meeting on launching an Online Child Abuse Portal for Malawi which will open doors to confidential and anonymous reporting on online child imagery abuse. In his remarks, the Executive Director for YONECO, MacBain Mkandawire, commended various stakeholders who attended a roundtable meeting for their positive input towards addressing the challenges that…
Read MoreThe Executive Director for YONECO, Mac Bain Mkandawire, has urged Tithandizane Helpline Service officers to be diligent and selfless in discharging their duties as many people in the country have trust and confidence in them. Mkandawire stated that the Tithandizane Helpline Service has become a household name in the country because of its insistence on…
Read MoreYONECO distributed a total of 15 bicycles to Youth Community Based Distribution Agents (YCBDAs) in the areas of Traditional Authority Mponda and Nankumba in Mangochi district. Speaking during the handover ceremony, District Youth Friendly Health Service (YFHS) Coordinator, Chisomo Petros, applauded YONECO for the support. Petros said this will greatly contribute towards ensuring that young…
Read MoreShakira Amedi (15) from Makanjira is one of the girls who participated in an Annual Girls Conference which the More than Brides (MTB) Alliance – Malawi organised on 19 December, 2017. In her remarks after the conference, Shakira said that the conference has opened up her mind and she now believes that girls can really…
Read More“There were a lot of things which I was not aware of. I can now confidently say that I have known a lot through various activities during the trophy. That lack of awareness on such key issues is very dangerous as young people end up in tough situations due to lack of facts” – said…
Read More“There were a lot of issues I was not aware of and I can confidently say that I have known a lot through various activities during the trophy. That lack of awareness on such key issues is very dangerous as young people end up in tough situations due to lack of facts” – said Chimwemwe…
Read MoreThe K3 million football and netball trophy which is sponsored by Youth Net and Counselling (YONECO) has reached the climax as the finalists are set to lock horns in a much anticipated event to be held on December 17 at Zomba Police College ground. The final encounter of the tournament will showcase a battle between…
Read MoreThe Chairperson for Mulanje District Council, Councilor Charles Kapata, applauded YONECO for the activities which the organization conducted to prevent occurrence of Gender Based Violence (GBV) through awareness raising activities. Councilor Kapata said this during a massive event which YONECO organized to double as a commemoration for the Human Rights Day as well as a…
Read MoreThe Executive Director for Eliminating Child Labour in Tobacco Growing (ECLT) Foundation, David Hammond, commended community members in the area of Village Head Mpamila in Ntchisi for their support and commitment towards protecting children from child labour in tobacco estates. Hammond made these remarks in Ntchisi during a familiarization tour of Eliminating Child Labour Elimination…
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