Author: Lemani Makina

Ms Rita Kasakula was supposed to accompany the team, but later you informed me that she would be engaged with CDC activities this week. After that, I reached out to you again regarding her replacement, and you mentioned that Mr Noel Kaufa is also occupied with other equally important tasks. At this point, I was…

Malawi commemorated the World Consumer Rights Day at a function that was held on 11 April, 2025 at Gymkhana Club in Zomba, under the theme “Fair and Safe Digital Space for Consumers.” YONECO participated in the event, which was organized by the Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA), and featured the Director of MACRA, Daud Suleman,…

#YONECO and NGO Gender Coordination Network – Malawi held an engagement meeting with political leaders in Machemba Constituency, Phalombe, aimed at promoting women’s representation in leadership positions ahead of the September 16 General Elections (GE). The meeting urged the leaders to rally behind capable female candidates in the upcoming primary elections and further support their…

On 8 April 2025, YONECO, in collaboration with Ntcheu District Forestry Office, a launch event for the afforestation of land areas in schools and communities around Mpira Dam catchment area in Ntcheu district. The launch event, held in Ntcheu, will see the establishment of fruit orchards and woodlots in villages and 14 schools within the…

April 1 marks the beginning of quarter two of 2025 and about 169 days to the 2025 General Elections which are slated for September 16, 2025. We see escalating intra and inter party political violence with some language that does not resonate with a democratic culture. We are seeing a lot of intolerance within political…

On 3 March 2025, the UNFPA Resident Representative to Malawi, Nelida Rodrigues visited Safe Space mentors in the area of Traditional Authority (T/A) Bwananyambi in Mangochi district. During the visit, Nelida Rodrigues encouraged the mentors to continue supporting adolescent girls and young women who are challenged by multidimensional harmful sociocultural norms that perpetuate Gender-Based Violence…

Greetings to our Muslim brothers and sisters on this joyous occasion of Eid Al-fitr Mubarak

On 29 March 2025, YONECO and authorities at Chipitu Primary School in Chitipa hosted various community-level education stakeholders in a bid to address various pressing issues that are contributing to marginal academic performance of learners at the institution. The participants shared their concerns, experiences and insights on the matter. The meeting bemoaned poverty, parental neglect…