Author: Lemani Makina

YONECO organized a two-day meeting on humanitarian response that we organized for various stakeholders in Blantyre district. The meeting has been organized under Strengthening Child Protection and Accountability to Affected Populations which YONECO is implementing with funding from UNICEF. The project has been introduced to strengthen protection services for women and children in the areas…

Traditional leaders from the area of Senior Chief Kaphuka in Dedza have commended interventions which YONECO is implementing in the district under Action for Teen Mothers and Adolescent Girls Project. Speaking during a joint monitoring visit which Dedza District Council organized, the traditional leaders explained that the project has had a positive impact on both…

After much anticipation, the wait is finally over! Students from various primary schools in Rumphi and Chitipa districts have kickstarted their new academic year with a modern twist by learning literacy and numeracy skills through the use of tablets. YONECO is implementing this innovation in the two districts under Building Educational Foundations through Innovation and…

Dear Esteemed Reader, Malawi participated in the 2023 United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) with high expectations regarding the Sustainable Development Goals 2030. This comes after a series of crises in recent years, including COVID-19 and the war in Ukraine. The emergence of climate-induced disasters, like Cyclone Freddy in Malawi and heat waves and fires in…

As the new academic calendar for primary schools is set to commence on 11 September 2023, we are finalizing our preparations to commence the implementation of ICT-based and child-directed adaptive learning which will be delivered to the students using tablets. This is one of the interventions which YONECO is implementing alongside the Malawi government under…

The people of Traditional Authority (T/A) Khosolo Jere in Mzimba district have been encouraged to participate in natural regeneration activities in their areas to help restore the degraded landscape. This message was conveyed during a visit by representatives from the International Centre of Research and Agroforestry (ICRAF), YONECO, and Total Land Care to some farmers…

We are thankful to members of Blantyre Technical Working Group (TWG) on Child Protection for their valuable input and expertise during the appraisal session of our new project which is being funded by UNICEF. The project is aimed at guaranteeing the provision of services and enhancing protection for children, women, and other vulnerable groups impacted…

YONECO organized an economic empowerment session for women at Milepa in Chiradzulu. The participants were urged to develop a culture of saving and investing. Among other things, the women were encouraged to join or form Village Savings and Loans (#VSL) groups in their area. We believe this is a crucial step towards helping women to…