YONECO provides support to preschool children through the organization’s Early Childhood Development (ECD) programme which focuses on the holistic development of young learners in various parts across Malawi. It is against this backdrop that YONECO drilled caregivers on how to facilitate child play therapy sessions in order to promote the rights and well-being of children.…
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Introduction Action for Teen Mothers and Adolescent Girls in Central Region project is being implemented by YONECO and other partners with funding from Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) and UNFPA. Duration The project commenced in 2022 and will phase out in 2024. Impact Areas The project is being implemented in Dedza in the areas of…
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The Minister of Health, Honourable Halima Daudi, presided over the launch of Ufulu Wanga (My Rights) Project at a function that was held at Mtendere Secondary School Hall in Dedza district. Ufulu Wanga Project, which is being funded by the European Union (EU), will be implemented in a bid to promote the rights and welfare…
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YONECO participated in a district-wide clean-up exercise organized by the District Community Development Office that was conducted on 14 April, 2023. This campaign was aimed at raising awareness about the importance of practicing good hygiene in public places in order to protect oneself and those around them from illnesses like cholera. During the exercise, some…
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It is important to provide young people with age-appropriate Sexual Reproductive Health (SRH) information. Furthermore, there is need to impart both adolescent boys and girl with knowledge and strategies on how they can ably take care of themselves if they are unable to abstain. Thus, on April 13, 2023, YONECO organized an SRH session with…
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Economic empowerment of young people is very critical as it enables the youth to access resources and opportunities they need to create a better future for themselves, their families and their communities. Such efforts also contribute towards poverty reduction and reduces the inequality gap. On April 12th, 2023, YONECO held a socioeconomic session with the…
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On April 12, 2023, YONECO held a sensitization meeting on drug and substance abuse with members of Kalumbu Youth Club in the area of Group Village Head (GVH) Kalumbu Traditional Authority (T/A) Njolomole’s area in Ntcheu. The objective of the session was to mitigate the effects of drug and substance abuse among the youth. The…
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Malawi faces recurrent drastic weather conditions that includes dry spells, seasonal droughts, intense rainfall, riverine floods, and flash floods. Malawi has had three major cyclones in a space of less than 15 months – Cyclone Ana (January 2022), Gombe (March 2022) and Freddy (March 2023). Health service delivery have been affected by…
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YONECO with support from FDH Bank and other well-wishers has supported disaster survivors in four disaster evacuation camps in the areas of Traditional Authority (T/A) Mwambo and Ngwelero in Zomba district. After Tropical Cyclone Freddy, a number of evacuation camps were established in the affected areas around the Southern Region of Malawi where many people…
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YONECO mobilized young people to co-lead a cleanup exercise at South Lunzu Health Centre in Blantyre, Malawi in response to the two-front war of Cholera and the effects of Tropical Cyclone Freddy which the country is currently facing. YONECO staff and volunteers collaborated with the youth from the area of Traditional Authority (T/A) Machinjiri in…
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