Author: Lemani Makina

On 13 November, 2022, YONECO’s Tithandizane Helpline Services Department conducted a Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) awareness session at Sogoja Village in the area of Taditional Authority (T/A) Mwambo, Zomba. The awareness session was organized in a bid to enhance the welbeing of community members through increased uptake of HIV Testing Services (HTS) and…

YONECO has urged leaders from the area of Traditional Authority (TA) Nyaluwanga in Nkhata Bay district to step up efforts to ensure that teen mothers are returning to school after delivery. This was said by the Programme Support Manager for YONECO in the Northern Region, Dunreck Pande, during an engagement meeting which YONECO held with…

Children have the right to good and quality education. However, a number of factors prevent others like street connected children from equally enjoying this right. It is against this background that YONECO has introduced mobile school learning sessions around the streets of Mchesi township in the capital city of Malawi – Lilongwe. Mobile School is…

YONECO joined community members and stakeholders during a district commemoration of the International Day of the Girl Child that was held at Utale Community Day Secondary School (CDSS) in the area of Traditional Authority (T/A) Nkaya in Balaka. The event brought together community members, government officials, Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), as well as traditional and…

Career guidance sessions assist students to fulfil their dreams by helping them in making informed choices on what they want to become. The sessions help students to understand what it takes to accomplish their dreams at the same time give them a chance to seek advice on what they intend to do. As YONECO, we…

Over the years, the frequency and intensity of disasters has increased in Malawi. Disasters like storms, floods and short rainfall periods have led to an increase in the levels of vulnerability and many households are experiencing perennial food shortages. This scenario has further greatly affected the nutritional status of various vulnerable groups including people who…

Traditional Authorities have called for the development of by-laws to protect game reserves and national parks in the districts. The calls were made during a three-day learning visit which was organized by Trocaire under ‘Building Climate-Resilient Communities Around Wildlife Protected Areas’ Project which is being implemented in communities surrounding Kasungu National Park, Mwabvi Wildlife Reserve…

YONECO officers in Ntcheu conducted a session on Sexual Reproductive Health (SRH) using Auntie Stella Pack card numbers 6, 32 and 37 as SRH youth participatory tools with Senior primary school learners in Ntcheu. The session was aimed advising the leaners on the negative impacts of early sexual debut and its effects, negative peer pressure…

YONECO conducted a session on Disaster Risk Management (DRM) with members of Wildlife Club Primary School in Ntcheu district. The session was aimed at informing the learners on how they can contribute towards addressing issues of climate change as well as disaster risk reduction and management. The leaners were urged to plant more trees and…

Greetings Dear Reader, We are already in month 11 and we are remaining with only one month to the end of the year. Fundamental questions have to be answered in relation to how we managed to protect women, girls and children. We are beginning the month with the famous 19 days of Activism to Prevent…