Author: Lemani Makina

On Wednesday YONECO office in Mangochi hosted officials from NCA/DCA and FORUT Norway whose aim was to appreciate the progress being made in combating drug and substance abuse in the district. The visitors travelled to Chiponde area where they had firsthand access to some of the successes that are being registered in the fight against…

YONECO Youth Drop In Centres (#DICs) are hubs where young people access information & counselling services for free. This picture was captured today during a Drug & Substance Abuse Session which our Youth Workers had with the youth at Mapale Youth DIC in Zomba. #SayNoToDrugs

YONECO participated in this year’s National Gender Based Violence (GBV) Research Dissemination Conference which is being held at Bingu International Convention Centre (BICC) in Lilongwe on 5 September, 2022. YONECO presented a research study which the organization conducted in tourist destinations, border districts, construction sites as well as in major towns and cities across Malawi.…

Here is a copy of YONECO Voice Monthly Newsletter – September 2022

Greetings dear reader, The new year is slowly moving away from us as a total of eight full months of 2022 have now gone. This is a year that has seen the country go through a lot of drama, grief as well as so many ups and downs both on the social and economic spheres…

In a bid to ensure that young people are actively participating in the fight against climate change, YONECO has started training members of various youth clubs from the area of Traditional Authority (T/A) Katuli in Mangochi in tree nursery management. Just like many parts of Malawi, Katuli area has suffered wanton cut down of trees…

YONECO has introduced a new project which is aimed at enhancing the rights of communities around Njereza Mining Sites in the area of Traditional Authority Mponda in Magochi district. The project which is being funded by Southern Africa Trust (SAT) is expected to amplify the voices of communities and beneficiaries of mining activities in the…

Felista Pensulo is a 45-year-old single mother of four who hails from Kapile Village in the area of Group Village Head (GVH) Mpulula, Traditional Authority (T/A) Nsamala in Balaka district. Life has not been easy for Felista after her husband, the sole provider of the family, left her for another woman in 2018. The turning…

YONECO works with both in and out of school young people on various issues that have a bearing on their lives including Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR), as well as drug and substance abuse among others. It is against this background that authorities at Divine Private Secondary School extended an invitation to our District…

YONECO conducted an awareness session on Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) at Naperi Primary School in Machinga District. The session mainly focused on health and economic consequences of teenage pregnancies and child marriages to both and individual and the society. The facilitators urged the participants to set clear goals and work hard to achieve…