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Dear Reader, The African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of Children concluded its recent meeting on October 12, 2024, highlighting two crucial issues for Malawi that demand urgent attention. First, there is an alarming rise in concerns regarding adolescent sexual and reproductive health, evidenced by increasing rates of teenage pregnancies and school…

Today marks the final day of three-day refresher training sessions for Parent-Child Communication (PCC) Facilitators which YONECO, in collaboration with the Ministry of Youth and Sport, organized in Dedza and Mchinji districts. One of the trained PCC Facilitators, Genesis Moyenda from the area of Traditional Authority (T/A) Mduwa Mchinji, explained that PCC is key in…

Meet Hulubai Issa, one of the community members who are being targeted by the Social Protection for Gender Equality and Resilience (SP-GEAR) project interventions in Nsanje. Before the project, which aims at reducing vulnerability and enhance resilience among women, girls and marginalized groups, Issa was staying in a grass thatched house and wasn’t able to…

Today, YONECO joined a Stakeholders Review Meeting alongside representatives from the Malawi government UNICEF Malawi to assess the progress achieved in the Social Protection for Gender Equality and Resilience (SP-GEAR) Project in Chikwawa district. Among others, it has been noted that with collaboration from YONECO, the district has been able to identify and device ways…

On 19 October, 2024, YONECO FM organized a get-together for women who regularly listen and contribute to discussions on Amayi Yankhulani Radio Programme. The radio programme is aired every week from Monday to Friday between 9 to 10 a.m. The event that was held in Zomba, attracted women from various districts across the Malawi. The…

Zomba District Council chairperson Brazio Chinthenga has called on the youth to desist from endangering their lives by engaging in immoral behaviours. Speaking at Nsondole during this year’s commemoration of the international youth day at district level, Chinthenga cited excessive beer drinking and smoking as notable risks most young people engage themselves in. “Time is…

Dear Reader, The carnage on the roads of Malawi has reached a shocking state with deaths on a daily basis. A date will not pass without hearing someone has died on our roads. We seem to be comfortable with the situation and wondering what the Government and all duty bearers are now doing about this.…

Compelled by the increasing mental health challenges among young people in Zomba, YONECO, through its Tithandizane Helpline Services Department, has embarked on outreach activities targeting the youth through various establishments including schools and religious spaces. On 15 September, 2024, YONECO counsellors facilitated a mental health outreach session at Chinamwali CCAP Church in the district. The…

In a drive to enhance positive parenting, YONECO has intensified parenting activities in the area of Traditional Authority (T/A) Malemia in Zomba district. The sessions are aimed at equipping parents and guardians of adolescent boys and girls with relevant knowledge and skills for raising children to successfully transition into adulthood. So far, a total of…