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On the 14th of February, the YONECO Blantyre district office conducted a session on drug and substance abuse with 80 learners (40 males and 40 females) at Golden Gate private secondary school. The aim of the session was to raise awareness among school learners about the effects of drug and alcohol abuse and how it…

The Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) in partnership with YONECO, mHub, Airtel, TNM, and the Malawi Police Service conducted a series of school outreach sessions in Blantyre, Zomba, and Mangochi in commemoration of this year’s Safe Internet Day (SID). The school outreach activities were organized to create a platform for children and young adults to…

On 8 March 2023, Malawi joined the rest of the world in commemorating this year’s International Women’s Day (#IWD) at a function held at Malika School Ground in the area of Traditional Authority (T/A) Malemia in Zomba district. The event was graced by the presence of the Minister of Mining, Honorable Monica Chang’anamuno, who was…

As cholera outbreak is still devastating the lives of Malawians, Youth Net and Counselling (YONECO) has donated various cholera response and prevention materials to Blantyre and Mangochi District Health Offices (DHOs). The gesture has been made with funds from Network for Empowered Aid Response (NEAR) at a tune of more than K100 million under a…

On February 21, 2023, YONECO field officers held a highly informative and engaging awareness session at GVH Malengamzizi, T/A Kalumo in Ntchisi District. The objective of the session was to raise awareness among community members on human rights, the different types of abuse, and the impact of climate change on their lives. During the session,…

Greetings Dear Reader, February 2023 concludes with some interesting developments in Malawi in relation to climate change and environment. We have had two cyclones – Cheneso and Freddy. We hope there will not be any more cyclones affecting Malawi this year. However, other countries like Turkey and Syria have also been badly affected by various…

Join Titus Linzie on Pa Mgodi Radio Programme every Monday from 2:30 – 3:00 pm on YONECO FM as he engages communities affected by the mining industry in Malawi. The program is being funded by Southern Africa Trust.

Mangochi and Blantyre District Health Management Teams (DHMTs) have given YONECO a nod to commence the implementation of Tithetse Cholera Project in their respective areas between February and August 2023. Malawi is currently battling a prolonged cholera outbreak since March 2022 which has claimed over 1, 200 lives out of about 36, 943 cases that…

In an effort to reduce various Sexual Reproductive Health (SRH) challenges that young people face, YONECO has intensified Comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) sessions in its Youth Drop-in Centres (DYCs) across Malawi. CSE aims at providing age–appropriate, and culturally relevant information about gender, sex, and sexuality. The sessions are expected to equip the youth with the…

YONECO in collaboration with the Department of Social welfare office conducted a Cholera awareness campaign in the area of Senior Traditional Authority (STA) Chanthunya in Balaka district. The campaign was aimed at equipping community members with knowledge on how to prevent Cholera disease. The activity was conducted in response to a call by community leaders…