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Yesterday, the Executive Director of YONECO, MacBain Mkandawire, had a meeting with the Executive Secretary and the Acting Director of Child Rights at Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC). The main objective of the meeting was to discuss various strategic ways of protecting the rights of vulnerable groups of people in Malawi. Remember to call the…

On 29 September, 2022, YONECO facilitated a community dialogue meeting on child labour prevention in the mining sector at Chiyenda Usiku in the area of Traditional Authority (T/A) Nsamala in Balaka district. The meeting was a response to community members who reported to the child labour practices in various mining sites that are in the…

On 24 September 2022, YONECO Helpline Services Department conducted a Food and Nutrition awareness session at Mtewa Village in the area of Group Village Head (GVH) Chopi, Traditional Authority (T/A) Malemia in Zomba district. The session was aimed at sensitizing community members on how to enhance nutritional status of children and expectant women as well…

YONECO has appealed to the youth in Machinga district to spearhead Cholera prevention interventions in order to contain the disease which has claimed many lives of people in Malawi since its outbreak in March, 2022. The plea was made during a sensitization meeting on cholera prevention which YONECO organized for young people at Ntaja Youth…

YONECO conducted a child rights awareness session at Kalambwe Primary School in Nkhata Bay ahead of a long end of academic year holiday in which leaners need protection as they spend most of their time in their communities.  As such, the session was organized to empower the leaners to understand critical child rights issues in…

In August 2022, the Directorate of Health Services and Social Welfare (DHSS) for Nkhata Bay firstly confirmed a Cholera outbreak around Tukombo Trading Centre in the area of Traditional Authority (T/A) Zilakoma in the district. By the 2oth September, over 660 cases were reported in various parts of the district with at least 17 deaths…

Community members from Fowo Village, Traditional Authority (T/A) Namavi in Mangochi district have acknowledged the positive impact which livelihood activities have had on reduction of child marriage incidences in the area. In 2018, YONECO introduced various Income Generating Activities (IGAs) that were aimed at enhancing socioeconomic welfare needy families whose young children were at the…

Limited access to information is one of the factors which contribute to increased cases of Gender Based Violence (GBV) at community level. Thus, has embarked on promoting equal opportunities for both young men and women through the promotion of gender transformation at various levels in Mangochi district. In this endeavour, YONECO is engaging young people…

YONECO participated in the 2022 National Public Awareness on the Existence and Roles of Victim Support Units (VSUs) event that was held on 20 September at Chikwawa Community Ground. The Malawi Police Service (MPS) – VSU Department mounted a pavillion where patrons appreciated how the unit operates in Malawi. In addition to this, Chikwawa Police…