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…
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Members of Thamanda Youth Club from the area of Traditional Authority (T/A) Chanthunya in Balaka district have started benefitting from Youth and Agriculture Initiative which YONECO, in partnership with the District Youth Office, introduced in the area. Members of Thamanda Youth Club have managed to venture into various small scale businesses after accessing soft loans…
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Women’s Village Savings and Loans Associations (VSLAs) are safe spaces which provide a platform for the provision of a holistic empowerment package to women when the monetary component is systematically fused with other sociocultural aspects of their lives. On 21 August 2022, a team of YONECO Helpline Counsellors had a session with members of Tiyanjane…
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The cliché ‘the youth are leaders of tomorrow’ has been used to sideline young people from taking part in decision making processes that concern them and their society. This platitude overshadows young people’s innovativeness and enthusiasm to contribute towards the development of their society. In line with this year’s theme for the International Youth Day;…
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As one way of strengthening child protection and development, YONECO has trained community caregivers who will be facilitating sessions at Mwachande Children’s Corner which is in the area of Traditional Authority (T/A) Mponda in Mangochi district. The training is among the interventions that are aimed at establishing and strengthening community child protection systems. The training…
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By Sgt Rhodrick Masina – Research and Gender Officer, Ntcheu Prison Station The sun is harshly vibrating on the hardly supplied ballets and Angolan head dresses. It is just around 1:30 pm, but considering how hot the weather is, one may think we have been given a test of how October will be, yes, very…
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This week, we intensified our Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) engagement sessions with in and out-of- school young people around Ntaja in Machinga district amidst rising cases of unintended teen pregnancies in the area. During the sessions, young people indicated that frequent stock out of SRHR commodities and lack of consistent information among young…
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Small things matter in enhancing social economic development of the youth, women and children. Happiness Chanunkha, our district facilitator establishes Village Savings and Loan Associations (VSLAs) in Zomba to empower women socially and economically. These groups are also avenues for discussing parenting issues, Gender Based Violence (GBV), HIV and AIDS, as well as personal growth…
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Children experience insidious forms of violence in the places they are supposed to be most protected. No matter the circumstance, every child has the right to be protected from violence, exploitation and abuse. Protection starts from letting the children know their rights and places where they could report all forms of abuse. As such, YONECO…
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Utale is among the areas in Balaka district that register high rates of Gender Based Violence (GBV). Most of the registered cases are perpetrated against women and girls and they include forced child marriages, sexual harassment and child sexual exploitation among others. Thus, it is against this backdrop that YONECO conducted a GBV awareness session…
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