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Greetings our esteemed readers YONECO wishes all Malawians a happy 2022 International Labour Day on 1 May 2022. However, we should not turn a blind eye to our failure, as a country, to create the famous one million Jobs for the younger generation. It is very clear that as a country, our definition of employment…

Malawi Alcohol Policy 2017 (3.1.3 – 1 provides for the establishment of Local Committees on Drug Control (LCDC) that are mandated to spearhead community action against drug and substance abuse, including alcohol, in partnership with local stakeholders. YONECO, with financial support from FORUT through NCA/DCA, supported the activation of various LCDC in Mangochi district. The…

YONECO office in Rumphi implements various programmatic activities that are aimed at enhancing the rights and welfare of the youth, women and children in district. Among other key interventions, the office is responsible for managing the day-to-day activities of a Safe Place for survivors of Gender Based Violence (GBV) and child abuse, a youth Drop-in…

YONECO conducted door-to-door orientation sessions for women on gender and human rights around Chikalamba Village, Traditional Authority(T/A) Chikulamayembe in Rumphi district. The activity was organized after it was noted that women from the targeted area face a number of challenges in their lives due to various socio-cultural factors which fuel inequalities among men and women.…

YONECO engaged leaners at St Denis Primary school in Rumphi district on child protection issues in order to ensure that children have adequate information pertaining to their rights and responsibilities. Children from Rumphi district are exposed with various forms of abuse both at school and in their designated communities. Key to this is the fact…

In October 2021, YONECO, with financial support from Egmond Trust, provided portable ground nuts grinders to four Youth Support Groups from the area of Sub Traditional Authority (STA), Tsikulamowa in Ntcheu District. The intervention was aimed at contributing towards economic wellbeing and positive health outcomes among Young People Living with HIV (YPLWH) in the area.…

Nsanje District Council has given YONECO a go-ahead to implement the Empowering for Resilience, Mitigation and Protection of women, girls and children survivors of Cyclone Ana Impacts (ERMPS) Project. The disaster response project which is being funded by Vitol Foundation has been welcomed as an important intervention which will reach out to survivors of Cyclone…

Grace Jeke is a 53-year-old social worker, who begun working with YONECO under child protection services on 11 November 2008 as a volunteer at Zomba Youth Drop-in Centre (DIC). ‘Amayi’ (mother)’, as Grace is fondly called by the children she supports, further explained that her 14-year-old journey as a social worker mainly focuses on providing…

Today, 56 girls from various parts of Malawi participated in the 2022 Girls Summit that was organized by African Child Policy Forum  (ACPF) in partnership with #YONECO and the Malawi Government through the Ministry of Gender, Community Development and Social Welfare. The girls forum was concluded with a communique which relays a number of recommendations…

Village Head Mtalimanga from the area of Traditional Authority (T/A) Mponda in Mangochi district has reaffirmed her commitment to support interventions that are aimed at helping young people to desist from alcohol and drug abuse in her area. Village Head Mtalimanja has been at the centre of promoting the adoption of positive behaviours among young…