The Programme Manager for YONECO, Wezzie Mtonga Kamphale, made a presentation on how YONECO’s Toll free Helplines are contributing towards preventing and responding to Violence against Women and Girls (VAWG) in Malawi at the 63rd Commission of the Status of Women (CSW) in New York, USA. In her presentation, Kamphale highlighted that helplines are an…
Read MoreOn 16th March 2019 YONECO coordinated a School Quiz competition for Chiradzulu based Community Day Secondary Schools (CDSS), as a way of imparting knowledge on Gender Based Violence (GBV) prevention and response.
Read MoreChiefs from the area of Traditional Authority (T/A) Makanjira in Mangochi district have cautioned their subjects against hiding behind culture to marry off their children who are below the legal marriage age in Malawi. The chiefs made the appeal during a Community Dialogue Meeting on Child Marriage which YONECO organised in the area. The assembly…
Read MoreA case that was reported through YONECO Toll free Child Helpline in May of 2017 concerning a catholic priest from Zomba who defiled and impregnated a 15-year-old primary school leaner, has been concluded with a 17 year-jail sentence to the offender.
Read MoreYONECO joined various partners and stakeholders in Mangochi district during a march against political violence ahead of the forthcoming Tripartite Elections that will be held in Malawi on 21 May, 2019.
Read MoreMembers of an Ad hoc Parliamentary Committee have said they will advocate for increased funding for youth development programmes in the country.
Read MoreYONECO Voice Monthly Newsletter- January 2019
Read MoreYONECO, with support from Hivos, initiated a tree planting exercise in which a total of 5,000 tree seedlings have been planted around Ndangopuma Hill in Zomba City.
Read MoreDepartment of E-government, under the Ministry of Information and Communications Technology, has vowed to back Youth Net & Counselling (YONECO) in publicizing its toll-free helplines. The assurance was given during a site visit to YONECO’s head office on the cool morning of 29th January, 2019 by a delegation from the department of E-government and officials…
Read MoreLuso Youth Club donated a number of learning materials to underprivileged school going children at a function that was dubbed ‘Go Back to School Campaign’ in the area of Group Village Head Mtogolo, Traditional Authority Malemia in Zomba district.
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