1.0 Introduction Youth Net and Counselling (YONECO), Zomba Mental Hospital and Tackle Africa from United Kingdom has entered into partnership for a project called Passing and Supporting: Building Tactics for Community Mental Health Provision and Care financed by Comic relief in the United Kingdom. The project overall objective is to increase access to mental health…
Read MoreMale involvement in issues of safe motherhood is said to have improved tremendously in Traditional Authority Mwambo in Zomba following the introduction of Radio Listening Clubs. Radio Listening Clubs coordinator for the area, William Chilomoni, said through the introduction of the clubs it has been easy to reach out to men to raise awareness on…
Read MoreYONECO, in collaboration with Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA), MHub, and ICT Association of Malawi, will on 6 February 2018 lead the commemoration of Safer Internet Day (SID) at St Andrews International High School in Blantyre. Safer Internet Day is an annual awareness-raising campaign, aiming to bring together key actors from the public and private…
Read MoreUp to 12 marriages have been terminated in Group Village Headman Tiopaizi, Traditional Authority Msakambewa in Dowa. This follows joint community sessions conducted by theatre group – Kongwe Hills Youth Organisation and Tiopaizi Radio Listener’s Club who were trained by YONECO under Every Woman every Child Social accountability project funded by UNICEF. The community activities…
Read MoreCall her Dziko. But that’s not her real name. She doesn’t want to use her real name – because of grief. “I got married in June, after I fell pregnant. We were happy expecting our first child. We also had selected a name for our next baby” said the girl. But on this fateful day,…
Read MoreThousands of people joined YONECO FM in cerebrating three years of being the real voice of the youth, women and children at Gymkhana Ground in Zomba. In his remarks, the Guest of Honor to the function – Professor Dixie Maluwa Banda who is also the Chairperson for YONECO Board of Trustees, thanked everyone for being…
Read MoreYONECO hosted a multi-stakeholder meeting on launching an Online Child Abuse Portal for Malawi which will open doors to confidential and anonymous reporting on online child imagery abuse. In his remarks, the Executive Director for YONECO, MacBain Mkandawire, commended various stakeholders who attended a roundtable meeting for their positive input towards addressing the challenges that…
Read MoreThe Executive Director for YONECO, Mac Bain Mkandawire, has urged Tithandizane Helpline Service officers to be diligent and selfless in discharging their duties as many people in the country have trust and confidence in them. Mkandawire stated that the Tithandizane Helpline Service has become a household name in the country because of its insistence on…
Read MoreYONECO distributed a total of 15 bicycles to Youth Community Based Distribution Agents (YCBDAs) in the areas of Traditional Authority Mponda and Nankumba in Mangochi district. Speaking during the handover ceremony, District Youth Friendly Health Service (YFHS) Coordinator, Chisomo Petros, applauded YONECO for the support. Petros said this will greatly contribute towards ensuring that young…
Read MoreShakira Amedi (15) from Makanjira is one of the girls who participated in an Annual Girls Conference which the More than Brides (MTB) Alliance – Malawi organised on 19 December, 2017. In her remarks after the conference, Shakira said that the conference has opened up her mind and she now believes that girls can really…
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