On 18 September, 2022, officers from YONECO’s Tithandizane Helpline Services facilitated an awareness session with members of Desire Youth Club from Malonje Village in the area of Traditional Authority (T/A) Malemia in Zomba district. The session was attended by 17 members (5 boys and 12 girls) of club in a bid to prevent drug and…
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On 17 September 2022, YONECO conducted a community legal awareness session at Issa Mponda Village in the area of Traditional Authority (T/A) Mponda in Mangochi district. The awareness session was aimed at furnishing community members with accurate, and practical legal information in order to help them understand various legal processes and enable them to…
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The economic prospects that are being projected with the advent of mining activities in Balaka district are being marred by child labour practices that have seen over 400 leaners dropping out of school to join the industry between 2019 and 2022. The heartrending update was made by the Headteacher of Chitimbe Primary School during an…
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On 17 September 2022 engaged young people on the importance of venturing into various income generating activities to ensure that they are financially stable and evade various challenges that are perpetuated by poverty. The session was held at Zomba Youth Friendly Health Service (YFHS) Corner where the youth were encouraged to exploit various opportunities which…
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Culture is very key in combating Gender Based Violence (GBV). Cultural norms can either be enablers or combatants of the vice which mainly affects the women and girls. Thus, on 2 September, 2022 YONECO participated in this year’s Umhlangano wa Maseko Ngoni Cultural Festival that was held in Ntcheu district. Through the cerebration, YONECO managed…
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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…
Read MoreThe street is no place for a child to live in. Children who are connected to the streets face a lot of challenges and they are exposed to a number of hazards and abuses. Heartrendingly, many small towns and major cities of Malawi have become homes to thousands of children. On 18 August, 2022, YONECO…
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Greetings our esteemed readers. Malawi gets into 58 years of independence on 6 July 2022 a very embarrassed nation. We have seen calls for the cancellations of the Independence Day celebrations and there have been so many arguments for and against. However, as an embarrassed nation, because of several reasons including corruption, we probably need…
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In collaboration with community members around Mwanyama Village in the area of Traditional Authority (T/A) Mponda in Mangochi district, we have facilitated the establishment of an Early Childhood Development (ECD) Centre which currently has 14 learners of which nine are girls and five are boys. The initiative is a result of an assessment which YONECO…
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A person who shares a blanket in winter is surely more than a friend. True to this was a momentous occasion on Friday 10 June, 2022, as children at the Lilongwe Social Rehabilitation Centre (SRC) received brand new blankets from Lilongwe Dairy. The company brought 31 blankets that have been shared to the…
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