The 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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A journey of reaching out to street connected children with basic education using innovative approach dubbed “SmartStreet” commenced on 13 June, 2022 with a training of street outreach workers. The eight-day training being offered in Lilongwe is first of its kind in Malawi as it is focusing on addressing education needs of children connected to…
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YONECO, in in collaboration with Mulanje Police Station, conducted a crime prevention meeting in the area of Group Village Head (GVH) Mgumera, Traditional Authority (T/A) Juma in Mulanje district. The meeting focused on various criminal activities that are prevalent in the area including mob justice, Gender Based Violence (GBV) including defilement, forced child marriages as…
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Safer Internet Day is a global annual commemoration which is celebrated in February. The Day was designated to promote safe and positive use of digital technology for children and young people, and to inspire national conversations about using technology responsibly, respectfully, critically, and creatively. This year, Safer Internet Day is on 8 February and will…
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YONECO has trained its newly recruited Community Ambassadors at Mponela in Dowa district. The training was conducted under Project 393 Youth Helpline which aims at engaging the youth on HIV and Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) issues. The project which is being implemented in three Countries namely; Malawi, Zimbabwe and Botswana is…
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