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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…

Care Givers from the area of Traditional Authority (T/A) Malemia in Zomba district who formed a Village Savings and Loans (VSL) groups have ventured into agribusiness in order to raise funds for a bigger business venture. Currently, there are three groups in the area and the members used their individual VSL earnings to buy various…

YONECO Programmes team had an engagement session with Investigative Justice Mission (IJM) at its Head Office in Zomba. The two parties mainly zeroed in on Sexual Gender Based Violence (SGBV) and Trafficking in Persons (TIP) which is one of the gloss human rights violations that are still prevalent in Malawi. Before the discussions, the delegation…

International Women’s Day is a global celebration that falls on 8 March every year. The Day was set aside to commemorate the cultural, political, and socioeconomic achievements of women.  The Day also brings global attention to issues that affect women which include gender equality, reproductive rights, as well as violence and abuse against women. This…

Greetings to you all our esteemed readers. We start the month of March coming from a difficult period in which our spirits were dampened by the unfortunate aftermath of the devastating Cyclone ANA. However, we begin the month of March on a clean slate with more energy while hoping for the best. We kick start…

Balaka is among the districts in Malawi where child neglect is a common malpractice which consequently leads into increased cases of school dropout, child marriages and commercial sexual exploitation of children among other challenges. Thus, YONECO established a Youth Drop in Centre (DIC) where young people are imparted with necessary life skills for them to…

On 21 February, 2022, Ministry of Gender, Community Development and Social Welfare organized a conference where the Executive Director of YONECO, MacBain Mkandawire showcased how Tithandizane Helpline Services operates. Tithandizane Helpline Services was initiated by YONECO and it was later adopted by the Malawi government to become a national intervention for enhancing child protection and…

The Executive Director of YONECO, MacBain Mkandawire, has commended the Malawi government for removing excise duty on sanitary pads and other essential commodities. On Friday, 18th February 2022, the Finance and Economic Affairs Minister, Sosten Gwengwe, presented a 2022/2023 National Budget at Parliament Building in Lilongwe. The budget which has been pegged at MK 2.84…