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International Day of Education is an annual commemoration event that falls on 24 January. The day was set aside by the United Nations General Assembly in 2018 to celebrate the role of education for peace and development. This year marks the fourth commemoration of the International Day of Education and it is being cerebrated under…

In case you missed an interview which MBC TV had with our Executive Director, MacBain Mkandawire, during yesterday’s edition of Good Morning Malawi Programme, here are some of the highpoints; In 2021 alone, YONECO’s Tithandizane Helpline Services received a total of 2, 066 calls on defilement. A study should be commissioned to unearth factors that…

YONECO organized an inception meeting for a two-and-a-half-year SADC Youth Helpline Project which the organization will be implementing in Malawi. The project will enable young people to access specialist counselling services, HIV and AIDS as well as Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) information and referrals to high impact services. The Executive Director of YONECO,…

Young people in Malawi face a number of challenges that prevent them from accessing Sexual Reproductive Health Services (SRH) services like modern contraceptives as well as HIV Testing and counselling (HTC) Services. Long distances to nearest health service delivery points is among the most prominent challenges which young people, especially those who live in rural…

Happy New Year to all readers, supporters and funders of YONECO. We would like to welcome you into the year 2022. If you have made it this far, you should be grateful as 2021 was very eventful but also painful. Therefore, it is important that we should begin this new year with work that will…

As the year is drawing closer to an end, on 30 December, we supported 30 vulnerable children who frequent our Youth-Drop-in-Centre at Kazembe Township in Zomba City to have a retreat at Zomba mountain. The group comprised of children who were withdrawn from the streets, orphans and others from vulnerable households. The retreat was organized…

In a bid to contribute towards ending Gender Based Violence (#GBV ) in Malawi, YONECO with support from Trocaire, conducted community dialogue sessions which attracted men women and the youth in Machinga, Balaka, Ntcheu and Dedza district. The sessions enabled men and women to open up and list down various forms of GBV they face…

On 15 December, 2021 YONECO hosted the Malawi Parliamentary Women’s Caucus at the organization’s Head Office in Zomba city. The members of parliament toured YONECO Helpline Services call centre, YONECO FM studios as well YONECO ICT Section to appreciate how the institution operates in fulfilling its mandate of serving the youth, women and children. In…

Today, 10 December, 2021 is International Human Rights Day. Malawi has joined the world in commemorating the Day at a function which is being held in Ntcheu District. This year, the International Human Rights Day is being celebrated under the theme: Reducing Inequalities, Advancing Human Rights.