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Zomba City, just like many parts of Malawi, faces a serious challenge with young people abusing drugs and other substances. Thus, in a bid to safeguard learners from the devastating health effects of these tendencies, school authorities at Matiti Primary School in Zomba engaged YONECO to educate learners about the dangers of drug and alcohol…

Young people often find themselves navigating a complex web of moral dilemmas, peer pressure, and various challenges in their everyday lives. These issues can have a significant impact on their educational future and overall wellbeing. In response to the growing concerns in the district, YONECO took proactive steps to equip young learners with essential life…

Dear Esteem Readers, Welcome to October 2023 and we hope you are well and will be enjoying the newsletter. We, at YONECO, are excited that you are with us, and we are there for you.  We begin this column by reflecting on the fact that mid-September 2023, The Malawi National Examination Board released the results…

As the new academic year has just started, YONECO is geared up to ensure that young people are able to enjoy their right to education by ensuring that they have adequate age-appropriate information about their Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR). On September 22, 2023, YONECO officers conducted an SRHR awareness session at Kingdom Builders…

YONECO organized a two-day meeting on humanitarian response that we organized for various stakeholders in Blantyre district. The meeting has been organized under Strengthening Child Protection and Accountability to Affected Populations which YONECO is implementing with funding from UNICEF. The project has been introduced to strengthen protection services for women and children in the areas…

Traditional leaders from the area of Senior Chief Kaphuka in Dedza have commended interventions which YONECO is implementing in the district under Action for Teen Mothers and Adolescent Girls Project. Speaking during a joint monitoring visit which Dedza District Council organized, the traditional leaders explained that the project has had a positive impact on both…

After much anticipation, the wait is finally over! Students from various primary schools in Rumphi and Chitipa districts have kickstarted their new academic year with a modern twist by learning literacy and numeracy skills through the use of tablets. YONECO is implementing this innovation in the two districts under Building Educational Foundations through Innovation and…

Dear Esteemed Reader, Malawi participated in the 2023 United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) with high expectations regarding the Sustainable Development Goals 2030. This comes after a series of crises in recent years, including COVID-19 and the war in Ukraine. The emergence of climate-induced disasters, like Cyclone Freddy in Malawi and heat waves and fires in…

As the new academic calendar for primary schools is set to commence on 11 September 2023, we are finalizing our preparations to commence the implementation of ICT-based and child-directed adaptive learning which will be delivered to the students using tablets. This is one of the interventions which YONECO is implementing alongside the Malawi government under…