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Dear Esteemed Readers, As we dive into the fourth month of 2024, it is crucial to reflect upon an aspect of community development that was neglected some three decades ago – the “Youth Week.” This initiative involved schools and communities uniting for extensive development endeavours without expecting monetary compensation. In Traditional Authority Katuli, Mangochi, Malawi,…

Stakeholders have underscored the crucial role of regional collaboration in ensuring the success and impact of interventions that target young people. The remarks have been made during the NAC learning visit, which is underway at Cresta Thapama Hotel in Botswana under the ‘enhancing access to integrated HIV/AIDS services among young people through m-health in Southern…

Dear Esteemed Readers, I would like to start this entry with a conversation I had with Mr. Gracium Chithonje, YONECO’s Finance Officer, over work performance issues. In his reflections, he said it would be necessary for employees to contemplate whether they would hire someone with their attitude, work approach, and performance and alike if they…

Chitipa is one of the districts in Malawi where Building Education Foundations through Innovation and Technology (#BEFIT) Programme is being implemented to improve the foundational literacy and numeracy skills of primary school learners. Through the #BEFIT Programme, a lot of children in Chitipa have been motivated to go back to school after staying at home…

Stakeholders have hailed the SADC HIV and AIDS Youth Helpline project for enabling youth access to free information through the youth helpline toll-free line on HIV/AIDS and sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) services. During a courtesy call on Tuesday, Zomba District Commissioner, Reinghard Chavula said the project has helped young people to freely…

On 13 February 2024, YONECO hosted Zimbabwe Youth Advocates during a community activation session that was held at Domasi Institute of Management and Social Sciences in Zomba. The activity was aimed at promoting young people’s access to Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights (#SRHR) services. The delegates first made a courtesy call to the office of…

Cyclone Freddy, which hit Malawi in March of 2023, devastated the lives of many people in some parts of the southern region of Malawi. A lot of people lost their lives, and property and many others were left destitute as their houses and food were washed away by the cyclone-induced floods. Unfortunately, some individuals capitalized…

Dear Esteemed Readers, I welcome you to February 2024 with full knowledge that it is a month the world celebrates Valentine’s Day and I would like to ask all young people to understand what the day is all about. This falls on 14th February every year. While Valentine’s Day has lots of good memories for…

YONECO, Standing Voices and Beyond Suncare has trained a total of 50 community advocates in Machinga district. The trained community cadres have been drilled to protect and advance the rights of people with albinism in their designated areas. Malawi is among the countries where, heartrendingly, people with albinism face various forms of violence and abuse…

Mary Kwiyoka, a 7-year-old girl who is in Standard 2, at Nachiwe Primary School, is rewriting the narrative of inclusivity in education. Born with a disability that affected her mobility and speech, Mary’s journey exemplifies the transformative power of the BEFIT program which introduced tablet lessons that have helped her overcome her mobility and speech…