YONECO Hosts Co-Design Writeshop on GBV Safe Spaces for UNIMA Students

YONECO organized a co-design writeshop for a pilot intervention that is aimed at creating peer-moderated, confidential and accessible spaces for University of Malawi (UNIMA) students to openly discuss their experiences of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) and access referrals to formal services. The initiative, that is being supported by the Sexual Violence Research Initiative (SVRI), brought together…

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Community Groups in Makawa Push for Action Against GBV and Child Marriage

Community-based groups from Makawa in the area of Traditional Authority (T/A) Mponda in Mnagiochi district have called for stronger action to address Gender-Based Violence (GBV) and within fishing communities. Speaking during a meeting that was organized by YONECO on 8 May 2026, participants expressed concern over continued cases of abuse, including reports of women and…

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Rumphi Youth Reap the Benefits of Sunflower Farming Initiative

Youth clubs engaged in sunflower contract farming in Rumphi district, under YONECO’s Youth Development Programme, are expecting a bumper harvest following encouraging progress on the farms that were visited in early May, 2026. YONECO, in partnership with the Rumphi District Youth Office (DYO), conducted a monitoring visit to Masato and Lumphawa youth clubs to assess…

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𝐘𝐎𝐍𝐄𝐂𝐎 𝐄𝐃’𝐬 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐥𝐲 𝐀𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 – 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔

Dear Readers, We are in May 2026 and it’s time to start reflecting seriously on our Malawi 2063 Agenda that aims to transform Malawi into an inclusively wealthy, self-reliant, and industrialized upper-middle-income economy by 2063. We probably need to start asking ourselves what it will take and what sort of sacrifices we are prepared to…

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