Importance of Regional Collaboration in Implementation of Youth Interventions

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…

YONECO ED’s Address- March 2024

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…

The Impact of BEFIT Programme in Chitipa District

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 hail SADC HIV and AIDS Youth Helpline Project

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…

YONECO Hosts Zimbabwe Youth Advocates

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…

The Impact of Cyclone Freddy on Child Protection

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…