When Parliament passed the Electronic Transaction and Cyber Security Act in 2016, hopes were high that the law would protect…
Economic empowerment – window for escaping GBV
By Sam Majamanda-Mana Fyness Gwirima, 27 (not her real name), describes her life before 2017 as a series of sorrowful…
Lost hope for vulnerable family
About six kilometers from Mangochi boma, you will find Masi Village in the area of Traditional Authority Chowe where a…
Story of a child misdiagnosed with cancer
Cancer is one of the most fatal and leading illnesses in the country. According to the National Cancer Strategy, the…
Is Malawi lenient on rape or defilement perpetrators?
By Joseph Chikalipo-Mana Countless awareness campaigns have been carried across the nation, the media has brought to light numerous cases,…
Providing access to groundwater to the Chongwe community: A pilot project in Zambia
COVID-19 has set new rules for us—regular handwashing, wearing of masks, and frequent sanitization. All these have become the ‘new…
Malawi spending millions on post-abortion care
The word abortion has several meanings but the one that qualifies them all is “the termination of the pregnancy before…
Cycling against gender based violence
Francis Banda of Matewere village in Traditional Authority (TA) Juma in Mulanje District recounts of the period when walking on…
Vicious circle of mental health problems
Chisomo Banda, 26, of Traditional Authority Kalumbu in Lilongwe District started smoking cannabis sativa, locally known as Chamba and drinking…
YONECO Voice Monthly Newsletter – February, 2020
YONECO Voice Monthly Newsletter – February 2020
Mending broken political hearts after judgment of an election that never was
By Wisdom Ngwira-MANA For many years to come, February 3, 2020, will be remembered as a special historic day for…
Back to normality
40 year-old Kiliyoni Msiska, a married father of two children, lives in Kamphandira village in the area of Traditional Authority…