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…
Overcoming mental disorder
24 year-old Vitumbiko Phesele of Chimoyo village in the area of Traditional Authority Kafuzira in Nkhotakota District recounts of the…
Thriving beyond mental illness
Dressed in a purple golf shirt and a pair of black trousers, Sankhani Kamanga, 22, of Khwechu village in Traditional…
Improving access to mental health care
75% of people with mental disorders do not access mental health services in Malawi. The challenge has also not spared…
A compelling decade-long story of a bicycle ambulance
By Innocent Bisika On May 12, 2006 residents of Masamba village in the area of Traditional Authority Malemia in Zomba…
Super League players risking career for social football
It is off-season in Malawi’s football after a long tiresome 2018 season which saw TNM Super League clubs participating in…