Palliative Care Association of Malawi has handed over funds amounting to K6 million to Catholic Development Commission (CADECOM) under Chikwawa diocese to support households that were hit by the 2019 Cyclone Idai. During presentation of the funds this week, the association’s representative, Fred Chiputula said they were well aware of the impact Cyclone Idai brought […]
Inclusive education, which Catholic Development Commission of Malawi (CADECOM), initiated in Traditional Authority Chuma as an academic programme aimed at integrating children with disabilities into public schools, also teaches young learners on how to respond to natural disaster emergency. According to T/A Chuma and his fellow senior chiefs in Mulanje West constituency, most parts of […]
Catholic Development Commission of Malawi (Cadecom) is enhancing the adult literacy system in Mwanza by empowering community volunteer teachers through refresher and new training courses using an already existing government structure in the district. Opening an inaugural five-day crash programme training course on Wednesday, Cadecom Diocesan Secretary Mandinda Zungu said the country’s literacy levels seem […]
Inclusive education, which Catholic Development Commission (Cadecom), initiated in Phalombe District as an academic programme aimed at integrating children with disabilities into public schools rather than getting them into their special institutions, is taking deep root that saw positive high of enrollment. Phalombe has a high rate of people with disabilities that prompted Cadecom, one […]
Catholic Development Commission (Cadecom), one of the Catholic Church’s development arm in Malawi, is economically empowering village communities in Tradional Authority Kanduku in Mwanza District by offering them special skills to venture into profitable businesses such as bakery, goat rearing, village banking, vegetable gardening and winter cropping and wine making. The project, named Integrated Community […]
Catholic Development Commission (Cadecom), one of the Catholic Church’s development arm in Malawi, initiated an education programme aimed at integrating children with disabilities into public schools rather than getting them into their special institutions. Called ‘Inclusive Education’, the initiative is working wonders in Phalombe District where it is being practised in 21 schools which have […]
The Catholic Development Commission in Malawi (CADECOM) of the Episcopal Conference of Malawi (ECM),Thursday this week handed over 25 desktop computers and five printers to five Catholic Technical Colleges under the Hope for Youth project. At least 3000 youths are set to be enrolled into Catholic Technical Colleges to learn various vocational and entrepreneur skills, […]
At least 3000 youths are set to be enrolled into Catholic technical colleges to learn various Entrepreneurial and Vocational skills, thanks to a project dubbed Hope for Youth, implemented by the Catholic Development Commission in Malawi (CADECOM) of the Episcopal Conference of Malawi (ECM). National Coordinator for the project, Cresentia Kansale says the project which […]
Catholic Development Commission in Malawi (CADECOM) has embarked on a relief food aid distribution to vulnerable households in two districts of Mangochi and Balaka. With support from the Papal Fund in Rome to the tune of K46 million, Mangochi Cadecom will reach out to over 1,500 beneficiaries in five parishes of St. Louis in Monkey […]
Catholic, the influential church in Malawi, has appointed Martin Chiphwana as National Secretary at the Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace (CCJP) and Martin Mazanga as National Secretary for Catholic Development Commission in Malawi (CADECOM). Both appointments are with effect from 1 July 2016, accounting to an announcement by Secretary General of the Catholic Bishops at […]
Catholic Development Commission in Malawi (CADECOM) has challenged the media to effectively report on resilience policies to help the nation adapt and respond to impacts of climate change. Malawi has recently been heavily affected by climate change induced dry spells and floods which has left close to 8.5 million people food insecure. Cadecom national programmes […]
The Catholic Development Commission in Malawi (CADECOM), a relief and developmental arm of the Episcopal Conference of Malawi (ECM) has handed over 120 household pit latrines; 50 school latrines, 15 new boreholes and rehabilitated 50 boreholes to communities around Traditional Authorities (TAs) Tengani and Mlolo in Nsanje district. This is in line with a one […]
The Head of International Development for Caritas Australia, Jamie Davies has expressed satisfaction over the way Catholic Development Commission in Malawi (CADECOM) has been implementing a five year Australia Africa Community Engagement Scheme (AACES) project. Davies was speaking when she visited several pro-poor interventions including Water Sanitation and Hygiene, Agriculture, Nutrition and Food Security and Small […]
Catholic Development Commission in Malawi (CADECOM), a relief and development arm of the Episcopal Conference of Malawi (ECM) of the Catholic Church has urged Malawian journalists to write more stories concerning different policies that are formulated in the country but are not put into use. The plea was made at a two day Media Awareness […]
Head of International Development for the External Affairs Directorate in the Scottish Government, Joana Keating has commended the Catholic Development Commission in Malawi (CADECOM), a relief and development arm of the Episcopal Conference of Malawi (ECM) for reaching out to vulnerable people in the rural areas through its interventions. Keating was speaking Mapira Village, Traditional […]
The Episcopal Conference of Malawi (ECM), through its development arm of Catholic Development Commission in Malawi (Cadecom), has embarked on a series of consultations with relevant stakeholders within the Catholic Church to formulate a child-protection policy. The recent consultative meeting was held in Mangochi where students and stakeholders from various child-related projects under ECM discussed […]