As the world marks World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, the Malawian child rights organisation Eye of the Child has joined stakeholders across the country in renewing calls to confront what it describes as one of the most devastating crimes of our time. This year’s global theme, “Human Trafficking is Organized Crime, End the Exploitation,” […]
Child rights advocacy organisation Eye of the Child Malawi has reaffirmed its commitment to protecting and promoting the rights of every child in the country, calling for collective action to create a safer and more supportive environment for young people. The organisation is urging parents, caregivers, teachers, community leaders, faith-based organisations, civil society groups, development […]
A child protection NGO has advised the government to set supplementary examination for failures of this year’s Malawi School Certificate of Education (MSCE). Eye of the Child willing Form 4 students who failed the examination this year should be allowed to sit for supplementary examinations in view of poor 2020 MSCE results. Out of 138,000 […]
Eye of the Child, a child rights non-governmental organisation (NGO), has called on various stakeholders to take an immediate action in ensuring that children are protected from all forms of abuse and violence and are able to access health services amidst the Covid-19 pandemic. According to Eye of the child Advocacy, Media and Public Relations officer, Memory […]
NGO asks govt. to check risingn influential child rights NGO has asked authorities in Phalombe to check rising child prostitution in the district which it says has negative effects on girl child education. Eye of the Child executive director Maxwell Matewere said it was sad that drinking joints owners tend to give a blind eye to girl children patronizing […]
Eye of the Child, a non governmental organisation has vowed to flash out all underage girls in drinking joints in Lilongwe. Maxwell Matewere, Eye of the Child executive director said his organisation has a two year program to stop child trafficking within the country. “We have observed that girls, some of them under the age […]
Eye of the Child, a local nongovernmental organisation aimed at improving the welfare of children says Balaka and Machinga is topping in child trafficking of under-age girls to cities and towns for prostitution. The organisation’s executive director Maxwell Matewere told the media Saturday that out of 89 girls rescued in the last year by his […]
The Malawi Police Services has appealed to members of the general public to always leave their children under the care of the right people to avoid exposing them to situations which can render them to being sexually abused. Southern Region Police Publicists, Nicholas Gondwa told Malawi News Agency (Mana) Wednesday responding to the increasing reports […]
Fingers of blame are pointing at Malawi government authorities for the increased cases of child trafficking in the country. The blame largely stems from the reluctance of government authorities to take the anti-human trafficking bill into parliament despite its approval by the cabinet some years ago. The panelist on the Radio Islam’s hottest panel discussion […]