Malawi Government is constructing first ever Malawi Institute of Special Education College to ensure there are adequate and trained specialist teachers to meet needs of people with disabilities. Principle Secretary for Ministry of Disability and Elderly Affairs, Fletcher Zenengeya disclosed this on Tuesday during a signing ceremony of Lilongwe Declaration on Intellectual Disability by Federation […]
The Malawi Bureau of Standards (MBS) has challenged consumers in the country to refrain from buying expired goods even if they are sold at reduced prices as doing so defeats the whole purpose of standardization. MBS Board Chairperson Mussa Chiwaula said stopping from buying such products is one of the practical ways of sending the […]
Federation of Disability Organizations in Malawi (Fedoma) has petitioned Blantyre City Council (BCC) complaining of lack of accessibility of all facilities and services available or provided to the public. Fedoma has since given BCC 30 days to respond to the raised concerns, which emanate from the unavailability of specially designed structures and features in public […]
Federation for Disability Organizations in Malawi (Fedoma) has established youth network which has since elected new executive committee to, among other objectives, advocate for the rights of youth with disabilities. Initiated on 26th June this year, the formation of the Fedoma Youth Network follows a revelation by YONECO that estimated 98 percent of youth with […]
Federation for Disability Organization in Malawi (Fedoma) is not amused by government tactics not to gazette the disability Bill and has since pleaded for speedy gazetting of the disability bill which was passed by parliament in May last year. Fedoma observes that further delay to the process is tantamount to continued victimization of people with […]
Malawi President Joyce Banda has stressed the need for people with disabilities to be supported for their lives to improve after members of Federation of Disability Organisation in Malawi (FEDOMA) asked her government to push the tabling and passing of Dissability Bill. Disability Bill, which was drafted several years ago but has not yet been […]
Federation for Disability Organisation in Malawi (Fedoma) (Fedoma) is yet to receive K11 million President Bingu Wa Mutharika pledged during a big walk in 2009 to raise money for the construction of the association’s office complex. Mutharika joined Fedoma on Sunday 29th March 2009 in a vigorous big walk in Blantyre to raise not less […]