The Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO) Board of Malawi–a state owned registrar and regulator of NGOs and Civil Society Organizations (CSOs)–on Friday started consultations on the Draft NGO Act Amendment Bill of 2020, giving stakeholders two weeks to give their inputs. According to the Principal Secretary in the Ministry of Gender, Community Development and Social Welfare–Roselyn Makhumula–the […]
Key development partners (DPs) have weighed in on the proposed NGO Act Amendment Bill, recommending that Non-Governmental Organizations Board (NGO) Board of Malawi should conduct comprehensive and inclusive consultations before taking the Bill to parliament. Among other things, the NGO Act Amendment Bill seeks to transform the NGO Board of Malawi into a more powerful […]
The feud over projects, funds and grants between local Non-Governmental Organizations (LNGOs) and International NGOs (INGOs), has prompted the NGO Board of Malawi to start getting recommendations from stakeholders to feed into the development of subsidiary regulations that will help enhance good working partnerships between LNGOs and INGOs. According to the board, the recommendations will […]
The appointment of new board members of the Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO) Board of Malawi, has stirred the NGO community with some people suspecting that the law may have been flouted in the appointment of the new board members. But the Council for Non-Governmental Organizations in Malawi (Congoma)–which government consults whenever appointing board members of the […]
The Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO) Board of Malawi–a state owned registrar and regulator of all NGOs and Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in the country–has embarked on a process of developing a web-based information management system which will consolidate all the information pertaining to NGOs and CSOs so that is easily accessed. According to the board, a […]
Vice-President Saulos Chilima, has commended the Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO) Board of Malawi for being an effective regulator of civil society sector in the country–propelled by the zeal to reform NGOs so that they are transparent and accountable and their work aligned to national development goals. Chilima said this on Monday on his Facebook post after […]
Civil society organizations (CSOs) operating under the banner of National Advocacy Platform (NAP) have petitioned President Lazarus Chakwera to withdraw Non-Governmental Organisations (NGO) Amendment Bill which is currently in the office of the Attorney General, fearing the provision threatens to wipe out civic space. NAP chairperson Benedicto Kondowe said they want to meet President Chakwera […]
Some local and international non-governmental organisations classified as “top 20 NGOs” in Malawi, have asked the government to remove excise duty on more of the products they are importing so that the money can benefit more people in communities where they are implementing projects. Each of these “top 20 NGOs” is reportedly spending not less […]
The Non-Governmental Organizations Board (NGO Board) has advised NGOs to align their interventions to Malawi Growth and Development Strategy (MGDS III) and district development plans (DDPs) so that their interventions can have meaningful impact on Malawians. NGO Board Director of Economic and Monitoring Services, Geoffrey Chimwala, emphasized that by aligning their work to MGDS III […]
The Non-Governmental Organisations (NGO) Board of Malawi–the registrar and regulator of operations of NGOs in the country–is delighted with what it describes as “high political will” by the Tonse Alliance regime in ensuring that the NGO Act Amendment Bill is expedited. This follows a directive by Minister Patricia Kaliati–ordering the Ministry of Gender, Community Development […]
Minister of Gender, Community Development and Social Welfare, Patricia Kaliati, has ordered the Non-Governmental Organisations (NGO) Board of Malawi to close at least 124 unregistered NGOs in Blantyre, saying they are operating illegally and that their proprietors are benefiting at the expense of the residents. Kaliati said this on Friday in Blantyre when she addressed […]
The Non-Governmental Organisations (NGO) Board of Malawi has assured local NGOs and Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) of availability of a conducive civic space by constantly engaging them especially in the implementation of the NGO Policy which is key in harmonising roles and activities in the NGO sector. The NGO Board of Malawi is a state […]
Minister of Population Planning and Social Welfare, Mary Clara Makungwa, has said government, through the Non Governmental Organisations (NGO) Board of Malawi, is accrediting local and international NGOs that are willing to put their resources together to help with interventions aimed at addressing the devastating effects inflicted by the Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. Makungwa disclosed this […]
Minister of Population Planning and Social Welfare, Clara Makungwa, on Tuesday became the first senior government official to tour the newly purchased headquarters of the Non Governmental Organisations (NGO) Board of Malawi in the capital Lilongwe where she promised to help address the board’s challenges including resolving its misunderstandings with the Council for Non Governmental […]
Non Governmental Organisations (NGOs) in Malawi say the requirement to submit externally audited annual financial reports to the NGO Board of Malawi, is the main reason some of them are not reporting to the board because they cannot afford fees for hiring independent auditors. External auditors fees is allegedly very high, ranging from MK2 million […]
A US based organization known as World of Difference is doing a commendable job in Malawi but it is not registered with the country’s Non Governmental Organisations (NGO) Board, a development which has sent tongues wagging and prompted the NGO Board to warn that it would “deal with the organization accordingly”. Organizations operating in Malawi […]
NGO Board of Malawi has called for openness and enhanced working relationship between government and the local civil society organisations (CSOs) in order to accelerate the realisation of the country’s social, economic and democratic aspirations of the citizens. The NGO Board chief executive officer, Voice Mhone, observed that constructive engagement between government and the civil […]
Finance, Economic Planning and Development Minister, Joseph Mwanamvekha, has disclosed that his ministry is seeking ways of collecting more money from Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) to help drive the agenda of the government to develop the country and improve service delivery for the benefit of the citizens. His sentiments come amid revelations that government is not […]