Civil society organisations, including Youth and Society (YAS) and Oxfam Malawi, have requested the Malawi Law Commission to review section 138 of the penal code, raising two “failures” of the legislation which they say “bring about unfairness” in the application of the law. Section 138 of the Penal Code provides for the offence of defilement […]
An international charity organization, Oxfam, has embarked on a project aimed at confronting rising cases of malnutrition in the country. The project will pull together resources towards the nutrition sector. The Oxfam Malawi project that has been first launched in Dowa, is also set to be launched in other two districts of Dedza and Salima. […]
Two Non-governmental organisations, Youth and Society (YAS) and Oxfam Malawi, have written the office of the Chief Justice, expressing their concerns over what they call “imposition of lenient sentences” by the lower courts in sentencing sexual offenses. They say these “huge discrepancies” in sentencing sexual offences undermine the “bar” the High Court raised in sentences […]
It has emerged that, as hospitals run dry and health workers went hungry, the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) government used about 80 percent of the total resources raised for Covid-19 response to pay allowances. The revelation is contained in the report by Oxfam which was released on Wednesday. In the report, Oxfam has further cautioned […]
Oxfam Malawi has said investment in nutrition was still a small portion of overall domestic budgets. The organisation’s livelihoods resilience programme manager Oxfam Malawi Steve Kuliyazi said this Tuesday during the inception meeting for Increasing Resource Allocation and Accountability for Nutrition Sector in Malawi Project at Ufulu Gardens in Lilongwe. He said the trend indicates […]
Oxfam has applauded the new Tonse Alliance led government for accepting to continue in implementing the development projects that were being implemented by the previous government. Oxfam Malawi, Country Director, Lingalireni Mihowa , who was an aide of former President Joyce Banda , said this Thursday during Budget Analysis Report Dissemination meeting with Parliamentary committees […]
Oxfam on Wednesday launched a K46 million COVID-19 Response Project which, among other objectives, aims at cushioning vulnerable people from the effects of the pandemic in Machinga District. Speaking at Joho Primary School in Traditional Authority (T.A.) Nsanama in the district, Oxfam’s Southern Africa Regional Director, Nellie Nyang’wa said 2,500 households will receive once-off cash […]
Malawians need to take an interest on how public resources are managed by responsible controlling officers for there to be meaningful improvement in the observations and recommendations from audit reports prepared periodically by the Auditor General. This call was made by African Institute for Corporate Citizenship (AICC), through its integrity platform and Oxfam Malawi. The […]
Oxfam in Malawi has commended people of Bwanje North constituency for voting for a female candidate, Nancy Chaola Mdooko in the May 2019 parliamentary elections. Country Director for Oxfam in Malawi, Lingalireni Mihowa made the remarks on Friday at Sharpe Valley School ground during a 50:50 Elect and Retain Her campaign meeting. She said Oxfam’s 50:50 […]
Oxfam in Malawi has assured government of its continued support to programmes aiming at ending violence against women and girl child in the country. Country Director of Oxfam in Malawi, Lingalireni Mihowa said this Friday at Namalomba School ground in the area of Traditional Authority (TA) Kalembo in Balaka as part of the commemoration 16 […]
An Oxfarm researcher for the 2015 groundbreaking study report on inequality has urged experts to narrow the inequality gap between the rich and the poor. Professor Winford Masanjala, researcher for the 2015 study report on inequality titled ‘A dangerous divide: The state of inequality in Malawi’ said this in Mangochi when he made a presentation […]
Duke of Sussex, Prince Harry for a number of official engagements, is avoiding the country’s politics which has seen a wave of protests following the highly disputed May 21 elections. Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) official Macdonald Sembereka had told a UK newspaper that it would be good if the Duke of Sussex met leaders […]
International NGO, Oxfam has advised the government to rescind its decision to construct two stadia for privately owned football clubs and instead direct the K1.6 billion to improve the dwindling social services in the country. In a statement released by Oxfam country director Lingalireni Mihowa, Oxfam says at the state in which public health and […]
Communities in Nsanje and Phalombe districts have embarked on an exercise that seeks to mitigate floods affecting their farms. In Nsanje, the people are using sand and sacks to construct local dykes along Ruo River to block water from flooding and to boost their irrigation schemes. A lead farmer from Sizanna Village in Traditional Authority […]
Malawi has moved to position 10 out of 43 countries in the aggressive battle against inequality, according to an Oxfarm report. This was disclosed during the World Economic Forum held in South Africa. The report, entitled ‘a tail of two continents’ says South Africa is on position one in the battle against inequality while Nigeria […]
Oxfam on Wednesday facilitated a key stakeholders gender mainstreaming and protection training at Nsanje District Council to amplify the issues of rights and responsibilities as the humanitarian response drive continues in Makhanga. Key issues under discussion included enabling gender mainstreaming in roles, policies and programmes as well as its relationship with human rights. Social Welfare […]
A total of 2 545 households in T/A Kaduya’s area in Phalombe on Wednesday received bags of fertilizer and other farm inputs courtesy of Oxfam’s Emergency Food Security and Vulnerable Livelihoods (EFSVL) intervention to Cyclone Idai victims. The intervention seeks to facilitate food security interventions and has also provided people in the area with other […]
As Malawians elect the president, members of parliament and councillors, Oxfam Malawi has urged winners in the watershed polls to focus on addressing the main drivers of inequality, improve the delivery of essential services, empower women and address lapses in public resources governance. In a statement issued by Oxfam Country Director, Lingalireni Mihowa, seen by […]