Minister of Gender, Social Welfare and Community Development, Patricia Kaliati, has asked community members to protect girls from gender based violence (GBV. Kaliati said this at Milonde Primary School ground in the area of Senior Chief Mabuka in Mulanje on Monday where she appreciated the progress of Adolescent Girls and Young Women (AGYW) project being […]
Minister of Gender, Community Development and Social Welfare, Patricia Kaliati has said government would keep on supporting persons with albinism with basic amenities by addressing challenges they encounter. She said this on Tuesday during a presiding over ceremony of donation of lotions and sun glasses to persons with albinism at Mitundu Primary School in Lilongwe. […]
Minister of Gender, Community Development and Social Welfare, Patricia Kaliati has urged the general public to support foster homes, orphanages and other organizations that take care of needy children as opposed to giving alms to street kids. Kaliati said this when she graced the Blantyre-Zomba Big Walk on Saturday, November 7 which NGO, Yohane Banda […]
Minister of Gender, Community Development and Social Welfare, Patricia Kaliati has advised chiefs in the country to follow legal guidelines when dealing with land issues such as sharing of land to people and institutions, in a bid to avoid land disputes. The Minister made the remarks on Thursday when she visited Jevelin John, 86 popularly […]
Minister of Gender, Community Development and Social Welfare, Patricia Kaliati has said government will provide loan to agro-food processing students who have graduated with certificates and diplomas from Magomero Development and Social Work College to support their lives and communities. The minister made the pledge on Wednesday at Magomero during the graduation of 141 students. […]
Minister of Gender, Community Development and Social Welfare, Patricia Kaliati has warned parents and guardians against neglecting children at the expense of child survival, protection and development. She said government would arrest parents and guardians that would fail to provide attention, care, support and protection to children. Kaliati said this on Tuesday in Blantyre when […]
Minister of Gender, Community Development and Social Welfare, Patricia Kaliati on Monday visited the young girl who was defiled in Chikwawa last week. The minister who was accompanied by the Chikwawa Chapter of UTM Women for Change, expressed shock at this barbaric and animosity act. She warned men who are involved in this behaviour to […]
Minister of Gender, Community Development and Social Welfare, Patricia Kaliati has asked the police in the country to move swiftly and arrest parents or guardians of street children. Kaliati was speaking at Chilwa Reformatory Centre in Zomba on Friday when she received a donation of assorted items from Open Connect, a telecommunication company. She said […]
Catholic women have pleaded with authorities to empower them with loans to start small scale businesses to improve their financial status to support their families. The women made the request on Sunday during the commemoration of the Blessed Virgin Mary which was graced by the Minister of Gender, Patricia Kaliati at Nsamba St Jones Catholic […]
Minister of Gender, Community Development and Social Welfare, Patricia Kaliati has asked relevant security authorities to expedite the closure of Mbowe Filling Station car park, a popular public drinking joint in Lilongwe City, where cases of drug and sexual abuse on young girls are reportedly on the rise. Speaking during a news conference at the Capital Hill […]
Minister of Gender, Community Development and Social Welfare, Patricia Kaliati, on Thursday during commemoration of International Rural Women’s day in Lilongwe, rendered reverence to all Malawi’s former first ladies for their devotion to works of women empowerment. Kaliati, who also singled out founding pesident Ngwazi Kamuzu Banda’s former Official hostess, Mama Cecilia Tamanda Kadzamira, said […]
Minister of Gender, Community Development and Social Welfare, Patricia Kaliati said through her ministry government is committed to promoting the welfare of older persons in the country in order for them to enjoy their elderlyhood. The Minister made the remarks on Thursday during the commemoration of International Day of Older Persons which was held at […]
UTM Party has launched its campaign in Phalombe North Constituency in readiness for the November 10 by-elections. Speaking to hundreds of people who thronged Mileme School grounds the party’s Secretary General Patricia Kaliati said the people of Phalombe have been presented with a golden opportunity to ‘correct a mistake’ by voting for Justine Mokowa popularly […]
Malawi government and its development partners are discussing on the need to roll out a programme aimed at training and increasing the number of sign language interpreters in the country. The Ministry of Gender, Children, Community Development and Social Welfare, Patricia Annie Kaliati, disclosed on Monday that the major goal of the programme will be […]
Minister of Gender, Community Development and Social Welfare Patricia Kaliati has urged traditional leaders in Chitipa to terminate child marriages. The minister said this during her tour of Chitipa and Karonga districts on Thursday and Friday. Speaking in Chitipa during a meeting with traditional leaders, Kaliati said chiefs have responsibility to protect children from child […]
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 […]
Minister of Gender, Community Development and Social Welfare Patricia Kaliati has donated maize flour and other basic necessities to a family with six children with disabilities in Senior Chief Nkoola in Machinga. The minister visited the family after reading the story about the family on social media. In an interview, Kaliati said it was touching […]
Minister of Gender, Community Development and Social Welfare, Patricia Kaliati has requested young female and male journalists working in various media institutions in the country to motivate school children in the country. The Minister made the remarks on Wednesday during the Ministerial Stakeholders Stock taking meeting at Bingu International Convention Centre (BICC) in Lilongwe. The […]