Malawi’s four major child-focused non-governmental organizations, which include Plan International, Save the Children, SOS Children’s Villages International and World Vision International, have launched an alliance aimed to amplify the voice of the children in Malawi. Save the Children Country Director, Kim Koch, who spoke on behalf of her counterparts at Plan International, SOS Children’s Villages International […]
Save the Children International says it is impressed by a number of successes registered in Mwanza over the past three years following the organisation’s annual support for the children’s Parliament in the district. Save the Children deputy country director Stanley Phiri made the remarks during the official opening of this year’s Mwanza Children’s Parliament at […]
Over 20 journalists from different media houses have been equipped with new skills on how to write nutritional issues for the development of the country. Save the Children Senior Manager for Advocacy and Communication, Edith Tsilizani, said during a week long media training on nutritional advocacy for Afikepo Project in Mponela, Dowa that media play […]
First Lady Gertrude Mutharika Tuesday retaliated on the need to promote education in the country for continued development She made the remarks during the official opening of two Community Secondary Schools in Zomba which built by Save the Children at Tillie and Bevlee with sponsorship from two donors, Professor Gerlard Breslauer and Wunderkinder Foundation. Madam […]
Save the Children has constructed two community Day Secondary schools in the areas of Traditional Authorities (TAs) Chikowi and Mbiza in Zomba district as one way of promoting quality education in the country. It is hoped that the schools will increase number of students especially girls selected from primary schools to continue their studies in […]
Country Director for Save the Children in Malawi, Tina Yu has said there is need to change the cultural and social perceptions and norms around how children are seen in Malawi and start appreciating the fact that children have opinions too. Yu said it is important that platforms are raised with a consideration of raising […]
Primary school teachers working in Zomba Rural have petitioned Blantyre Synod Education Department and Save the Children Malawi for not paying them allowances following a Keeping Girls in School training they attended early December last year. The two day ‘Keeping Girls in School’ training which was conducted by the Blantyre Synod Education department with funding […]
The INGO consortium in collaborating with Airtel Malawi launched the integrated cash transfer programme in supporting the humanitarian response by the Malawi Vulnerability Assessment Committee (MVAC) – composed of the government, UN agencies and NGOs . MVAC targets to meet food requirements of close to 700,000 people across 20 districts of Malawi who, as a […]
Entries are being sought for the second annual US$1 million (about K400m) Healthcare Innovation Award from developing countries across the world, Save the Children and GSK have announced. The announcement, made Monday at a Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health meet in South Africa, stated that the aim is to “identify and reward innovations in healthcare […]
Malawi has been awarded the highest funding of $400, 000 in the first GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and Save the Children Healthcare Innovation Award. The award followed the innovation a simple low-cost device that helps new-born babies to breathe and has the potential to transform the life chances for thousands of African babies. The life-saving kit, called a […]
Malawian President Joyce Banda, currently on official visit to United States, has rallied more international support for her development agenda in the southern African nation which she is leading since 2012. President Banda on Friday met Chief Executive Directors of different global organizations as one way of mobilizing more support for Malawi. During an interview after […]