Community of Sant’ Egidio, the lay social movement of the Roman Catholic Church, has disclosed that has distributed K3.2 million worth of food and non-food items to the homes of the elderly and street kids during the festive season. The movement’s responsible for Area 25, Eddah Mtalika, said on Thursday that they targeted 758 elderly […]
The Cast and Crew of the most anticipated movie titled ‘Fatsani A Tale of Survival’ on Wednesday brought together about 110 orphans and street kids in Lilongwe where among others they played football games and took lunch with them as part of celebrating the festive season. Apart from encouraging them through motivational talks by HD […]
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 […]
In a show of solidarity, Blantyre City South Constituency Member of Parliament (MP) Noel Lipipa and Blantyre City Mayor, Councillor Wild Ndipo have been inspired and are set to participate in the noble cause that NGO Yohane Banda Foundation has organised — the Blantyre to Zomba Big Walk on November 7 to fundraise for the […]
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 […]
Government has re-affirmed its desire to make sure that all street connected children are evacuated from the main streets of the country. Minister of Gender, Disability and Social Welfare, Patricia Kaliati disclosed this Wednesday during a news conference on weighing up risks of school closure and reopening under Covid-19, When, Why, and What impacts at […]
About 150 children who have been roaming the streets of Mzuzu have been taken off the streets and sent back to school, thanks to a local non-governmental organisation (NGO) God Cares. In an interview with Nyasa Times in Mzuzu on Wednesday, God Cares project officer, Blesco Nyawungulu, said the kids are, so far, being provided […]
Malawi Police in the commercial city of Blantyre have arrested two street children aged 15 and 16 years old respectively for the offences of breaking into a building and committing a felony in there. According to a report released by Blantyre Police Station Public Relations Officer, Sub-Inspector Augustus Nkhwazi, the arrest of the kids (known […]
Eight street kids commonly known as Masikini have been arrested for wounding two Namiwawa Primary School pupils in Blantyre on November 27 this year. The victims who are 16 years old and in standard 8 are said to have been going to school around 6:00 am in the morning when a group of street kids […]
Maestro Patience Namadingo will perform at a dinner dance to help raise funds which go towards building health facilities for street children in the country. The diner is set for April 21 2018 at Sunbird Capital Hotel in Lilongwe. The construction of the health facilities is an initiative from Chisomo Children Club. The Club made […]
Street and vulnerable children are some of the excluded in health care delivery in the country and Chisomo Children Club (CCC) plans to build 2 clinics in Blantyre and Lilongwe. CCC has taken the strategic decision to have purpose-built clinics to address ailments currently faced by street and vulnerable children, their immediate families and the […]
Step Kids Awareness (STEKA) has received a total of 800 British pounds (about K770, 000) from a well-wisher towards its plans to build a vocational skills centre in Lirangwe, Blantyre. STEKA’s Executive Director, Godknows Maseko, said an individual from Glasgow, Scotland, Anna Gilleard was able to assist after she saw their plea on their website. […]
Government through the Department of Social Welfare in the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Welfare says it will soon start removing children in the country’s streets. Dominick Misomali, Social Welfare Officer in the Ministry said the increased number of street children is worrisome hence in the 2017/18 financial year, the ministry plans to among […]
Seventeen-year-old Stephen Ngwali (not real name) hardly relishes life out of the streets. He still lingers in Blantyre City despite several efforts by public authorities and well wishers to find him an alternative dwelling place. “I have grown up in the street and it is my home,” said Stephen who lost both parents when he […]
Malawi on Wednesday, joined the rest of the world in commemorating the International day of the street children with government saying it will ensure that every child has a home and that an exercise to rid the major cities and towns of street children will continue. Minister of Gender, Children, Disability and Social Welfare, Dr. […]
Four children boarded the bus belonging to National Bus Companyin Lilongwe and hid themselves under the mudguard near the gear box and travelled 15 hours to Mulanje via Blantyre on Monday evening at around 9pm. The children wanted to disembark in Blantyre but when the bus reached the commercial city they did not realise that they have arrived […]
Chisomo Children’s Club has accused Malawi government for the increased number of streets children flocking the streets, saying it is not showing interest in delaing with problem. Chisomo Childrens Club Executive Director Charles Gwengwe said the figures are indeed rising because of ailing economy. “The is need for government to address our social economic problems […]
Street children on Tuesday celebrated the Street children Day quietly as government is zeroing in on them and other street beggars to force them out of the streets. Secretary for Gender and Social Welfare Mary Shaba said Tuesday that the ministry and the police are making final touches on an operation that would get the […]