Women empowerment and gender experts have converged in Lilongwe to prepare for this year’s global United Nations (UN) Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) meeting, which is scheduled to take place in New York in the United States of America. The Malawi Government is hosting the delegates, which include leaders of civil society organisations […]
All is set for the 2019 Beyond Beauty Ladies Ministry annual conference on Saturday at Sitolo’s Residence in Nyambadwe, Blantyre to motivate ladies to become more than their looks. According to one of the organisers, Thandiwe Sarah Chindongo, basically, its a ladies ministry called Beyond Beauty, saying a woman is supposed to get enriched spiritually […]
A Christian Non-Governmental Organisation, African Enterprise (AE) has called on youth and women of Mtsiriza and surrounding areas in Lilongwe to use their skills to make a difference in their families and communities. African Enterprise- Malawi chief executive officer, Cornelius Huwa made the call in Lilongwe during a graduating ceremony of 16 women and 6 […]
Lack of information has been singled out as the reason most women entrepreneurs have poor business, financial management and marketing skills that bring down their businesses. Director of SMEs and Registrar of Cooperatives in the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism, Wiskes Nkombezi, said this on Monday in the Capital Lilongwe at the opening of […]
The story of one 26 year old Brenda Gondwe is one of that leaves one in great awe as she has surmounted a myriad of problems to the extent that she has managed to open a restaurant in the notorious township of Area 36 where she resides. Despite getting bad publicity as one of the […]
ActionAid has said there need for gender responsive public services which government to achieve decent work for women. In an interview with during the commemoration of Global decent work in Lilongwe, ActionAid Malawi acting head of fundraising, Yandura Chipeta said women are facing a lot of challenges in the world of work for example sexual […]
Women entrepreneurs can drive economic growth if the country creates new and innovative opportunities for women-owned businesses to thrive and grow, says entrepreneur, Prisca Chipao during the launch of Empower Initiative at ICA Auditorium in Lilongwe. According to Chipao, Empower Initiative which is set out to equip Malawian woman in business will reach out to at least 1million women […]
First Lady Gertrude Mutharika on Monday led hundreds of women in interdenominational thanks-giving prayers for the just ended peaceful tripartite elections the country went through on May 21. Speaking at Sanjika Palace in Blantyre, the First Lady said every election brings positive and negative impact to national development. “Last year, we assembled at the same […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) presidential hopeful, Lazarus Chakwera, has said he is personally committed to supporting women in their endeavors beyond May 21 polls when he is elected the country’s president. Chakwera made the pledge Sunday at Sunbird Capital Hotel in Lilongwe where he endorsed the ‘women’s manifesto’ and appended his signature to it. According […]
Some young women entrepreneurs in the country have expressed discontent with the harsh economic environment in the country saying it is retrogressive, and have since asked financial institutions to relax the requisites they attach in as far as access to loans is concerned. Commonwealth Business Women in Malawi sector leader and an entrepreneur herself, Prisca […]
Former First Lady Patricia Shanil Dzimbiri (formerly Mrs Muluzi) has urged women not to bring back into power a party that hurls insults at women. Dzimbiri did not mention the party during a political campaign rally addressed by UTM Party president Saulos Chilima on Saturday at Nsipe in Ntcheu. However, two weeks ago there was […]
Women lobbyists have increased their campaign and hype for female parliamentary and local government aspirants, saying they want women to get 40 per cent of the seats in both parliament and councils. Emma Kaliya, chairperson of Human Rights Resource Centre (HRRC) said Malawi is not doing well in terms of putting women in decision making […]
Grace Foundation, a Lilongwe -baser non-governmental Organisation, on Monday donated four sewing machines to each woman from Traditional Authority (TA) Tsabango at Kaphiri in Lilongwe to economicallyempower young women and parents to be self-reliant. The beneficiaries are Rhodah Kamuzu, 24, from Ngongola village, Sibongile Kambalame, 22, from Katantha village, Esnart Dickson, 38, from Tumbwe and […]
Women from Lilongwe have agreed to embrace prayers in their everyday life, in order to combat the tribulations which the country is currently facing. The women made the resolution on Saturday at Don Bosco Parish in Lilongwe during the closing of the World Day of Prayer (WDP) which was started on March 1, 2019 in […]
For a very long time the business of brake bonding and bonding of other important vehicle components like clutch plates and brake shoes was dominated by men, but a very determined and courageous woman has broken the trend. This woman is Chrissie Nyirenda Chanunkha who has opened a new shop and small factory at Malangalanga. […]
As the country edges towards the May 21 2019 Tripartite elections, stakeholders in the gender platforms have launched women’s manifesto at Crossroads Hotel in Lilongwe that will drive the agenda for women. Launching the document, the Women’s Manifesto Movement called on all political parties to listen and to act on the calls of women once […]
Stakeholders in Malawi commemorated International Women’s Day on Friday and called for the implementation of laws that protect girls and women’s rights in order to tackle teenage marriages and promote women empowerment interventions in the country. The commemorations were held at the British High Commissioner’s residence in Malawi’s Capital Lilongwe, drawing together Oxfam Malawi, Plan […]
Chairperson of Women Caucus in parliament Jessie Kabwila has launched a blistering attack on African Union for giving an award to Malawi for protection of women, describing it as bizarre. “Malawi does not deserve the award. Women in politics are undressed in public, they are castigated, insulted and called all names whilst the perpetrators are […]