Women Legal Resources Centre (WOLREC) has condemned undressing of a female Criminal Investigations Department (CID) officer who was carrying out her duties during the August 6 2019 Anti-Jane Ansah demonstrations organised by the Human Rights Defenders Coalition. In a statement issued on Thursday, WOLREC Executive Director, Maggie Kathewera Banda said the organisation fails to comprehend […]
Communities in Traditional Authority Chanthunya in Balaka have hailed Women’s Legal Resources Centre (Wolrec) for a business fair which has potential to connect them to markets. Speaking on Tuesday during a business fair at Kankao Trading Centre where farmers under Wolrec clusters showcased their produce, Alinafe Cluster chairperson Joseph Njolomole said fairs are essential tools […]
Women Legal Resource Centre (Worlec) has deplored marginalisation of women in politics, saying full and equal women participation is a prerequisite for democratic governance. Worlec Nsanje District Women Enhanced Active Citizenship and Economic Empowerment Project Officers Facio Gavern expressed the sentiments on Sunday during a political debate Worlec organised with support from Dan Church Aid […]
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 […]
The Women’s Legal Resources Centre (WORLEC) says women are more development oriented; and, hence they should be unanimously voted in the forthcoming tripartite polls. The organization’s executive director, Maggie Kathewera Banda, told Nyasa Times in the capital Lilongwe after inaugurating a capacity building orientation workshop for ward councilors drawn from districts where WORLEC operates. Banda said a […]