Two elderly women from Mlembe village in the area of Traditional Authority Chowe in Malawi’s southern district of Mangochi are complaining about sexual harassment they recently underwent when ‘caught’ fetching firewood by the game rangers at Liwonde National Park. The women Akuziona Mbila and Ngayime Ndaona told Nyasa Times that they met their fate when they accompanied […]
Most Malawian married women are often afraid to ask their husbands to use a condom during sex as one way of preserving their marriage, there by exposing themselves to contract an HIV Virus which causes AIDS. The revelation was made on Tuesday in Mulanje district during the training of promoting elimination of gender based violence and the […]
Youth Net and Counseling (YONECO) has embarked on awareness campaigns in the districts of Phalombe and Zomba aiming at sensitizing the community members on their right to development through citizen participation and engagement using theatre for development. The awareness campaign, which is conducted in the area of T /A Nkhumba, is being conducted with funding […]
Youth Net and Counselling (Yoneco), a local non – governmental organization has said it is important to make youth friendly health services available and accessible to young people to enable them contribute towards the country’s development. Yoneco Programme Officer in Mangochi, Edison Chikoko made the remarks on Monday at Boma Zone Teachers Development Centre in […]
Another worst form of child labour has been brought to light around Lake Chilwa area in Malawi’s former capital, Zomba with 23 cases already reported so far. The new trend involves employing young boys to work as ‘bila boys’ for fishermen around the lake. According to people privy to the system, ‘bila boys’ are deep […]
Malawi Police officers and health workers have been mentioned as the worst people in as far as sexual harassment and abuse as well as promotion of stigma and discrimination among commercial sex workers is concerned. This was revealed during an awareness campaign meeting organized by the sex workers from Mangochi District to sensitize the community […]
An NGO and Government official caused a storm during the court proceedings in Zomba, in a case of child defilement where a Malawian of Asian origin Abdul Sattar Hassan is answering charges of indecent assault and defiling a 14 year old girl contrary to section 138 and 137(1) of the Penal Code. The NGO and […]
Malawi continues to experience an increase in the case of women and child trafficking due to weak laws, poverty, limited education and awareness, according to YouthNet and Counselling (YONECO) vice board chair Nanzen Kaphagawani He said this during the closing ceremony of a two weeks training on REFLECT at Naming’azu trading centre in the old […]
Youth Net and Counselling (YONECO) has warned teachers in Nsondole educational zone against abusing adolescent girls. The remarks were made by YONECO Executive Director Mac Bain Mkandawire when he was presiding over the distribution of school uniforms to 200 girls from 10 schools in the zone. Mkandawire was the guest of honour to the event […]
Youth Net and Counselling (YONECO) in partnership with Malawi Police has rescued 24 Malawians aged between 19 and 42 from being trafficked to economic giant South Africa. The victims who are all male were being trafficked from Mangochi to South Africa via Dedza border. YONECO Media Networking and Advocacy Officer –Charles Banda told Nyasa Times […]
Distance to health facilities and Youth Drop-in Centers (YDC) offering youth friendly health services is one of the contributing factors hindering girls in Chinkhwawa from accessing services targeting young people, it has been observed. Traditional Authority (T/A) Masache of Chinkhwawa made the observation, during an outreach meeting organized by Youth Net Counseling (YONECO) on Tuesday. […]
Commercial sex workers in Mangochi have teamed up to promote issues of safe sex as their contribution to the reduction of HIV and Aids prevalence rate in the district. The commercial sex workers have since warned men who prefer unprotect sex that they will not be “serviced” without the ‘rubber’. “Much as we agree that […]
Despite increased awareness on HIV and AIDS in Malawi, some fishermen on Lake Chilwa are queuing for sex with one woman in exchange of fifteen dozens of fish if it is unprotected sex. This revelation was made by fishermen, who were trained by Youth-Net Counselling Organisation (YONECO) as peer educators during a monitoring visit the […]
Youth Net and Counseling (Yoneco) has launched a mobile phone Short Message Service (SMS) through which young people would e able to access information on sexual reproductive and other health related issues affecting them. The system, which was on trial since January and went national wide on 1 August this year, is also expected to […]
Members of the community from the area of Traditional Authority Kalembo in Balaka district have called upon members of parliament to review the anti abortion laws in the country. The request was made during an advocacy meeting organized by Youth Net and Counseling (YONECO) at Masongola in Zomba. According to Group Village Headman Mkamwana, who […]
Victoria Kumwenda, a form four female student from Emvuyeni Community Day Secondary school in Mzimba has shunned classes in the last three weeks following the persistent pressure from the school head teacher who has been sexually flirting with her. She revealed this during Youth Net and Counselling (YONECO) community awareness campaign on the promotion of girls’ […]
Youth Neat and Counselling (YONECO) conducted training for adolescent girls in T/A Masache in Chinkhwawa and T/A Katuli in Mangochi districts aimed at increasing adolescent girl’s access to sexual Reproductive Health and Rights services. Over 50 adolescent girls aged between 10-19 years old underwent the training, which was funded by UNFPA. Media networking and advocacy […]
As one way of combating HIV and AIDS among girls, Youth Net and Counselling (YONECO) has launched a girls football tournament at T/A Mposa in Machinga district which is believed to have the highest HIV prevalence rate than any other area in Malawi. Media, networking and Advocacy Officer for YONECO, Charles Banda told Nyasa Times […]