Malawi’s President, Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera, on Tuesday unveiled the “National Youth Policy (2023-2028)” at the Bingu International Convention Centre in Lilongwe. The revised policy was approved by the Malawi Government through the Cabinet on July 19, 2023, replacing the 2013 National Youth Policy. During the launch, President Chakwera expressed his commitment to closely overseeRead more about New Youth Policy Launched to Empower Young People[…]

After eight months of successful campaign on ending child marriages and harmful practices through a UNICEF funded project in Neno, stakeholders have hailed the project. For example, Senior Chief Dambe has told Zodiak Online today Thursday, that the project which has been run by the Parent and Child Health Initiative (PACHI) has seen a significantRead more about Neno Council, UNICEF, PACHI Child Marriages Project Phases Out This Month[…]

Players in the fight against child marriages and other harmful practices in Neno have asked for more funding for the cause arguing that most rural people are being missed with messages on the ills of the vice. This has been said on Monday when UNICEF and the Parent and Child Health Initiative hosted the playersRead more about UNICEF, PACHI Hail Neno Youth Advocates[…]

The Parent and Child Health Initiative through UNICEF has emphasized the need for the youths in the country to be ambassadors of change in areas of Child Marriages and Gender Based Violence. UNICEF Youth Advocacy Trainers Lisa Banda and Chisomo Banda said this on Saturday in Neno that youth advocates should wear a real faceRead more about Youth Advocacy Key in Ending Child Marriages and Harmful Practices[…]

Youths challenged to end GBV– pic by Steve Kalungwe Adolescents in the country have been urged to be vigilant in the fight against child marriages and gender based violence through among other means the use of art to relay messages of child marriages and gender based violence they face in their communities besides the use ofRead more about Adolescents Empowered to End GBV[…]

District Social Welfare Officer (DSWO) for Neno, Paul Sosono has called for concerted efforts from all partners in the district to win the battle against child marriages and teen pregnancies. Sosono was speaking on Friday during a stakeholders meeting on ending child marriages and harmful practices including gender-based violence through a youth policy advocacy projectRead more about Project To Eradicate Child Marriages in Neno[…]

The Parent and Child  Health Initiative in collaboration with UNICEF has joined hands with government in ending child marriages and eradicating harmful practices that fuel gender based violence in neno district. Addressing a stakeholders meeting on Friday, Neno district Social Welfare Officer Paul Sosono says the district is registering positive strides in ending child marriages.Read more about PACHI, UNICEF In Ending Child Marriages Campaign[…]

There is hope that uptake of Covid 19 vaccine will be improved in Phalombe thanks to Parent and Child Health initiative project (PACHI) for engaging traditional, religious and political leaders in the district. Speaking during a meeting with the leaders from areas of Kaduya and Chiwalo on Wednesday, PACHI District Cordinator, Carlos Msosa said communityRead more about PACHI Intensifies Covid 19 Vaccine Uptake in Phalombe[…]

Group village headman Doviko of Traditional Authority-TA Mpando in Ntcheu has called for the creation of more demand for COVID-19 vaccine among rural communities where myths and misconception is halting vaccine uptake in the district. The traditional leader has told Zodiak Online that with more awareness to dispel the myths, many people in hard toRead more about Ntcheu Traditional Leader Calls for Awareness On Covid-19 Vaccine[…]

Neno district hospital authorities say they have exhausted all the channels available to woo people to get vaccinated against COVID-19 with only 17 percent vaccinated against the initial target of 81 thousand people. Neno district hospital Director of Health and Social Services Dr. Grace Momba, has told Zodiak Online today that the district targeted toRead more about Neno DHO Worried with Low COVID-19 Uptake[…]