Month: October 2020 Posts

13 early marriages dissolved in Chitipa

Oct 31, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Written by Joseph Mbughi Yamba Community Day Secondary School staff and its Mother Group Committee in Chitipa has ended 13 early marriages and has sent seven pregnant students back to school in the district. This… ...

CBO rescues 13-year-old girl from early marriage

Oct 18, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Synd Kalimbuka Tikondwe Community Based Organisation (CBO) in the area of Traditional Authority Malemia in Zomba district has rescued a 13-year-old girl from early marriage. The CBO Director Peter Chipala revealed this on Saturday… ...

Paramount Chief Kawinga geared to fight against early marriages

Oct 04, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Paramount Chief Kawinga of the Yao tribe has urged chiefs to end child marriages in their areas and has warned the chiefs against marrying underaged girls. He made the statement at the Chiwanja Cha Yao… ...

NGO looks to fight against child marriages

Sep 10, 2020 Owen Ndalama 0 &

A Non-Government Organisation has embarked on a project to fight against child marriages and teenage pregnancies in Ntchisi. Speaking at a meeting at Ntchisi Community Development hall, on September 8, White ribbon Alliance executive director… ...

Kaliati pleads with chiefs on child marriages: Says situation alarming

Sep 05, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Kondwani Magombo - MANA Minister of Gender, Community Development and Social Welfare, Patricia Kaliati, has appealed to all chiefs in Mangochi to champion the fight against early marriages and encourage girls to value education.… ...

269 child marriages registered in Chitipa

Aug 31, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

A total of 269 child marriages with 37 teen pregnancies have been registered in Chitipa District following the closure of all learning institutions due to Covid-19 pandemic. This was disclosed Thursday during an interaction between… ...

Kaliati tells chiefs to dissolve all child marriages

Aug 29, 2020 Lusekero Mhango 0 &

Minister of Gender, Community Development and Social Welfare Patricia Kaliati has given Traditional Chiefs and stakeholders in Karonga a 31 August deadline to dissolve all child marriages in the district. The call comes amid the… ...