Month: June 2018 Posts

Gender inequality needs to be dealt with – expert

Jun 17, 2018 Martha Chikoti 0 &

A gender specialist has said there is a lot to be done to end gender inequality in the country. The specialist Naomi Ngwira made the remarks at Golden Peacock in Lilongwe during a public lecture… ...

US ambassador urges Malawi to prioritise girls’ education

Apr 20, 2018 Bright Malenga 0 &

United States Ambassador to Malawi Virginia Palmer has said girls’ education must be prioritised for communities to prosper. Palmer made the remarks during a handover ceremony of girl-friendly toilets to Kapichi Primary School in the… ...

Reusable sanitary pads to reduce absenteeism among girls

Apr 06, 2018 Taonga Chizinga 0 &

In a bid to reduce dropout rate and increase retention of girls in school, Mothers Groups from some schools around Rumphi have been trained to make reusable sanitary pads for girls using locally sourced materials.… ...

NGO promoting girls’ education in Ntchisi

Jun 04, 2017 Bright Malenga 1 &

A Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) called Go Malawi is working to promote girls’ education in Ntchisi district. In an interview with Malawi24, Mphatso Joseph who is the programmes manager for the organisation in Ntchisi said they… ...

Girls urged to challenge boys in male dominated fields

Mar 12, 2017 Bright Malenga 0 &

Girls in Malawi have been urged to stay strong and not underrate themselves by joining fields that are stereotyped to be for men only. The call was made at Mponela Community Technical College in Dowa… ...

Female police officers fight school dropouts, early marriages

Nov 29, 2016 Bright Malenga 8 &

As the 16 days of activism against gender-based violence continues, Mangochi Police Women Network Forum jointly with members of community policing on Thursday conducted a sensitization meeting where they tackled school dropout and early marriage… ...

Government told to walk the talk on ending child marriages

Nov 19, 2016 Victoria Milanzi 19 &

A child rights activist in the country has urged government to put into action the policies it made in terms of ending child marriages. Child rights campaigner Lucky Mbewe said Malawi usually formulate good policies… ...