Month: August 2023 Posts

Girls ask for support to address challenges faced during menstruation

Aug 17, 2023 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

Girls in Malawi have appealed for increased support to address the challenges faced by girls in schools during menstruation. They were speaking when youth led organisation Her Liberty presented findings of research called "My period… ...

Girls in Malawi face discrimination in schools during menstruation

Jul 10, 2023 Raphael Likaka 0 &

A Non-Governmental Organization, Her Liberty, observed that many school girls face discrimination and stigma during menstruation. Her Liberty Programme Manager, Hastings Banda, expressed the concern during a meeting in Zomba where Non-Governmental Organisations met to… ...

Girls urged to become entrepreneurs

Jul 04, 2023 Raphael Likaka 0 &

Advancing Girls Education in Africa (Age Africa) held an annual retreat for 100 girls from nine secondary schools in Zomba under the theme 'Shaping the Future, Creating Young Sustainable Entrepreneurs' to encourage them to engage… ...

SWET recognises Senior Chief Bwananyambi for her passion for girls’ education

Mar 10, 2023 Raphael Likaka 0 &

Story Workshop Education Trust (SWET) has awarded Senior Chief Bwananyambi of Mangochi in recognition of her passion for girls' education. SWET awarded Bwananyambi this week at Nkumba Community  Ground where the SWET held an open… ...

C4C Malawi organises girls’ football bonanza

Feb 18, 2023 Contributor* 0 &

By Edwin Mauluka Chance for Change Malawi (C4C) has organized a ‘Girls Football Bonanzato promote budding young girls in the sport stamp their mark into the world of Malawi Women’s football. Speaking in an interview… ...

MSF targets 30,000 girls in HPV vaccination

Jan 20, 2023 George Mhango 0 &

The international medical humanitarian organization Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has embarked on a Human Papilomavirus (HPV) vaccination initiative targeting young girls between 9 and 14 years old in Malawi's Phalombe District. This catch-up vaccination campaign,… ...

We need to support girl child education – Chang’anamuno    

Oct 15, 2022 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

Deputy Minister of Education Monica Chang'anamuno says stakeholders  need to  work together to support girls to stay in school because education is key to development. Chang'anamuno said this on Tuesday in Lilongwe during the commemoration… ...