Month: January 2021 Posts

Govt firm on NGO Act amendment, wants NGOs to be accountable

Jan 31, 2021 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

The Government of Malawi through the NGO Board has insisted on amending the NGO Act saying it wants transparency and accountability among the Non-Governmental Organisations. Speaking during consultation meeting with different stakeholders including NGOs in… ...

NGOs are not regulated but controlled – Kondowe

Jan 02, 2021 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Civil Society for Education Coalition (CSEC) executive director Benedicto Kondowe says Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in Malawi are being controlled by government instead of being regulated. Kondowe said this during press briefing which his organization conducted… ...

NGO Board seeks to end dispute between local and international NGOs

Oct 29, 2020 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

The NGO Board of Malawi has started engaging local and international NGOs in a bid to end a dispute over funding and project partnerships. This year in April the Ministry of Gender which is responsible… ...

Kaliati complain over lack of coordination among NGOs

Aug 21, 2020 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

Minister of Gender, Community Development and Social Welfare Patricia Kaliati has expressed concern over lack of harmonization of programs among non-governmental organisations (NGOs) which she said spend about K200 billion a year. Kaliati made the… ...

 NGOs taken to task over spending

Mar 15, 2020 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

The Non-Governmental Organisation Board (NGO Board) says the money being spent by NGOs and the work being done in communities does not match. Chief Executive Officer at NGO Board of Malawi Voice Mhone made the… ...

NGO donates to school of blind

Jul 19, 2018 Bright Malenga 0 &

A non-governmental organisation has donated various assorted items to Chilanga School of Blind in Kasungu district. Chairperson of Health and Beauty Tips Patrick Ramsey Mwapanya told Malawi24 that the idea came as a way of… ...

NGO feeds orphans

Jul 09, 2018 Bright Malenga 0 &

A non-governmental organisation called Healthy and Beauty Tips has donated food and non-food items to orphans in Mzuzu city. The chairman of the organisation Ramsey Mwapanya told Malawi24 that they donated items to Crisis Nursery… ...

NGOs call for attitude change towards female politicians

Jun 27, 2018 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Youth and Society Organization (YAS) and Pan-African Civic Educators Network (PACENET) have reiterated the need for people in the country to change their perceptions and cultural beliefs that regard female politicians as underachievers. The organisations… ...

Female aspirants vow to support each other

Jun 12, 2018 Malumbo Harrison Kumwenda 0 &

Female aspiring councillors and sitting councillors in Mzimba have pledged to support each other to ensure that more women are elected into decision making positions. The politicians made the pledge at a meeting a NGO… ...

NGOs urged to target youths

Jun 08, 2018 Malumbo Harrison Kumwenda 0 &

Officials working in the Youth Sector in Karonga District have urged Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) to implement more projects to specifically target youths amid concerns over lack of youth related projects in the district. The concerns… ...

NGO gives scholarships to 16 students

Jun 04, 2018 Martha Chikoti 1 &

Sixteen students in Dowa district have received scholarship from There is hope (TIH) organisation to study various programs in both public and private institutions in the country. The nondenominational organisation offered the scholarship to the… ...

DC asks NGOs to raise awareness on Ebola

Jun 03, 2018 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Dowa District Commissioner has asked health NGOs in the district to civic educate community members on the issues of Ebola disease so that refugees at Dzaleka Camp and locals in Dowa should be imparted with… ...

NGO urges youth to take up vocational training

May 30, 2018 Malumbo Harrison Kumwenda 0 &

A non-governmental organization (NGO) in Mzuzu has called on the youth in the country to consider technical education. According to the organization, Youth to Youth Empowerment Network, young people in the country disregard technical education… ...

Farmers encouraged to take farming as business

May 03, 2018 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

An international non-governmental organization (NGO) has underscored the need to impart knowledge to farmers to embrace farming as business as one way of diversifying income generation. Disaster officer for Danish Church Aid (DCA) Lewis Karenda… ...

Children with disabilities should not be left behind – NGO

Apr 26, 2018 Martha Chikoti 0 &

A non-governmental organisation has said Malawi cannot achieve quality education if children with disabilities are left behind. Disabled Women in Africa (DIWA) Executive Director Rachel Kachaje made the remarks when various organisations gathered on the… ...