Month: June 2022 Posts

NGOs faulted for boycotting interface on new  NGO Act

Jun 18, 2022 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

NGO Regulatory Authority (NGORA) has faulted some Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) for boycotting an interface on the new NGO Act of 2022. NGO Regulatory Authority (NGORA) in conjunction with CONGOMA  on Wednesday held the interface meeting… ...

CONGOMA, NGO authority start awareness on NGO Act

Jun 17, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Council for Non-Governmental Organizations in Malawi (CONGOMA), in collaboration with NGO Regulatory Authority (NGORA), formerly known as NGO Board of Malawi, have kick-started awareness of what they call “the real facts” in the NGO Amendment… ...

NGO impressed with progress of project on sexual and reproductive health

May 27, 2022 Macdonald Kaleso 0 &

The Centre for Alternatives for Victimized Women and Children (CAVWOC) in Balaka has disclosed that it is impressed with the progress of Her Future Her Choice (HFHC) Project which aims to raise awareness to adolescent… ...

Balaka Residents trained in business development

May 22, 2022 Macdonald Kaleso 0 &

The Prison Fellowship Malawi in partnership with a Switzerland based Organization, King's Institute for Transformation, on Friday gathered together youths and people with interest in different businesses in Balaka with the aim of equipping them… ...

Govt asked to see youths as assets

May 14, 2022 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Government has been asked to consider youths as assets and focus more on their welfare by allowing them to operate freely without any interference so that the youths can be creative enough to bring change… ...

Chakwera assents to NGO bill

May 13, 2022 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera has assented to 15 bills, including the Non-Governmental Organisation - NGO (Amendment) Bill which critics say is aimed at weakening civil society organisations and killing active citizenship. State House Press Secretary Anthony… ...

NGOs and CSOs contradict themselves on NGO Act amendment bill

May 03, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Some Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) contradicted themselves in their denouncement of the proposed new legislation on regulating international NGOs and composition of board members of the NGO Board of Malawi. The… ...

Youths drilled on health budget tracking and advocacy

Mar 26, 2022 Chikondi Magalasi 0 &

Some youths drawn from districts of Dowa, Mzimba and Mwanza have been trained to take a lead in demanding change on matters of Sexual Reproductive Health (SRH) and to be able to track funds that… ...

Organization embarks on project to renovate teachers’ houses in Balaka

Nov 22, 2021 Chisomo Phiri 0 &

A non-governmental organization in Balaka has launched a project to renovate teachers' houses at Sosola Primary School in the district. Speaking during the launch of the renovation project on Saturday, Executive Director of Child Focus,… ...

OWI, US Peace Corps and community leaders clean Masintha Ground

Oct 31, 2021 Guest Writer 0 &

By Edwin Mauluka Our World International (OWI) and US Peace Corps Mission in Malawi have led community leaders and other concerned Malawians in cleaning up Masintha ground at Kawale 2 in the city of Lilongwe.… ...

Most NGOs not submitting annual reports to NGO Board

Oct 25, 2021 Mike Kalumbi 1 &

The NGO Board of Malawi says most non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in Malawi do not submit their annual reports. This was disclosed during an orientation for Board Chairpersons of NGOs in Lilongwe. The NGO Board Act… ...

Employee arrested for stealing over K5 million from NGO

Oct 25, 2021 Russell Kondowe 0 &

A 33-year-old employee at United Purpose has been arrested for stealing K5,324,150 from the non-governmental organisation in Ntchisi. Police in Ntchisi have arrested the employee identified as Frank Kapesi. Sergeant Fatsani Mwale, Ntchisi Police Public… ...

Organization pleads with UK to reverse aid cut decision

Oct 12, 2021 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

One of Malawi's Civil Society Organizations, People's Federation for National Peace and Development (PEFENAP), has pleaded with the United Kingdom (UK) Government to reverse its decision of cutting aid to Malawi. According to Foreign Commonwealth… ...

Government calls for more NGO engagement in agricultural sector

Aug 11, 2021 Guest Writer 0 &

By George Banda Government has urged Non Governmental Organizations- NGOs to implement interventions aimed at achieving sustainable growth in the Agricultural industry. Director of Agricultural Extension Services Dr Jerome Nkhoma made the call at a… ...

NGOs in Malawi in arms over proposed NGO Act 2020 and increased NGO fees

Jul 19, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in the country have faulted government for introducing punitive NGO fees and for increasing the fees before the Bill which proposes the fees has been debated and passed in Parliament. NGOs based… ...