Month: October 2022 Posts

Kaliati says men should be in the forefront in fighting GBV

Oct 06, 2022 Raphael Likaka 0 &

Minister of Gender, Community Development and Social Welfare, Patricia Kaliati, says men should be sensitized enough to ensure they stop all forms of gender based violence (GBV) including defilement. Kaliati told Malawi24 that Malawi is… ...

Kaliati says Govt has strengthened protection of street kids

Jul 27, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Minister of Gender, Community Development and Social Welfare, Patricia Kaliati says government has reinforced efforts to protect the rights and welfare of children, including street children, in the country. Kaliati disclosed this yesterday in Parliament… ...

Kaliati hails Joyce Banda Foundation for caring for children

Jul 04, 2022 Raphael Likaka 0 &

Minister of Gender, Community Development and Social Welfare, Patricia Kaliati, has hailed the Joyce Banda Foundation for providing care to more than 70,000 children through Early Child Development Centres and other child focused interventions. The… ...

Kaliati tells Zomba Council to formulate by -laws to protect children from abuse

Jul 02, 2022 Raphael Likaka 0 &

Minister of Gender Commmunity Development and Social Welfare, Patricia Kaliati, has called on Zomba District Council to formulate by-laws that should protect children from all forms of abuse. The Minister made the call at Nsondole… ...

Tennis legend Roger Federer in Malawi, donates 3000 tablets

Apr 28, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Tennis legend Roger Federer has donated to Malawi over 3000 tablets which have content to capacitate early childhood development mentors. The tablets which Federer handed over to Minister of Gender, Community Development and Social Welfare,… ...

Minister speaks tough on soft punishment for defilement convicts

Apr 27, 2022 Contributor* 0 &

By Raphael Likaka Minister of Gender, Community Development and Social Welfare Patricia Kaliati says defilement cases are on the rise because courts give soft punishments that fail to stop men from committing similar offences. Speaking… ...

Malawi Gender Minister Kaliati condemns stripping of women

Mar 09, 2022 Contributor* 0 &

Minister of Gender, Community Development and Social Welfare Patricia Kaliati on Tuesday described the act of stripping women naked as illegal and barbaric. Kaliati expressed her sentiments in Lilongwe during the 2022 commemoration of the… ...