Month: August 2020 Posts

Kondowe welcomes appointment as Chakwera’s advisor on disability

Aug 15, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Activist Overstone Kondowe has expressed gratitude for his appointment as President Lazarus Chakwera’s advisor on disability and has expressed hope that the gesture will be cemented with action to improve lives of persons with disabilities.… ...

Man kills 3-year-old stepson in Dedza

Jul 24, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

A 29-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly strangulating to death his 3-year-old physically challenged stepson. Dedza Police deputy Publicist Sergeant Cassim Manda has identified the boy as Happy Luka. The incident happened on Wednesday… ...

Persons with disabilities bemoan lack of inclusion in COVID-19 fight

Jun 03, 2020 Lusekero Mhango 0 &

Persons with disabilities in Karonga have cried foul over the continued side-lining of people with disabilities by authorities in COVID-19 related committees and activities in the district. The concern follows revelations from Federation for Disability… ...

MACOHA seeks to raise K10 million

Nov 12, 2019 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Malawi Council for the Handicapped (MACOHA) is looking to raise K10 million to support needy but deserving students with disabilities. MACOHA deputy board chair for Symon Munde said this during the official opening of the… ...

Youths urged to support persons with disabilities

Nov 04, 2019 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

Federation of Disability Organisations in Malawi (FEDOMA) has urged young people to take care of and assist people with disabilities. FEDOMA project coordinator Cecilia Phiri said in interview that the youths can do a lot… ...

Parliamentary committee urges action to help people with disabilities

Dec 07, 2018 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Parliamentary Committee on Social Welfare says action should be taken reduce challenges persons with disabilities are facing in Malawi. The committee’s Chairperson Richard Chimwendo Banda said this on Wednesday when he presented a report on… ...

MACOHA constructs K10 million irrigation scheme for farmers with disabilities

Nov 17, 2018 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Malawi Council for the Handicapped (MACOHA)M has constructed a K10.1 million irrigation system at Ndakwera Resettlement Scheme in Chikhwawa, where visually impaired farmers grow various crops for commercial and subsistence use. The scheme has been… ...

NICE urges person with disabilities to register

Sep 21, 2018 Kenneth Mkandawire 0 &

As one way of promoting democracy and intensifying awareness in the ongoing voter registration campaign, National Initiative for Civic Education (NICE) Trust in Likoma and Chizumulu Islands met people with disabilities to tell them about… ...

Malawians urged voters to vote for people with disabilities

Jul 16, 2018 Chikondi Magalasi 0 &

People in the country have been urged to vote for people with disabilities into various positions in next year’s tripartite elections. Federation of Disability Organisations in Malawi (Fedoma) executive director Action Amos said this during… ...