Daily Archives: Mar 8, 2024
Investing in Women: Decent Work and Gender Equality as Catalysts for Progress
As we celebrate International Women's Day in 2024 under the resonant theme of 'Investing in Women: Accelerate Progress,' it is paramount to recognize the symbiotic relationship between decent work and gender equality.
Blantyre registers 9,519 cases of teenage mothers
Health experts in Blantyre said limited access to contraceptives and limited information on sexual reproductive health rights (SRHR) and  school dropout among teens are major contributing factors to teenage motherhood that are also associated with birth complications.
Literacy level improves under the Maphunziro Mbambande project
In a bid to improve knowledge and understanding of a subject area which prepares every person for a better future; allowing every individual to feel prepared to take on new challenges; Healthwise has embarked on an education initiative called Maphunziro Mbambande which is being funded by World Vision under the Tiwerenge 365 project.
3,900 families in Blantyre to receive cash from the MRCS
Blantyre, March 8, Mana: Malawi Red Cross Society (MRCS) will disburse cash amounting to K200,000 in four months to 3,900 survivors of Tropical Cyclone Freddy in Blantyre who are also affected by the ongoing dry spell.
PS against vandalism of school infrastructure
Principal Secretary of Basic Education in the Ministry of Education Dr. Rachel Chimbwete Phiri has urged students against damaging school infrastructure as means of resolving misunderstandings, saying this is detrimental to provision of quality education in the country.
Protecting nature through climate sensitive public works programme
In a quest to protect nature and address the effects of climate change, communities under Climate Smart Enhanced Public Works Programme (CSEPWP) in Mchinji have put in place a number of ways to restore degraded landscapes and reforestation.
