While progress has been made, gender activists remain skeptical about the pace of change, urging the government and stakeholders to move beyond policy declarations and ensure real implementation of Gender Equality Act.
The Catholic Church of Malawi has stepped up in the fight against gender-based violence, emphasizing that ending abuse against women and girls is a shared responsibility that extends beyond the government and civil society to every individual and institution.
Girls and women in the area of Traditional Authority Kilupula, Karonga have called on local chiefs to take action against teen pregnancies, describing the practice as a violation of young girl’s rights.
Dowa District – located in the Central Region of Malawi – is one of the districts in Malawi synonymous with gender stereotypes and cultural norms, which have, for centuries, been used to justify violence against women.
Coalition for the Empowerment of Women and Girls (CEWAG) has handed over six sewing machines to gender-based violence (GBV) survivors in the area of Traditional Authority Kalumbu in Lilongwe district.
The Gender and Justice Unit (GJU) on Monday conducted a daylong refresher training of trainers (ToTs) with skills for preventing and responding to gender based violence (GBV) and provision of psychosocial support to survivors of various forms of violence in Lilongwe.
As one way of responding to prevailing shortfalls in existing legislation on Gender Based Violence (GBV), Plan International Malawi has called for political will in domestication of the Southern African Development Committee Model Law on GBV.
Development Communications Trust (DCT) Project Officer, Zione Mayaya has emphasised on the need for youth in Phalombe to identify the root causes of early marriages, gender based violence (GBV) and harmful practices in the district to influence policy change.
Minister of Gender Community Development and Social Welfare, Jean Sendeza has cautioned perpetrators of Gender Based Violence (GBV) that the laws will not spare anyone found abusing women and children in the country.
