By Kenson McCloud As cases of child marriages continue to be a huge burden in the Malawian society, government says men have a significant role to play in ending the vice. The sentiments were made when a team of Breakthrough Action led by United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Activity Manager, Chifundo Kuyeli, visited […]Read More
By Kenson McCloud Government says efforts of implementing the School Re-admission Policy among girls who have been withdrawn from child marriages continue to be frustrated due to limited financial resources. Deputy Director for Child Affairs in the Ministry of Gender, Community Development and Social Welfare, Justin Hamera, told Timveni that children in the country continue […]Read More
By Kenson McCloud Government says it is losing about MWK50 Billion every year, to low attainment to education for girls and child marriages. This was disclosed during a Breakthrough Action visit to one of its impact areas in group village Malata under Traditional Authority Makhwira in Chikwawa. According to Director of Child Affairs in the […]Read More
By Kenson McCloud Non-governmental Organisation, NGO -Coalition on Child Rights has expressed satisfaction with the government’s commitment in developing strategies that aim to protect children in the country. On Thursday president Lazarus Chakwera said his government is developing a Child protection Strategy with a primary focus on prevention, during his address at Pan-African Conference on […]Read More
By Jecina Chikwelete The Evangelical Association of Malawi's Stop Child Marriage project has adopted the male involvement in the fight against child marriages. This is a deliberate move aimed at incorporating men in the fight, having realized that most organizations are targeting girls only in their interventions on child marriages. Speaking with Timveni Stop Child Marriage project […]Read More
By Pemphero Malimba Golomoti Active Aids Support Organization has faulted traditional leaders for failing to enforce by-laws in a quest to end rising child marriages in the area of traditional authority Kachindamoto. The organization’s Programs Officer Aaron Sekani said the development is derailing efforts towards eradicating child marriages. Sekani said this on the sidelines of […]Read More
By Pemphero Malimba About two hundred girls who got married during the Covid-19 school break in Dedza district have been withdrawn from child marriages. Authorities say this has been achieved through coordination among several stakeholders including child protection workers, Chiefs, religious leaders and nongovernmental organizations. Official statistics indicate over Three Hundred girls got married during […]Read More
By Chilenje Chilenje Deputy Minister of Lands Abida Mia has urged state security agencies to intensify border patrols to help curb trafficking of girls. The call follows a rise in number of girls and young women from the area of Senior Chief Ngabu in Chikwawa district that are trafficked to neighboring Mozambique. Speaking to Timveni, […]Read More
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