By Meclina Chirwa Government has raised alarm that gender based violence remains widespread despite several interventions. This pushed Minister of Gender, Community Development and Social Welfare Patricia Kaliati to support Plan International Malawi’s awareness drive in Lilongwe on Thursday where among others participants displayed placards and wore makeup to symbolize scale of abuse in the […]Read More
By Franklin Mtambalika Government has once again issued a directive that all street connected children be removed from the country’s towns and cities within two weeks. Minister of Gender, Community Development and Social Welfare Patricia Kaliati says the streets are not safe for the upbringing of children. "Government has learnt with great concern about reports […]Read More
By Kenson McCloud The opposition Democratic Progressive Party (Dpp) is challenging government to adequately fund initiatives under the Ministry of Gender, Community Development and Social Welfare aimed at protecting persons with albinism. The call follows the resurfacing of violence against persons with albinism in the country. A 20-year-old man with albinism Ian Mahamba was found […]Read More
By Aamon Butao Member of Parliament for Mwanza West Joyce Chitsulo says Malawi is failing in its war against child marriages and teen pregnancies despite several interventions. Citing Mwanza district, which over the Covid-19 period has witnessed more than a 380 child marriages and over 540 teen pregnancies, Chitsulo challenged the responsible Ministry to pull its […]Read More
By Aamon Butao Government says its drive to remove street connected children from the country’s towns and cities is in full force. Minister of Gender, Community Development and Social Welfare Patricia Kaliati was speaking following previous flops by authorities to successfully carry out the plan. "Government made a huge mistake of apprehending street connected […]Read More
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