Development
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Women for resilient toilets
Joyce Zinzanani of Fayiti Village in Ntcheu District could not sustain economic gains because of frequent breakdown in sanitation and…
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Fighting economic GBV against women
As the world grapples with multiple crises, including economic meltdown, climate change, Covid-19 and the Russia-Ukraine war, developing countries such…
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Social cash transfers empower widows
Janet Mawindo, from Nchilamwera Village in Thyolo District, slid into poverty following the death of her husband in March 2012.…
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Workplace sexual harassment persists
Upon joining a new workplace, many recruits look up to their bosses as top professionals to emulate. In their excitement,…
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Chief backs women’s land rights
In Malawi, women constitute about 70 percent of the agriculture workforce, but the World Bank reports that only 24 percent…
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Community fund brings hope to GBV survivors
Anna Salima, 24, has painful memories of her first marriage. It only took her a week to realise that she…
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Time to reform our prisons
This November, Malawi Parliament will discuss the long-overdue Correctional Services Bill, formerly the Prisons Bill. The mystery surrounding this important…
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Irrigation liberates women
When her husband died in 2014, Rosta Nyapeliwa instantly became a breadwinner for a family of seven. The subsistent farmer,…
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Climate crisis pushes the poor into poverty trap
Like most of the worst hit survivors of Storm Ana in southern Malawi, Pilirani Mailosi, 34, fled with only the…
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Drought: Humanity at crossroads
More than 10 million people have died due to recurrent drought in the past century, the UN reports. The global…
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