Development

Vulnerable people left behind

Persons with disabilities risk being left behind as disasters triggered by climate change become more frequent and devastating. Thomson Chikopa,…

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Prospering together with rice

“I have a small body but a big brain,” brags Fulale Mbinga, poking her head as she feeds a cow…

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Reinforcing the voice of women smallholder farmers

A recent World Bank publication on Malawi vividly exposes growing gender disparities between men and women. The 14th edition of…

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Youth uplifting each other

Lukiya Chiwaya, from Mtika Village in Salima District, prefers “getting dirty” to white collar jobs. The 19-year-old wants to create…

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GBV services under one roof

In August 2020, a 16-year-old girl in Machinjiri Township, Blantyre, was defiled by a catechist within a Catholic church grounds.…

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UN unveils new blueprint for LDCs

United Nations special envoy Courtenay Rattray has described the newly drafted programme of action for least developed countries (LDCs) as…

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Easing life with water pumps

Jane Langa, 33, used to walk about three kilometres to fetch water from a communal pump at a health centre…

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WFP boosts farmers’ resilience

As the rainy season kicks in, Mwayiwao Frank of Nampate Village in Machinga has seven bags of maize, enough to…

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Covid lures 782m internet users

As internet use and cybercrime swell due to the Covid-19 pandemic, some 2.9 billion people—about 37 percent of the global…

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Eat, play, love

Early childhood development (ECD) brings hope for a bright future, writes LULUTANI TEMBO from Unicef Malawi. Chagunda Community-Based Childcare Centre…

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