NGOs form alliance to combat maternal deaths
Five non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have formed a group called Malawi Alliance on Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights aimed at promoting rights-based approaches to sexual and reproductive health through advocacy and capacity building.
The five are Centre for Human Rights and rehabilitation (CHRR), Youth Net and Counselling (Yoneco), Youth Empowerment for Civic Education (Yece), Family Planning Association of Malawi (Fpam) and Centre for Alternatives for Victimised Women and Children.
Speaking on Sunday during a media tour at Kavalo Health Post in Traditional Authority (T/A) Kasisi in Chikhwawa, the alliance’s national programme coordinator, Talimba Bandawe, said their target audience includes poor women and other disadvantaged groups.
Bandawe noted that many people do not consider as a matter of concern such issues as comprehensive sexuality education, contraception and safe pregnancies.
“The alliance’s goal is to improve quality of sexual and reproductive health and health rights among less priviledged communities. We will also promote gender equality and fight HIV and Aids,” she said.
The NGOs are implementing a five-year project called Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights in Mangochi, Dedza and Chikhwawa districts with funding from SRHR Alliance in the Netherlands through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
This is a grouping of professional beggars and opportunists who use the name of the underprivileged groups to squander western governments and institution resources. I am appealing to the donor community to be very careful with these opportunists. When have they realise that there is a problem? They take all chances. Because the USA commented on maternal issues, they think TEBBA is open now. If the donors will support this agenda, come back to me after tens. You will agree that there will be no impact apart from plundering your taxes.