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Standing out against disability and discrimination
Joys that life offer have eluded Peter Magombo, 36, of Bembeke Village, Traditional Authority (T/A) Kamenyagwaza in Dedza. His disability…
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Youth centre empowering orphans with skills
Doreen Nyirenda, 21, from Zatuwaloje Village, Traditional Authority (T/A) Lungu in Mzimba was uncertain about her future. Her parents died…
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Back to school with hopes to teach
Esther Banda, 21, from Matatiyo Village, Traditional Authority (T/A) Lukwa in Kasungu, dropped out of school three years ago to…
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Malawi youths in climate change whistle-stop tours
Concerned Youth Organisation (CYO) last Friday took to the streets of Limbe and surrounding residential areas of Kachere and Bangwe…
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Winning HIV, Aids battle with positive living
Sereniya Mikana, 38, of Pangiriyasi Village, Traditional Authority (T/A) Lundu in Chikwawa did not believe one could live a productive…
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When appetite for local chicken grows
Every morning, Charles Wedson Matiya leaves his home at Tepani Village, Traditional Authority (T/A) Mkanda in Mulanje for Blantyre City…
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Saved from child labour by fellow youth
Alex Kamtambe,18, from Mwalala Village, Traditional Authority (T/A) Kalumo in Ntchisi never thought he would one day be a star…
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Fighting malnutrition the village way
Margaret Piyo, 26, of Kamwendo Village in Mulanje, recalls the day a care giver visited her at home. Upon seeing…
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Improved wood stoves to reduce deforestation
A Balaka-based non-governmental organisation (NGO), Chinansi Foundation, has embarked on a carbon project focusing on improved cook stoves that use less…
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500 Miles impacting communities with artificial limbs
But I would walk 500 miles, and I would walk 500 more… goes the popular Scottish song done by The Proclaimers…
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Leaving women out of the gender train
When lawmakers passed the Gender Equality Bill last year, they envisaged its enactment ensuring equal numbers of male and female…
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War of attrition: The HIV & Aids front revisited
Malawi has had its fair share of positive developments and exciting prospects; some unwelcome distractions from the course of national…
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Girls’ education: Engine of rural development
Despite sporadic yet enviable rural development strides championed by the combined effort of NGOs and communities, most rural areas in…
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Usisya: An island on the mainland
Usisya, an underdeveloped area with potential for tourism industry in Nkhata Bay, might not be an ordinary hard-to-reach area in…
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NGO trains communities in forestry management
Centre for Youth Empowerment and Training (CYET) is organising a training workshop to address the escalating deforestation in traditional authorities…
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Drug adherence for successful TB treatment
On a hot morning, wearing a white T-shirt labelled ‘Stop TB’, Eveless Makuya tells her story of living with tuberculosis…
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Confronting exclusive breastfeeding challenges
From August 1 to 7, Malawi joined the world in celebrating the World Breastfeeding Week, commemorated under the theme Breastfeeding:…
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Is integrated development the answer?
Experiences of using integrated development as a solution to fighting rural poverty appear to show interesting results. Could this be…
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Transformed into agri business by a poster
Mary Kasitomu, 38, is not an ordinary farmer. The woman, who comes from Kanyenda Village, T/A Nankumba in Mangochi, used…
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Women crucial in agro-biodiversity
Biodiversity Conservation Initiative (BCI) says gender mainstreaming is essential in community-based agro-biodiversity management (CBAM) that seeks to increase the adaptive…
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