Today, 25th November, is International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. The United Nations General Assembly designated the day for countries and individuals to reflect on violence against women across the world. This day also marks the beginning Read More

The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has registered a total of 41,109 refugees and asylum seekers in Dzaleka Refugee Camp, located in Dowa district. The refugees and asylum seekers mainly come from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), but  others Read More

Jalo Primary School is situated in Nkhotakota district, northern Malawi, and is home to 2,155 students (1,103 girls and 1,052 boys). In summer, the school can be scorching hot due to the warm air that blows over from nearby Lake Read More

Chikondi Children’s Corner is a colourful and vibrant Children’s Corner in Mchinji District. It has an exciting playground, with jungle gyms and swings, as well as a building that doubles as a community-based childcare centre during the week. The staff Read More

A TEVET student at DAPP Mikolongwe Vocational School, Beatrice Alfred, has urged girls to choose technical education if they want to be financially independent. Alfred said this in Chikwawa during one of the outreach events organized by Skills and Technical Read More

Technical colleges across the country will now have guidelines for addressing misconduct, particularly forms of gender based violence. In the past, TEVET colleges had different approaches and responses to staff and trainee misconduct.  With the development of these new guidelines Read More

On 17th October 2019, UN Women launched the Perception Study on Social Norms around Violence Against Women and Girls in Malawi in Lilongwe. The aim of the study was to gather baseline information and data on social norms that hinder Read More

Every Tuesday afternoon at 4 o‘clock, a group of ten—called the Nkondezi nutrition group—gathers around a mobile phone in Nkondezi primary school hall in Nkhata Bay. They are tuned into 89.4MHz to listen to Chirundu community radio. More specifically, they Read More

After the March 2019 floods, the World Food Programme is supporting 20,000 families to prevent future weather disasters. “My house was demolished, and my crops were washed away during the floods. We lived in a camp for two months. While Read More

Staff from UN agencies in Malawi participated in the 12th UN Africa Games which took place in Lusaka, Zambia, from 10th to 12th October 2019. The UN Africa Games are held every year to promote good health and wellbeing among Read More