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01 May 2023
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A ride for life: Ambulance services offer life saving rides to pregnant women in the middle of Tropical Freddy disaster in Malawi
“After having given birth four times, I thought I knew it all,” says Mercy Chintengo (37) from Marka in Nsanje. “But this pregnancy was something else. I was growing so big and…
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18 April 2023
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Young mothers in Malawi find a space safe from Tropical Storm Freddy’s catastrophic consequences
“We are sleeping in the cold,” says 19-year-old Mirriam Karilito, who is seven months pregnant. “And when the rains come, it’s worse.” Tropical Cyclone Freddy made landfall in…
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18 April 2023
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Community action groups helping fight gender based violence
In Malawi, some local traditions have been known to promote gender based violence. Since these traditions are highly respected, it is difficult to criticise them as they are part…
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11 April 2023
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Project empowers fistula survivors with business start-up kits
Emelia developed a fistula soon after giving birth, which turned her life upside down. Friends and relatives shunned her, and she had to live indoors. With support from UNFPA,…
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22 March 2023
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"I prayed my family would make it out before the mud hit the house" - In Cyclone Freddy's devastating path in Malawi
Around midnight, Edith Goliyati, 32, made a trip to the toilet and took her 11-month-old son with her, a decision she will forever be grateful for. All that day, heavy rains from…
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22 February 2023
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UNFPA and Malawi Parliament worried with high rate of teenage pregnancies
Over the years, UNFPA has been working with the Malawi Parliament offering technical support to advance advocacy initiatives that inform development of laws, which responds to the…
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21 February 2023
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Empowering couples through family planning services
In Malawi, there is a common expectation from family and friends that a newlywed couple should not take time to have kids. If the couple is blessed with a girl-child, they are…
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21 February 2023
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A fresh start with family planning
Tragedy shapes people in different ways. For some, it brings a sense of hopelessness, but for some a chance to chart a new course in life. Christina felt hopeless when she lost…
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25 November 2022
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Bringing hope to gender based violence survivors
In many parts of Malawi, sexual gender based violence is endemic but according to recent research, only 40 percent of all women who had ever experienced any type of physical or…
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