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02 August 2022
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Village headman champions girls in education
Malawi is one of the countries in the world with high rates of child marriage. Although there is a law that prohibits young girls from getting married before the age of 18,…
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10 May 2022
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Bursaries keep girls in school
UNFPA with support from KOICA, is implementing a project in Dedza and Mchinji, which seeks to increase adolescent girls’ access to integrated adolescent-friendly sexual and…
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30 March 2022
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7 myths about unintended pregnancy debunked
UNITED NATIONS, New York – Half. That is the alarmingly high proportion of pregnancies that girls and women do not deliberately choose. The neglected crisis of unintended…
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29 March 2022
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Making shelters safer for women and girls through ‘safe spaces’
During emergencies, women and girls face heightened risk of gender based violence. In Malawi, the Spotlight Initiative is piloting ‘safe spaces’ in camps where people displaced by…
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21 March 2022
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Family planning empowering families
Low uptake of family planning services in Malawi threatens the ability of women to build a better future for themselves, their families and their communities. In Malawi, the UN…
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16 March 2022
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Men and boys take lead in GBV fight
In many communities in Malawi, incidences of gender based violence are extremely high. And the perpetrators are normally men and boys. In one community in Mangochi, men are…
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07 March 2022
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Women and girls pay a heavy price during conflicts and emergencies
More than 1.7 million people, mostly women and children, have now fled from their homes in Ukraine to neighbouring countries. For them, displacement will bring increased…
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04 March 2022
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Women and youth take climate action in Malawi
In Malawi, rapid population growth is exerting pressure on the already besieged environment. Every year, thousands of hectares of forest are chopped down for firewood, charcoal…
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21 February 2022
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Helping fistula survivors to become self-reliant
Obstetric fistula often leads to chronic medical problems, depression, social isolation and deepening poverty. In Malawi, it is estimated that 0.6 percent of women of child…
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