As many stakeholders are intensifying campaigns aimed at bringing awareness on the need to protect the rights of children so as to end child marriages, poverty is said to be fueling the vice rendering the campaign efforts worthless. It is understood that due to poverty, many parents force their children to drop out of school...Read More
Children and other stakeholders in villages around Chezi Trading Centre in Traditional Authority Mkukula have bemoaned lack of deliberate will in most parents to ensure that the children’s right to education is protected by exposing such children to various forms of abuse including forced labour. The revelation came when a team of Malawi Institute of...Read More
Lilongwe Rural District social welfare officer, Jean Nthengwe has called on Malawi Institute of Journalism (MIJ) students in Lilongwe to join hands with government in a bid to protect children from any form of violation of their rights either through abuse or by engaging them in hard labour. Nthengwe made the sentiments when he addressed...Read More
In as much as there has been huge campaign on child rights and responsibility, it is still much clear that a lot has to be done in the case of Eswazini Traditional Authority Kapingo Sibande in Mzimba District. At Eswazini, parents and guardians strongly believe the campaign for children rights has interfered with the traditional...Read More
“Upon my arrival at Mzimba district hospital, doctors told me that I have carried a dead child. This disappointed me for losing my only first-born daughter and traveling for a long distance for nothing.” Jester Kanyasko said She is one of residents of Eswazini community, Traditional Authority Kampingo Sibande in Mzimba district who lost a...Read More
The Primary Education Advisor (PEA) for Mphete Zone in Mwanza, Blessings Pondani and other school authorities have expressed shock over the increase of school dropout cases in their zone. This was disclosed during an interface meeting with stakeholders at Mphete Teachers Development Center (TDC) on Friday. According to Pondani, Primary schools in the zone have...Read More
Some Villagers in Mwanza District have expressed worries on the tendency of some girls in the district of having sexual relationships with men which is fueling defilement cases. In an interview with some of the villagers in different communities, they said that in some cases girls are the ones who intentionally provoke men and boys...Read More
Many orphans are forced into early marriages in Mwanza District due to lack of financial support which is denying many children a chance to access education. Donata Manuel, an old woman who is in her late 80s said is looking after five children who lost both parents and she can hardly provide basic needs to...Read More
They say education is the key to success. But how would you succeed if your right to education is being violated in one way or the other. Right to education is not only violated when a child is deprived the chance to go to school and attend classes but also when this child is subjected...Read More
