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Women and girls opt for unsafe abortion
By Karen Sanje: Being a beneficiary of a bursary scheme for her education, falling pregnant pointed to only one thing…
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Goats for girls’ education
Countless girls drop out of school in Nkumaniza Education Zone in Traditional Authority (T/A) Ngabu in Chikwawa District. At 123,…
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Culture blamed for child marriages
By Sharon Chirwa: One of the organisations that champion women and girls’ rights has bemoaned rising cases of early marriage,…
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Shrugging off child marriage tick in Malawi
By Josephine Chinele, Contributor: One morning, in September last year, Senior Chief Kachindamoto of Dedza District was shocked to see…
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Girls demand youth-friendly services
By Yohane Symon & Richard Chirombo: Girls have bemoaned poor access to sexual reproductive health services in rural areas of…
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Girls rise, hope rises
By Alick Ponje: The persistent rain on that Saturday afternoon, some two weeks ago, could not stop girls from various…
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Reproductive health rights for women, girls
By Watipaso Mzungu, Contributor: Esther Maliko had barely celebrated her 14th birthday when she fell pregnant. Her 17-year-old lover denied…
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Empowering communities to enhance girls’ education
By Eric Msikiti: Iness Kalawire, 19, is a Form Two student at Mpemba Community Day Secondary School, Traditional Authority Somba,…
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Celebrating girls
By Sharon Jumbe: I want a society where women are also allowed to lead,” goes a short, but meaningful statement…
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Early marriages: The cog in our eyes
Young people— persons aged between 10 and 24 years—constitute more than one-third of Malawi’s total population. Today’s young people have…
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