Concerns over Newly Constructed Chitipa Slaughterhouse
By Wezzie Mwangonde* Chitipa District Council is one of the councils that have received funding for development projects under the Governance to Enable Service Delivery (GESD) in the 2022/2023 financial year, one of which is the newly constructed slaughterhouse. This has raises concerns among Butchery Association members in the district due to their low participation... Read MoreCCJP New Project to Strengthen Women’s Voice in Reducing Poverty and Inequalities
By Tawonga Chisale Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace (CCJP) under the Diocese of Karonga has launched a new project which is aimed at empowering women to reduce poverty and inequalities in extractive governance in the district. A cross-section of participants during the launch The new project is called Women’s Voice Against Poverty and Inequalities... Read More
Justice and Peace Desk Trains Safeguarding Focal Persons
By Janet Mhango From the 14th to the 15th of September, CCJP has trained the Safeguarding Focal Persons on safeguarding, case management, and referral. The training brought about 54 Safeguarding Focal Persons from 25 Catholic Primary Schools and 4 Catholic Secondary Schools in Chitipa District. A cross-section of participants captured during the training Through the... Read More
Ambassador Impressed with the Impact of Women Empowerment Program
By Memory Moyo Women Empowerment Programme beneficiaries from T/A Wasambo in Karonga District have requested the Government of Norway through Ambassador Stainer Hagil to continue funding the program since it has increased participation of women in decision making. Ambassador of Norway speaking during the function This has been said today during a field visit by... Read More
PET conducted at Hara Maternity wing
By Lestina Sanga 'Public resources need to be well accounted for', Mr Msukwa, the Karonga District Council Finance Committee Chairperson. This was stated in his speech during Public Expenditure Tracking (PET) dissemination for the Construction of Hara maternity wing at Chankholombe School. the PET dissemination was organised by the Justice and Peace Desk of Karonga... Read More
Isn’t this how Gender Inequality Begins?
By Violet Machika I watched the children stand in line as they received porridge as it is part of the school feeding programs where the community has to organize itself, or if lucky, they’re receiving porridge flour to feed the little ones with the assumption that children either don’t have food in their homes or... Read More
Champions of Change Facilitators and Mentors Challenged to Promote Gender Justice
By Lestina Sanga Gender Expert, Dr. Mary Shaba, has urged facilitators and mentors of Champions of Change (COC) Project to champion gender justice in order to reduce gender based violence (GBV) in the area of Traditional Authority Kilupula. Dr Mary Shaba facilitating on gender issues Dr. Mary Shaba was speaking during a training session of... Read More
Ulambiya-Kaseye ADC Meeting Expectations of ECM and DCA
By Lestina Sanga The Episcopal Conference of Malawi (ECM) and Danish Church Aid (DCA) are impressed with the Community Action Groups (CAGs), Community Journalists (CJs) and Area Development Committee (ADC) of Ulambiya-Kaseye ADC. This transpired during the recent monitoring visit, conducted by DCA and ECM, to some of the project sites for the DCA funded... Read More
Justice and Peace Desk Lobbies for the Relocation of Office of DHSS to District Council Offices
By Obert Mkandawire On 29th October, 2019, the Justice and Peace Desk, through the OSISA funded health governance project, held a meeting at Club Marina in Karonga to influence the effective implementation of the decentralization process, policies and strategies within the health sector. The meeting was attended by Chitipa District Council led by the... Read More