EMPOWERING YOUNG MINDS: HOW CODES OF CONDUCT ARE TRANSFORMING PRIMARY SCHOOL SAFETY
By Noel Chatepa Child Safeguarding is a critical aspect of education especially in primary schools and the setting of code of conducts in schools plays a crucial role in creating a safe and secure environment for learners. Through its Gender...
Read MoreNEEMA’S TRANSFORMATION: FROM FOOD INSECURITY TO FARM SUCCESS
By Noel Chatepa Neema Mgala. “I joined CADECOM Karonga Dioceses’ Integrated Rural Development project in 2020 and we were trained in sustainable agriculture technologies. After the training's, we were given soya bean, sunflower, groundnuts and maize seeds to use for...
Read More“SURVIVING GENDER BASED VIOLENCE: THE STORY OF TIONGE MUWISA”
By Noel Chatepa Tionge Mubisa “After I had my third child, I was diagnosed with cervical cancer and my husband started abusing me verbally and physically saying that I am of no more use to him as I can no...
Read MoreBISHOP ZERKON LEADS DEDICATION OF IBANDA ST. MATTHIAS OUTSTATION CHURCH: A PICTORIAL FOCUS
Bishop Zerkon (center) after cutting the ribbon marking the opening of the church. From July 18 to July 21, 2024, Bishop Stefan Zerkon of the German Catholic Diocese of Munster paid a visit to the Diocese of Karonga. He visited...
Read MoreGBV CASES REDUCED IN KARONGA THROUGH THE GENDER BASED VIOLENCE, SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH RIGHTS PROJECT
By Wantwa Mwakasungula - TFM It has been a remarkably transformative journey throughout the year with the implementation of the Gender-Based Violence, Sexual and Reproductive Health rights project in Karonga district in Karonga district under the Catholic Commission for Justice and...
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INTEGRATED RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECT: ENHANCING SMALLHOLDER FARMERS’ INCOME THROUGH COLLECTIVE MARKETING
By Noel Chatepa The improvement of smallholder farmers' income is one of the goals of the Integrated Rural Development Project being carried out by CADECOM Karonga Diocese in Chitipa with funding from Misereor. To this end, a group marketing intervention...
Read MoreINTEGRATED RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECT TRAINS 30 COMPOST MANURE PROMOTERS
By Noel Chatepa A three day training of 30 compost manure promoters in agrimarketing of "Indore Organic fertilizer" is underway in Chitipa. The training is part of the interventions in the Integrated Rural Development Project being implemented by Catholic Development Commission in Malawi...
Read More“FROM VOCATIONAL TRAINING TO BUSINESS SUCCESS: DAVID KANTHONGA BENEFITS FROM THE INTEGRATED RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECT”
By Noel Chatepa Kanthonga in his tailoring shop. David Kanthonga, a young man from Chisankhwa, James Village in the area of T/A Mwaulambya is a shining example of the transformative power of vocational skills training. Through the Integrated Rural Development...
Read MoreEMPOWERING COMMUNITIES THROUGH ASSISTED NATURAL REGENERATION AND BEEKEEPING: THE STORY OF ROMAD MSHANI AND FAMILY
By Noel Chatepa From Mwankumbwa EPA in the area of Traditional Authority Mwaulambya in the northernmost district of Chitipa, comes out the story of a project that is changing lives. The Integrated Rural Development project, being implemented by the Catholic Development Commission...
Read More“STAKEHOLDERS TRAINED ON GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE CASES COURT PROCEEDINGS”
By Wantwa Mwakasungula - TFM CCJP Karonga Diocese project coordinator Vincent Bwinga (Standing) during a training session, The Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace (CCJP), in collaboration with the Karonga Magistrate Court, has convened community stakeholders such as Chiefs, Mother...
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