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Reaffirming a shared commitment to advance gender equality and end violence, the Women’s Manifesto Movement on Friday paid a courtesy call to the Minister of Gender, Community Development and Social Welfare, Mary Navicha, in Lilongwe. The delegation included the Pamodzi Kuthetsa Nkhanza (PKN) consortium, comprising the Women’s Legal Resources Centre (WOLREC), Girls Empowerment Network (GENET), and Human Rights for Women and Girls with Disabilities in Malawi (HRWGDM), along with other...

"As a Community Development Assistant, I believe that communities have the power to drive their own change. It begins with recognising their potential and what they are capable of achieving together. There is strength in unity, and together, we are capable. "This is why we need to join hands to break the silence, because if we remain silent, this violence will continue to persist,” said Atupele Jumbe, Balaka District Community Development Assistant responsible for T/A Nsamala. She was...

The Pamodzi Kuthetsa Nkhanza Programme has strengthened efforts to combat Intimate Partner Violence, emphasizing that unequal power relations—particularly men’s power over women—are a root cause of violence against women. The programme also seeks to break the long-standing culture of silence that has protected and perpetuated such violence, recognizing that when communities remain silent, violence continues to thrive. In Balaka, the campaign in three Traditional Authorities of Nkaya, Nyanyala...