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When one woman thrives, the whole community thrives

On our recent monitoring visit, we went above and beyond. The team walked on foot for about 2 hours, through steep terrains to visit Mirriam Chirwa, an inspiring beneficiary and we could not resist but share her story. Mirriam like many others in Malawi was born into a family living...

CYD Partners MUTAG to demystify Girl child challenges

The Centre for Youth and Development has collaborated with the Mzuzu University Theatre Arts Group to produce an adapted theatrical production called “The Chief’s Blanket” written by Smith Likongwe and directed by Misheck Mzumara, Misheck Banda and William Maulidi. The play will be premiered in Mzuzu at the Mzuzu University...

Empowering women through SHG Approach

In the series #Knowwhatwedo, we share with you what the Centre for Youth and Development does, why we do what we do, how we do it and what we have been able to achieve. In this blog we share with you the Building a sustainable and empowered people’s institution through self-help group...

Happy International Women’s Day

In recognition of United Nations International Women’s Day, we celebrate the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women.  The day also marks a call to action for accelerating gender parity.   This year, after all we’ve experienced, achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 world, shows us how crucial it is to create...

Reaping from Self-Help Groups

Meet Bettie Mhango, she is 32 years old and belongs to the Chimwemwe Self Help Group in Nkombezi area.   Bettie lives with her 4 Children as she separated from her husband. She dropped out of school in Standard (grade) 7 and had her first child at a tender age. After...