[ad_1] 43rd Ordinary Session This submission relates to the review of the Republic of Zambia under the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child and focuses on the impact of lead pollution on children’s rights. Impact of Lead Pollution on Children’s Rights (articles 5, 12, and 14) Lead contamination around the former … Read More “Zambia – Submission to the African Committee of Experts On the Rights and Welfare of the Child” »
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[ad_1] Save the Children Malawi has handed over motor vehicles and office furniture and equipment to government agencies and non-governmental organizations, which participated in the implementation of SCREP Programme. With financial support from the Norwegian Agency for International Development Cooperation (NORAD) through Save the Children Norway (SCN), Save the Children Malawi and its partners implemented … Read More “Malawi: Save the Children Hands Over Mk800m Worth of Assets to Partners in Screp Programme” »
[ad_1] Kabwe, Zambia, once a bustling mining town, now bears the heavy weight of a toxic legacy. Decades of lead mining by Anglo-Americans left the community gasping for breath, literally and figuratively. The land is choked with lead dust, the air thick with its invisible menace. But amid the devastation, a fight for a greener … Read More “Zambia: Kabwe’s Stolen Breath – Legacy of Lead and the Fight for a Greener Future” »
[ad_1] Feed the Children, in collaboration with Total Land Care and School for Agriculture for Family Independence (SAFI), supported by United States Aid for International Development (USAID), has highlighted the vital need for collaboration to address both the immediate and underlying causes of malnutrition. Through their Akule ndi Thanzi Project, the organization aims to improve … Read More “Malawi: With 37 Percent of Malawians Stunted, Feed the Children Wants Stakeholders to Collaborate in This Fight” »
[ad_1] Atleast 19 parents are spending the weekend in police custody in Zomba after they were arrested on Friday for failing to look after their children which forced them ending up in the streets as street children. Zomba police station spokesperson Patricia Sipiliano has confirmed of the arrests galore. Sipiliano said among the parents include; … Read More “Malawi: Police Arrested 19 People for Failing to Support Their Children” »
[ad_1] Nairobi — UNICEF redoubles support to concerned governments in the cholera response The cholera epidemic that affected multiple countries in Eastern and Southern Africa in 2023 persists and continues to impact the region, placing additional strain on communities and healthcare facilities. Since 2023, 13 countries in the region have battled one of the worst … Read More “Southern Africa: As Cholera Cases Continue to Rise in Parts of Southern Africa, Unicef Calls for Increased Focus On Children in the Cholera Response” »
[ad_1] Nyale Institute, a non-governmental organisation whose mission is to advance sexual and reproductive justice for all, believes that every person has the right to enjoy a happy sexual life, whether they have sex or not and whether they have sex to reproduce or just for pleasure. Nyale Institute’s Executive Director, Dr Godfrey Kangaude, observed … Read More “Malawi: Nyale Institute Calls Attention to Reproductive Justice for Child Survivors of Sexual Violence” »
[ad_1] Cape Town — Thank you so much and thank you so much for joining us today. My name is Memory Banda from Malawi. Sawubona wena. It is a great honour to stand in front of all of your great leaders coming from different organisations and to be here today to share different of the … Read More “Africa: Memory Banda from Malawi Tells Her Child Marriage Story” »
[ad_1] Cape Town — LISTEN Good afternoon, everyone. How are you? Are you excited to be here? It’s so great to see all of you, and my cards are falling because I like to speak with my hands, which is a very good thing we do in Africa here. My name is Dr. Faith Mwangi-Powell. … Read More “Africa: ‘1, 2, 3. A Girl Has Just Been Married. And We Can Keep Counting’ – Girls Not Brides CEO” »
[ad_1] … they’re there to speak about ending child marriage in this generation, not 10 years from now. Memory Banda, children’s rights activist And now it is my great pleasure to introduce the next conversation. Please welcome Redi Tlhabi, who moderates the next discussion with the global philanthropist and co-chair of the Bill and Melinda … Read More “Africa: When Graca Machel, Michelle Obama, Melinda French Gates and Amal Clooney Walk into a Room …” »