"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 Women's Legal Resources Centre (WOLREC) and the WE-EFFECT team, led by WOLREC Executive Director Maggie Kathewera Banda, have presented a new project titled 'Women’s Land Rights' to the Dedza District Executive Committee. The project, which seeks to address structural drivers of poverty, gender inequality, and food insecurity affecting marginalized women in both patrilineal and matrilineal communities, has since been approved by the Council. WOLREC, in partnership with We Effect, will...

As we continue to advance post-election efforts to strengthen women’s political participation and leadership in Malawi, WOLREC, in collaboration with Oxfam in Malawi, convened a strategic planning meeting with the Parliamentary Women’s Caucus this morning in Lilongwe. The meeting forms part of the Promoting Gender Transformative and Youth Inclusive Democracy Project, funded by the European Union and implemented by WOLREC and Oxfam. It provided a crucial platform for dialogue,...