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Neno Council, UNICEF, PACHI Child Marriages Project Phases Out This Month

Neno Council, UNICEF, PACHI Child Marriages Project Phases Out This Month

After eight months of successful campaign on ending child marriages and harmful practices through a UNICEF funded project in Neno, stakeholders have hailed the project. For example, Senior Chief Dambe has told Zodiak Online today Thursday, that the project which has been run by the Parent and Child Health Initiative (PACHI) has seen a significantRead more about Neno Council, UNICEF, PACHI Child Marriages Project Phases Out This Month[…]

Youth Advocacy Key in Ending Child Marriages and Harmful Practices

Youth Advocacy Key in Ending Child Marriages and Harmful Practices

The Parent and Child Health Initiative through UNICEF has emphasized the need for the youths in the country to be ambassadors of change in areas of Child Marriages and Gender Based Violence. UNICEF Youth Advocacy Trainers Lisa Banda and Chisomo Banda said this on Saturday in Neno that youth advocates should wear a real faceRead more about Youth Advocacy Key in Ending Child Marriages and Harmful Practices[…]

Project To Eradicate Child Marriages in Neno

Project To Eradicate Child Marriages in Neno

District Social Welfare Officer (DSWO) for Neno, Paul Sosono has called for concerted efforts from all partners in the district to win the battle against child marriages and teen pregnancies. Sosono was speaking on Friday during a stakeholders meeting on ending child marriages and harmful practices including gender-based violence through a youth policy advocacy projectRead more about Project To Eradicate Child Marriages in Neno[…]

PACHI, UNICEF In Ending Child Marriages Campaign

PACHI, UNICEF In Ending Child Marriages Campaign

The Parent and Child  Health Initiative in collaboration with UNICEF has joined hands with government in ending child marriages and eradicating harmful practices that fuel gender based violence in neno district. Addressing a stakeholders meeting on Friday, Neno district Social Welfare Officer Paul Sosono says the district is registering positive strides in ending child marriages.Read more about PACHI, UNICEF In Ending Child Marriages Campaign[…]

PACHI Intensifies Covid 19 Vaccine Uptake in Phalombe

PACHI Intensifies Covid 19 Vaccine Uptake in Phalombe

There is hope that uptake of Covid 19 vaccine will be improved in Phalombe thanks to Parent and Child Health initiative project (PACHI) for engaging traditional, religious and political leaders in the district. Speaking during a meeting with the leaders from areas of Kaduya and Chiwalo on Wednesday, PACHI District Cordinator, Carlos Msosa said communityRead more about PACHI Intensifies Covid 19 Vaccine Uptake in Phalombe[…]

Ntcheu Traditional Leader Calls for Awareness On Covid-19 Vaccine

Ntcheu Traditional Leader Calls for Awareness On Covid-19 Vaccine

Group village headman Doviko of Traditional Authority-TA Mpando in Ntcheu has called for the creation of more demand for COVID-19 vaccine among rural communities where myths and misconception is halting vaccine uptake in the district. The traditional leader has told Zodiak Online that with more awareness to dispel the myths, many people in hard toRead more about Ntcheu Traditional Leader Calls for Awareness On Covid-19 Vaccine[…]

PACHI Commemorates International Day Of The Girl Child

PACHI Commemorates International Day Of The Girl Child

On October 11, PACHI, together with the international community, commemorates the International Day of the Girl Child.  Empowering and educating girls so they can thrive and succeed. Girls around the globe continue to encounter many barriers that limit their ability to gain access to education and health care, avoid early marriage, live a life free fromRead more about PACHI Commemorates International Day Of The Girl Child[…]

NGO hailed for promoting  girls’ education in Nsanje

NGO hailed for promoting girls’ education in Nsanje

Nsanje District Council chairperson Rose Makiyi has commended Parent and Child Health Initiative (Pachi) for facilitating the return of girls to school. She said this on Monday during the commemoration of the Day of the African Child in Traditional Authority (T/A) Ndamera in the district. Makiyi said the organisation’s interventions on gender-based violence and harmfulRead more about NGO hailed for promoting girls’ education in Nsanje[…]

Religious Leaders Join The Fight In Ending Sexual Gender Based Violence

Religious Leaders Join The Fight In Ending Sexual Gender Based Violence

There are repeated calls to religious leaders in Machinga district to use their platforms to influence change in ending the prevailing cases of Gender Based Violence-GBV rate district. The call has been made during an orientation meeting by Parents and Child Health Initiative (PACHI) with the leaders currently underway which targets to end cases ofRead more about Religious Leaders Join The Fight In Ending Sexual Gender Based Violence[…]