Introduction
Women
and children take a
centre stage in the work of YONECO considering their vulnerability to
the many
ills of society. The group therefore needs attention and should be
engaged in
development activities at community and national level in order to
create a unique
vibrant socio economic base for Malawi. The
programs are
deliberately designed to meet of an ever changing social environment.
The
programs help to empower women and children to live health and
participate in
all social economic development activities.
Women
Sharing Ideas
Vision
“A
self reliant HIV/AIDS - free
society that respects democratic values and principles”
Mission
“A
non – governmental
organization, which is committed to empowering the youth, women and
children,
combating the spread of HIV infection, mitigating the impact of AIDS
and
promoting democracy and human rights for socio – economic
development”
Women
in Awareness campaigns
Goal
To
contribute towards the
reduction of the spread of HIV infection, mitigating the impact of AIDS
and
human rights protection through gender equality, women empowerment and
participation
Strategic Objective
- Empower
women and
children to
reduce their
vulnerability to HIV/AIDS and socio-cultural injustices at community
level.
- Strengthen
community structures and
civic education
for the rights of
women and children at
community level.
- Increase
the functional literacy
levels for women
and children for sustainable development in the communities
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Strategies
Among
other strategies that
will be put in place to realize the mission are:
- Life
skills education
for women and
children (sex
workers, teen mothers, adolescent girls, widows and female divorcees).
- Women
and children
empowerment on
issues of
human rights, responsibilities and democratic values in the context of
HIV/AIDS
related matters.
- Sensitization
and
mobilization
campaigns to enhance
community support systems to promote of women and children’s
rights
Young Girls in Session
Activities
- Conduct
training in life skills, counseling, peer
education, theatre for development, conflict
management, participatory learning
techniques etc for
women and children.
- Peer
education for sex workers and teen mothers at
community level.
- Conduct
vocational skill training for teen mothers,
adolescent girls, widows, sex workers and divorcees and other
vulnerable groups.
- Facilitate
bar to bar outreach programs through sex
workers.
- Conduct
functional literacy classes for women and
children.
- Conduct
comprehensive health education on
sanitation, nutrition and water management
Monitoring visits in areas of
entertainment
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Promoting
youth, women
and children for sustainable development
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