Justice and Peace Desk Lobbies for the Relocation of Office of DHSS to District Council Offices
By Obert Mkandawire On 29th October, 2019, the Justice and Peace Desk, through the OSISA funded health governance project, held a meeting at Club Marina in Karonga to influence the effective implementation of the decentralization process, policies and strategies...
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Justice and Peace Desk Granted Two New VAWG Projects
By Vincent Bwinga (Justice and Peace) The Justice and Peace Desk of the Diocese of Karonga has, on 16th September, 2019, received a grant to implement two Tithetse Nkhanza Violence Against Women and Girls projects known as Actions to Transform...
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Justice and Peace Desk Takes Health Sector Expenditure Reports to Communities
By Obert Mkandawire* To strengthen citizen participation in health decision making processes at local level, the Justice and Peace Desk of the Diocese of Karonga facilitated the dissemination of 2018/19 Chitipa District health sector expenditure report to communities in the...
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Chitipa District Welcomes Womenâs and Girlsâ Rights Safeguarding Project
By: Moses Mwakisalu Following the technical appraisal of the âSafeguarding the Rights of Women, Children and other vulnerable groups in the Diocese of Karongaâ project, by the District Executive Committee of Chitipa District on October 18, the Justice and Peace...
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SOPs to Improve Health Service Delivery in Karonga
By Jordan Simeon-Phiri Correspondent Vice Chairperson for Karonga District Council, Councillor Ngasalayumo Mwangonde says the signing of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for Proactive Disclosure of Information in the Health Sector is a step in the direction to uphold transparency and...
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Justice and Peace Embarks on Three-Year Safeguarding Project
By Lestina Sanga* The Pastoral and Bishopâs Secretary of the Diocese of Karonga, Father Joseph Sikwese has urged project implementation team for the Safeguarding the Rights of Women and Children and Vulnerable Adults Project to internalize hard work as a...
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Justice and Peace Commended for Male Champion Approach to End VAWG
By Vincent Bwinga (Justice and Peace) Group Village Headman Mlongoti under Traditional Authority Mwilangâombe in Karonga District has appraised the approach taken by the Justice and Peace Desk, under HeForShe Project, as the best since it engages perpetrators of violence...
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Children Call for More Protection and Support in their Education
By Vincent Bwinga (Justice and Peace) Children in Karonga District, belonging to HeForShe Clubs During an open day of HeForShe School clubs coordinated by Justice and Peace Desk of Karonga Diocese, HeForShe school clubs asked for more protection from parents,...
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Christians Challenged to Witness to Christâs Real Presence in Their Lives
By Benjamin Msowoya The Vicar General of the Diocese of Karonga, Monsignor Denis Chitete, celebrated the Feast of the Corpus Christi on 23 June 2015 with Catholics of Mpata Outstation Church. Catholics from all the three prayer centres that form...
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Karonga Youth Call on Justice and Peace to Continue with 50-50 Campaign
By Wezi Mwangonde Youth groups in Karonga District have asked Justice and Peace Desk under Karonga Diocese to continue encouraging women to take an active part in politics even when the election period is over. Speaking during the interface meeting...
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