Senior Traditional Leaders Call for an End to Child Marriages in Chitipa
By Alick Gondwe Traditional leaders in Chitipa are playing a leading role in the campaign aimed at eliminating child or forced marriages in the areas under their jurisdiction. Senior Chief Kameme and Traditional Authorities Misuku and Mwaulambya made the revelation...
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Miracle Technical Institute in Tree Planting Exercise
By Norbert Mzembe In living the spirit of Laudato Si, which calls for care of the environment, Miracle Technical Institute in Karonga embarked on a tree planting exercise to replace trees cut in the course of construction work and practical...
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Development Desk Using Demonstration Plots to Scale up Adoption of Climate Smart Agricultural Technologies
By Franklin Msiska (Development Desk Officer) The Development Desk in collaboration with the Government Crops, Land Resource and Extension Departments has mounted 94 demonstrations to increase adoption of Climate Smart Agricultural (CSAs) practices under Karonga Diocese’s Integrated Rural Development Project....
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Kaseye Girls Shine in MAWU Awards
By Lonely Mwandira (Methodology Advisor St Michael's parish) It was all smiles when Twambilire Ng’ambi was named the overall winner in the Malawi Writer’s Union (MAWU) Northern Chapter short story writing competition for secondary school students. The competition was organized...
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Karonga Diocese Develops Consolidated Annual Programme for 2018
By Moses Raymond Kamanga Walking the talk of embracing the centralised structure of running the Church in Malawi, Karonga Diocese takes a further stride by holding a joint planning meeting to come up with an annual consolidated programme for all...
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Primary Justice Project Reducing Cases of Gender Based Violence
By Norbert Tambalamtuwa Mzembe Cases of gender based violence (GBV) are on the decline in Karonga with the help of the Primary Justice Project being championed being managed by the Justice and Peace Desk of Karonga Diocese. This was revealed...
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Head Teachers Embrace ‘My Health My Right’ Clubs
By Vincent Bwinga (Field Officer) Head teachers from 22 secondary schools in Chitipa and Karonga have embraced ‘My Health, My Right’ clubs as a way of assisting school going youths to realize and promoting their health rights. The head teachers...
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Accounts Department in Capacity Building Drive
By Accounts Department In order to harmonise the accounting systems of the establishments under the Diocese of Karonga, the Accounts Department held mentorship sessions with personnel handling finances in December 2017 and January 2018. Diocesan Accountant, Mr. Maupo Kumwenda, visited...
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Women Groups Call For Interface Meeting With Chiefs
By Vincent Bwinga (Justice and Peace Field Officer) In response to the prevailing conditions, compounded by negative socio-cultural beliefs, which prevent women from enjoying their rights, women and girls groups in the areas of traditional authorities Nthalire and Wenya have...
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