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HAPPY 3RD ANNIVERSARY PRECIOUS PHIRI!

Artgloafrica — Thu, 27 Feb 2025 12:11:19 +0000

About 3 years ago, Mr. Precious Austin Phiri, passionate about merging analytical consistency with creative strategies to advance social equity, joined ArtGlo as a Finance Associate. Before joining ArtGlo, Phiri served as a Field Data Collector with the Reserve Bank of Malawi (2013–2017), in the Currency Repatriation Project. ArtGlo’s bold use of art to address social […]

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District Stakeholders applaud the Tiyambe Project for igniting action against GBV

Artgloafrica — Fri, 20 Dec 2024 08:34:46 +0000

Stakeholders that the Tiyambe Project has been working with at the district level in both Mulanje and Thyolo, have praised the approach that was used to engage communities within and around the tea and macadamia estates in the two districts. Key stakeholders, especially the District Gender Officers attest that the project has contributed to significant […]

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ArtGlo launches Tree Planting Initiative in TA Mwambo, Zomba

Artgloafrica — Fri, 20 Dec 2024 06:29:43 +0000

Excitement filled in TA Mwambo Chaweza area as ArtGlo lauched the planting of 1,250 tree seedlings to help build resilience against climatic shocks and restore the area’s vegetative cover. At the launch, ArtGlo and the area’s youth climate champions planted 250 trees at Makina Health Centre to shield the facility from strong winds. Village Headman […]

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Happy 6th Anniversary Chisomo Liwimbi!

Artgloafrica — Thu, 14 Nov 2024 09:03:50 +0000

About 6 years ago, on the 11th of November 2018, Ms. Chisomo Liwimbi, passionate about equality, human rights activism, and inclusion, joined ArtGlo as a Project Assistant and was later promoted to Project Officer. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Arts Humanities, Majoring in Drama with a Minor in Philosophy from the University of […]

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Media reporting key in human rights activism

Artgloafrica — Wed, 16 Oct 2024 14:46:16 +0000

Media reporting was singled out as one of the pressing issues stifling human right activism for minority groups in Malawi during the changing hearts and minds symposium. In response to the concern, ArtGlo organized a two-day long Media workshop on Minority rights at Boadzulu in Mangochi. “Media shapes and influences public opinion, and as such […]

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Dorica challenges socio-patriarchal norms and continues to excel

Artgloafrica — Wed, 16 Oct 2024 08:56:15 +0000

Dorica Frank, an 18-year-old woman from TA Kapeni, Blantyre, has emerged as a role model for girls facing educational challenges. The Mtenjera CDSS alumna made history as the school’s first female overall top scorer in the 2023 MSCE exams, securing admission to Domasi Institute of Education to pursue BSc in Education History and Theology. Dorica’s […]

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One health TfD training and performances against Rabies

Artgloafrica — Wed, 16 Oct 2024 06:44:46 +0000

The Ministry of Agriculture through the Department of Animal Health in collaboration with a consortium of organizations against rabies is implementing One health project to combat rabies in Malawi. One of the major activities through which rabies is to be controlled is through dog vaccination. Research shows that a 70% vaccination rate could highly contribute […]

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Community members encouraged to report child neglect and GBV cases

Artgloafrica — Wed, 16 Oct 2024 06:23:38 +0000

Child neglect happens when one or both parents abandon their responsibility in taking care of their children. According to the Child Care, Protection and Justice Act (2010) parents or guardians have the duty and responsibility to exercise joint primary responsibility for raising their children. During the first Glenorchy Estate TfD performance in GVH Mandandanda, Mulanje […]

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Changing Hearts and Minds Symposium exposes gaps in human rights activism

Artgloafrica — Mon, 14 Oct 2024 21:04:38 +0000

ArtGlo through its Social Inclusion and Diversity (SID) programme organized a two-day symposium at Boadzulu Lakeshore resort in Mangochi to understand the gaps and challenges that minority groups in the country face. Participants were drawn from various sectors which include Human rights advocates, Police, Magistrates, Journalists from different local media houses, CSO leaders, and religious […]

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Mulanje ADC meetings expose gaps in the fight against GBV

Artgloafrica — Mon, 14 Oct 2024 21:00:06 +0000

Every successful community intervention must involve all the stakeholders and beneficiaries to foster ownership, collaboration and achieve meaningful impact. At the Art and Global Health Center Africa, we use the Human-Centered design approach to ensure that all the interested groups are involved at every step. Our philosophy is simple: “Tell me, and I will know; […]

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Stakeholders agree that first aid psychosocial support is the responsibility of everyone

Artgloafrica — Mon, 14 Oct 2024 12:55:09 +0000

A majority of people in Malawi, regard underlying mental conditions as a least concern which according to the Malawi Police Service (MPS) has led to a spike in suicide cases from 135 cases to 253 cases in the first half of 2022 and 2023 respectively. Survivors of psychological trauma induced by loss and damage due […]

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‘Vocational and TfD skills are more sustainable’, Says Eliza Chipungo

Artgloafrica — Mon, 14 Oct 2024 12:41:36 +0000

People that reside in GVH Mbalu are often hit by climatic shocks since the area is low lying and is where one of the major rivers in Zomba feeds into Lake Chilwa. A majority of people are into farming and the major crop produced in the area is rice. Eliza Chipungo (32), a widow and […]

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