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From Initiation counsellor to education and child marriage advocate

Aron, 18 is working with Youth for Change as an advocate for girls’ and boys’ education and fights against early marriage. Before Aron became an advocate, he was one of the young people who was actively involved with initiation ceremonies in his community. Having been initiated at the age of 11 himself, he was committed […]

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Challenging “well-known facts” and changing minds

In Malawi, a number of cultural traditions are wielded as a sort of litmus test. If something doesn’t match up, it’s condemned as bad, unnatural, or even un-Malawian. Various philosophies and theories are used to back up these traditional beliefs, including statistics. Even if these statistics may have a dubious origin, whenever they are invoked,

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Celebrating umunthu champions fighting for the health rights of LGBTI community

It is not always easy to stand up for our rights and it becomes even harder when you are a minority group. Living in a community which has not yet fully accepted the LGBTI community makes it difficult for them to easily access health care services. This is why we commend the work which our

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Building A Bridge with Umunthu: Supporting Equal Treatment of LGBTI Patients in Malawi

“To quote Mother Theresa, ‘We are all angels with only one wing — we can only fly embracing each other.’ This represents the concept of Umunthu, an African philosophy that connects to many other spiritual teachings across the world,” Rodger Phiri explained as he stood in front of a room of 30 healthcare workers. The

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