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The UNDP, Ministry of Youth and Sports, in partnership with Art and Global Health Center Africa (ArtGlo), conducted Umunthu Circles that engaged the Youth in leadership positions in Blantyre, Lilongwe, and Mzuzu. The workshops that lasted for 3 days were aimed at providing a platform for the youth to discuss pertinent issues that are stifling […]

Being an LGBTQI+ person in Malawi is challenging. LGBTQI+ persons are subjected to different forms of discrimination when they want to access social services.   The Marriage Divorce and Family Relations Act of 2015 coupled with the Penal Code sections 153, 154, 156 and 137A are the legal instruments that are usually referred to in

Gender-based violence including intimate partner violence is still one of the challenges affecting the people in Malawi, particularly women and girls. The communities surrounding the tea and macadamia estates are not spared from this challenge. While interventions to address gender-based violence are being undertaken, the lack of proper infrastructure for the victims to utilize as

Malawi is among the countries where key populations such as the LGBTIQ community are facing various forms of discrimination across different sectors of the society due to their sexual orientation. With support from Southern Africa Litigation Center (SALC), we are implementing the Umunthu Inclusive Society project and we have been engaging Primary Justice Actors (PJAs)