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Students in tertiary learning institutions are not immune to gender-based violence and suffer in silence because they lack safe spaces to share their lived experiences for fear of being judged and socially excluded. The Criminal Justice Legal Clinic and Gender Justice Clinic of the University of Malawi (UNIMA) in partnership with ArtGlo organized a two-day […]

Our SID team engaged with Primary Justice Actors and LGBTI persons in Dedza, Chikwawa, Phalombe, and Mchinji districts to amongothers unearth some significant changes that can be attributed to the Umunthu Inclusive Society Project. This was done through follow up and convergence workshops that were held in October 2023. Both parties stressed the impact the

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