Patrick Chima News Today

Traditional and community leaders in Dowa and Ntchisi districts have dissolved 85 marriages in less than two months, thanks to the ‘Raising the Voice of Women in the Fight Against Violence Against Women and Girls’ Project. The Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace of the Archdiocese of Lilongwe (CCJP Lilongwe) is implementing the project in partnership with Child Rights Advocacy and Paralegal Aid Centre (CRAPAC) with financial support from UN Women through the Spotlight Initiative Proje...

In Kaleza Village in the area of Traditional Authority (T/A) Chiwere in Dowa, 17-year-old Alefa Jeputala is breastfeeding her six-month-old baby while her immediate 16-year-old cousin, Gelo Postini, is carrying her four-month-old pregnancy. Across the river in Kayesa Village, seven girls have dropped out of school over the past three years due to combined early marriages and unplanned pregnancies. Prior to giving birth in January 7, 2021, Alefa’s desire to start married life with her 18-year-...

Government has challenged traditional and community leaders in Dowa and Ntchisi to take a leading role in safeguarding and promoting the rights of girls and women in their societies. Gender Officer in the Ministry of Gender, Community Development and Social Welfare, Kondwani Mhone, observed that violence is contributed to rising levels of inequalities in Malawi. Mhone–Violence is a catalyst for inequalities in all sectors of the economy–Photo by Watipaso Mzungu, Nyasa Times Mhone made the s...

January 20, 2021 Watipaso Mzungu – Nyasa Times 1 Comment The Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace of the Archdiocese of Lilongwe (CCJP Lilongwe) has called upon its volunteers to spearhead the reforestation initiatives in all the Catholic parishes spread across the Central Region. Chima (right) addressing CCJP volunteers at Chezi Parish in Lilongwe Chima (right) addressing CCJP volunteers at Chezi Parish in Lilongwe This in response to the call the Minister of Forestry and Natura...