The Sexual, Reproductive Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health (SRMNCAH+N) Youth Platform, comprising the Youth Initiative for Community Development (YICOD), All for Youth, and Phalombe Youth Arms (PYAO), recently engaged the Ministerial Directors of Health, Budget, and Finance to address concerns regarding the government's failure to meet the Abuja Declaration's health budget threshold.
Youth-led organizations, including the Youth Initiative for Community Development (YICOD), All for Youth, and Phalombe Youth Arms Organisation (PYAO), mobilized the SRMNCAH Youth Platform to engage key Parliamentary Committee chairpersons on Health, HIV Management and Nutrition, Health, and the Youth Caucus.
In the landscape of challenges faced by Malawi, the persistence of malnutrition among children remains a stark concern as the effects of malnutrition and unhygienic practices—both physical and mental—are devastating and irreversible.
YICOD conducts campaigns on GBV prevention in promotion of Women and Children’s Health and Nutrition
In an effort to address the often-overlooked repercussions of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) on the health and nutrition of women and children, YICOD launched a comprehensive advocacy campaign with an aim to raise awareness and promote gender equality in the communities of Fosa and Kachere.
In a bid to bolster fruit production and ensure improved access to essential nutrients, Youth Initiative for Community Development (YICOD) coordinated a transformative training session on fruit tree grafting for enhanced fruit production.