Zione Matale Lojeso Association Thyolo, Malawi Zione is the Executive Director for the Lojeso Association, a community-based organization focusing on education, human rights, health, youth empowerment, agriculture, nutrition and environmental management. With experience in organizational management, education and youth empowerment, she also works with the Social Welfare Office to oversee that secondary education is made a top priority in her … Read More

Precious Mtuwa Chimpembere Community Development Organization (CCDO) Thyolo, Malawi Precious is the Administrative Secretary and Community Mobilizer of CCDO programs. To mobilize the community, CCDO implements supporting programs to encourage participation in addressing key issues such as SRHR, girls education and more. She also works with the Ministry of Health, local and traditional leaders to launch advocacy projects to ensure … Read More

Dalitso Chiwayula Chipembere Community Development Organization (CCDO) Thyolo, Malawi Dalitso is the Executive Director of CCDO. He is also a 2017 Mandela Washington fellow for Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) at Kansas State University. With funding from the National AIDS Commission, CCDO has reached over 7,000 youth in Thyolo to learn about SRHR. Dalitso has extensive experience in women’s and … Read More

Alinane Alinafe Antonio Thyolo Active Youth Organization (TAYO) Thyolo, Malawi Alinane is the Field Officer at TAYO and is part of their Go Girls Initiative. She utilizes her background in HIV/AIDS counseling by creating dialogues between peer educators, girls, and their parents to discuss the importance of encouraging girls to raise their voices and fight for their rights. She is … Read More

Willard Mwambo Thyolo Active Youth Organization (TAYO) Thyolo, Malawi Willard is a chair member of the District AIDS Coordinating Committee (DACC), the CSO Organization Network in Thyolo, and is the Executive Director of TAYO. In addition to his current positions, he was also the former facilitator of the Go Girls Initiative. The Go Girls Initiative aided girls seeking to leave … Read More

Felister Therere Thyolo CCAP Youth Club Thyolo, Malawi Felister is the Chairperson of the Thyolo CCAP Youth Club. CCAP Youth Club is an organization that offers life skills training, resources and tools to the youth in Thyolo to help them make well-informed life decisions. The life skills training covers topics such as pregnancy prevention and the effects of early marriage. … Read More

  Charity Ngoma CAMFED Association Thyolo, Malawi Charity is the District Chairperson for CAMFED Association in Thyolo. In her position as the District Chairperson for the past four years, she coordinates activities that help encourage girls to complete their education. She partners with other organizations in Thyolo and village heads to support the protection of girls rights and human rights. … Read More

Charles Bokosi Vision for Development Youth Organization (VDYO) Thyolo, Malawi Charles is the Executive Director of the Vision for Development Youth. Started in 2011, VYDO provides programs and vocational training to help advance job development in Thyolo. YDYO has a number of SRH programs that offer free contraception and family planning services to Youth. Charles also serves as the District … Read More

  Peter Benny Mchenga Child Protection and Education Support Organization (CHIPESO) Thyolo, Malawi Peter is the co-founder and Programs Manager of CHIPESO, a community-based organization focusing on child protection for girls and provides educational support to help encourage girls to stay in school in Thyolo. He is also a primary school teacher, a trained community worker for children and youth, … Read More

Nellis Nkhata Young Women Can Do It Thyolo, Malawi Nellis is the Executive Director of Young Women Can Do It and an extraordinary biology teacher in TA Luchenza. As a teacher, Nellis spends most of her time spreading knowledge about SRHR to the boys and girls in her school. Before joining CYDT, she inspired those in her community and beyond … Read More