How we re supporting children like Lela in Malawi
Rhoda lives in the south-eastern Zomba district of Malawi with her three children. Her four year old daughter, Lela was severely underweight for years.
Like many in the community, poor crop harvests and a lack of education around nutrition, Rhoda couldn’t always feed her children enough food. Rhoda, with her daughter Lela at their home in Zomba District, Malawi
“Before, Lela was malnourished, because I didn’t know how to prepare food for the children,” says Rhoda.
How a community - based programme changed everything
However, after the introduction of an innovative community-based nutrition programme, everything changed for Rhoda and her family.
MAKE THE CARNIVAL LAST!
To make the most of the Red Nose Day carnival atmosphere, why not extend the JoJo & Gran Gran theme to last a whole week? All the episodes of the show are available to stream on the BBC iPlayer – you could pick one a day and organise related activities. For example, you could watch:
It’s Time to Dance – teach the children a dance and put on a show
It’s Time to Play Football – organise a sponsored shootout
It’s Time for a Treasure Hunt – plan a treasure hunt (you could use Cynthia’s scavenger hunt sheet)
Low Funding Choking Fight Against GBV in Mzimba South Bernard Nangwale: We receive K200,000 a month from central government photo by Vanani Nyirenda
Mzimba South district social welfare office says insufficient funding from the government is hampering its efforts to fight gender based violence as cases are still on the rise in the district.
District Social Welfare Officer Bernard Nangwale said his office receives a monthly allocation of 200, 000 kwacha which is not adequate.
Nangwale made the remarks during a district level commemoration of the 16 days of activism against gender based violence on Thursday under the theme, End gender based violence: Prevent, Report, Respond and Fund.