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In depth profile of Life Concern Organisation

LICO spreads knowledge on preventing Mother to Child transmission (PMTCT), promotes healthy living and the proper use of medicines. It also headlines the fabrication and use of sustainable and enviromentally friendly briquettes in order to halt deforestation.

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HIV and Aids Projects

The Nasankha Umoyo (I choose Life) Prevention of Mother To Child HIV Transmission (PMTCT) project targets mvo-demonstrationwomen of child bearing age of 16 to 45 years and HIV+ couples in the rural communities with limited PMTCT information and services.

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LICO uses sports to fight HIV/AIDS in Rumphi

Sporting activities are part of the curriculum in Malawi primary and secondary schools and many students participate in the disciplines of their liking whether as a hobby, interest, or as competitions where money and pride are always at stake.

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Distribution of reli…

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In January this year Rumphi boma was hit by floods along the Mawerewere river and many inhabitants had been affected. Through the ELMA ...

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Every Vote Counts

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Or actually Every Footstep Counts, which is a film competition originated by the Positive Action for Children Fund (PACF) in associatio...

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Shot in the arm!

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LICO aids Rumphi District Hospital. Life Concern Organisation has come to the rescue of Rumphi district hospital’s cervical cancer dep...

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LICO scales up cervi…

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Life Concern Organisation (LICO) has stepped up efforts to combat cervical cancer in Rumphi district through provision of cervical canc...

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LICO engages youths …

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Life Concern Organisation has taken HIV and AIDS fight to the youths urging them to refrain from engaging in immoral behaviours that wo...

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Ministry of Educatio…

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Malawi’s Ministry of Education, Science and Technology has commended Life Concern Organization (LICO) for providing HIV and AIDS ...

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Community by-laws on…

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Community by-laws on prevention of mother to chiid transmission (PMTCT) bearing fruits in Rumphi. The idea to formulate community by-l...

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LICO against early m…

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Over 60 school going girls in Rumphi district have been withdrawn from arranged early marriages and re-admitted to school thanks to the...

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Clean Planet Project

16-03-2016 Hits:1151 Climate Change Sebastian

Environmental Conservation for job creation Nowadays plastic is a threat to the environment and human health. The so called “Clean Pla...

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Gondwe said many girls are dropping out of school as their respective families are failing to pay school fees and meet the costs of their education. “Girls from financially crippled families are becoming easy targets for arranged early marriages as they families fail to shoulder the burden of paying school fees and other costs related to education.” “Furthermore, quest for lobola (bride price) is driving these ultra-poor families to marry off their girls so that they raise money for their daily upkeep”, said Gondwe.Gondwe in black suit poses with some of the girls withdrawn from early marriages and re admitted into schoolPeter Gondwe with some of the girls withdrawn from early marriages and re-admitted into school

Gondwe further said his organization plans to engage these girls into vocational skills training upon their graduation from secondary school education in order to empower them economically. He said it against this background that LICO organizes early marriage forums which pull together various stakeholders and school going girls to tackle issues affecting girl child education. During such forums several stakeholders mostly successful women are paraded as role models in order to urge the girls to be focused and set for themselves goals that if achieved would make them women of substance in the near future.

Mirriam Mkandawire, district health officer (DHO) for Rumphi is one of the role models and says its high time parents and communities prioritizes girl child education.

(Mr. Nyirenda, Journalist)

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Contact info

Life Concern Organisation

Reg. NGO No. TR/INC 4822

Opp. St Denis Hall

PO Box 145, Rumphi

T +265 372 083 / +265 888 555 199

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