Success Stories

A Radio Spot Inspires Motorcycle Taxi Operator to Get COVID-19 Vaccine As COVID-19 cases were rising in Malawi, one motor cycle tax operator Samuel Kachingwe from the populous Ndirande Township in Blantyre, was in a dilemma; he had to choose between feeding and protecting his family from the pandemic. “What…

Using Artists to Tame The Impact of COVID-19 For Brave Nanseta from Luchenza Trading Centre, the popular sound tag of ‘Phalombe, Phalombe music’ by musician Giboh Pearson, was too alluring to miss when he heard it from loud speakers at an approximate distance of one kilometer. “I was just relaxing…

Benito Douglas, 34, from the Nansadi area in Thyolo district is a business man who has been plying his trade at Goliati Trading Centre for many years. He told Applied Development Communications and Training Services (ADECOTS) officer that he has been hearing about COVID-19 and its vaccine for the past…

Artists Champion the Fight Against COVID-19 Yamikani Soko, 16, from Mbayani Township in Blantyre, was sceptical about the existence of COVID-19 when it was first reported in Malawi. The misinformation about the pandemic, which was rampant on social media, heightened his disbelief. But until musician Blak Jak of Wadya Iwe…

Paramount Chief Kaduya lauds women in fighting public health emergencies Women in the country have been commended as strategic agents of change when it comes to combating public health emergencies like disease threats and outbreaks, saying they respond quickly to mitigating the impact. This was said by Paramount chief Kaduya…

Demystifying Myths on COVID-19 Vaccine There was dead silence as 17-year-old Alinafe Daniel from Mpatsa Youth Group in Phalombe District narrated her fears about getting Covid-19 vaccine.Her fears emanated from strange rumours surrounding the vaccine and the disease. “I feared damaging my uterus because those who received it purportedly would…

ADECOTS Engage Community Leaders to Combat COVID-19 As one way of observing the 2024 World Immunization Week (WIW) and promoting the Moyo Ndi Mpamba COVID-19 Vaccination Campaign (Ndabaitsa), Applied Development Communication and Training Services (ADECOTS) held dialogues meetings with traditional and religious leaders, men and women, and youth groups from…

For Mary Mafuleka, a mother of 11 months-old baby from Mgumera village in the area of Traditional Authority (T/A) Juma in Mulanje district, Cyclone Freddy was a beast which came to end her life and that of members of her community. She says she was hopeless as the devastating cyclone…

Promoting Healthcare Access in Hard-to-Reach Areas: A Mission Undertaken by ADECOTS in Malawi Funny Maiden is a mother of two from Njaro Island, a remote and isolated area located in the area of Traditional Authority (T/A) Chiwalo in Phalombe District. For a long time, she has been struggling to access…

Empowering Communities to Sustain Sanitation and Hygiene Amidst Cyclone Freddy Nesta Liwonde, a granny from Nkawera village in the area of Traditional Authority (T/A) Nkanda in Mulanje district has bitter memories of the 2023 Tropical Cyclone Freddy, which devastated her area and left her entire family and community hopeless. She…