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The Malawi Child Advocacy Centre is a non-profit making, child rights organization in Malawi, working to respond to child abuse cases through child protective and victim advocacy services.

CHILD ADVOCACY CENTRE (CHACE) WELCOMES YOU TO 2026!!As we begin the Year 2026, Child Advocacy Centre CHACE is pleased t...
08/01/2026

CHILD ADVOCACY CENTRE (CHACE) WELCOMES YOU TO 2026!!
As we begin the Year 2026, Child Advocacy Centre CHACE is pleased to share Key Focus Areas that will guide the Development of Vibrant Child Centred Programs and campaigns in the year 2026.

OUR KEY FOCUS AREAS

1. PROMOTING THE RIGHTS OF ALL CHILDREN
Through Advocacy and Public Education initiatives CHACE is focusing on promoting the Rights of all Children, regardless of Gender, Disability, social background, religion and Tribe. Malawi is a State party to the United Nation Convention on the Rights of a Child which presents about 54 articles on the Rights of Children. The UNCRC has helped Malawi to review and amend certain child related Laws and policies with an aim of promoting the Rights of Children. In Malawi we have the Child Care Protection and Justice Act (2010), The Constitution and other Legal instruments that promote the rights of Children. Despite this, Children still face challenges to attain their Rights mainly Right to Life, Protection, Health and Education due to a number of factors. Therefore CHACE will work with all key institutions and the community at large towards the promotion of the Rights of Children through, Training, Community Awareness & National Dialogues.

2. PREVENTION OF ABUSE & EXPLOITATION
Every day Children in Malawi face Physical Abuse, Sexual Abuse, Emotional Abuse, Child Labour and Neglect. Our public Institutions that respond to Child Abuse are overwhelmed with the increase in cases which has made it difficult to respond effectively when a Child has been abused. We can all agree that our Solution as a country Prevention. We are developing programs and interventions that are aimed at preventing Child abuse and Empowering children to participate in their own protection as well communities to be committed towards creating abuse free zones for Children from household level, community level to National Level.

3. JUSTICE FOR ABUSED CHILDREN
Children that have faced abuse and Exploitation need support through Access to Justice . As a country we have a justice system that is supposed to work in the best interest of children by ensuring speedy Trials in all the Courts and Stiff punishments for perpetrators. Though our work, we have established that in Malawi more children that have faced abuse do not have access to justice in a timely manner due to several challenges. Missing case files, Legal representation, Missing Evidence, delays in Arrests of perpetrators by Police, Corrupt practices in the public institutions among others are the most common challenges that contribute to an ineffective Justice system. We also establish that despite Amendments of punishing Laws, Courts are still lenient in giving punishments to Perpetrators of Abuse against Children.
Through our Victim Advocacy initiatives Currently being developed we will ensure that children that have faced abuse or exploitation effectively Access Justice through our courts including community based mobile courts. We will also focus on National Engagements with law enforcement and Justice institutions to strengthen collaboration and build capacity of officers handling children cases.

4. CHILD MENTAL HEALTH & WELL BEING

CHACE believes Children's mental health and well being matter. Currently Malawi is grappling with su***de cases and Self Harm behaviors which include Drug and substance abuse among Children and youth. We are developing effective programs aimed at promoting Mental health& well being among Children. These programs will also directly address su***de and self harm behaviors among Children in Malawi through, Awareness & Education, Mental health services, Community Engagement, Media Campaign and Parental engagement.

5. EMPOWERMENT THROUGH EDUCATION & SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
CHACE is developing a vibrant Empowerment program targeting Children that have faced abuse and those at risk of facing abuse through Education, Skills Development and Economic Empowerment
We aim to empower children by provision of Learning materials for Education, A bursary program and Skills development.

6.PROMOTING CHILDREN'S TALENTS
Through sports, music and other talents we are developing programs aimed at promoting Children's Talents by providing a platform for them to showcase their talents and innovative ideas.

WE COMMEND GOVERNMENT FOR A PROMPT RESPONSE TO RESCUE THE CHILD Child Advocacy Centre is commending the Government throu...
17/12/2025

WE COMMEND GOVERNMENT FOR A PROMPT RESPONSE TO RESCUE THE CHILD
Child Advocacy Centre is commending the Government through the Ministry of Gender for their prompt response to investigate and rescue a child whose Video had gone viral on social media for being sexually abused.

After receiving these reports on 9th December 2025, We issued a statement condemning the behavior of taking videos of children that are victims of abuse without applying Safeguarding measures and calling for an immediate investigation into the matter .

We are happy that the young girl was immediately rescued and is now at a safe home as we await police investigations.We will continue to work with government institutions to ensure Children that have been abused are protected and supported.

TIYENI TITETEZE ANA PANTHAWI YAZISANGALALO ZA CHRISTMAS KOMANSO CHAKA CHATSOPANOIfe a Bungwe la Child Advocacy Centre (C...
17/12/2025

TIYENI TITETEZE ANA PANTHAWI YAZISANGALALO ZA CHRISTMAS KOMANSO CHAKA CHATSOPANO

Ife a Bungwe la Child Advocacy Centre (CHACE) tikulangiza makolo ndi ena tonse omwe tilindi udindo wopeleka Chisamaliro Kwa Ana kuti tikhale patsogolo kuteteza ana athu munthawi yazisangalalo za Christmas komanso Chaka chatsopano. Iyi ndi nthawi yomwe kumakhala zochitika, maphwando, maulendo ndi zina zambiri zimene zimatha kuyika umoyo wa ana pachiopsyezo komanso chiopsyezo chochitidwa nkhanza kumene. Choncho ndi udindo wathu kuonesetsa kuti panthawiyi ana athu ndiotetezedwa komanso osamalilidwa moyenela.

Pamene tikuchita zisangalalo tikhale ndi chidwi pa ana athu komanso kuti asakhale nawo gawo lazinthu zina zomwe zili zosalingana ndi msinkhu wawo. Zinthu ngati kugwilitsa ntchito mankhwala ozunguza bongo, mowa, fodya ndi zina zambiri.

Kwatonse omwe tikhale tikukasangalala kumalo omwe kuli nyanja kapena Malo omwe anthu amasambila panthawiyi tiyeni tiwonesetse kuti tayika njira zoyenela kuteteza ana kungozi ngati zomila m'madzi komanso kuvulala kwamtundu wina uliwonse.

Poyendetsa galimoto ndi ana tiyeni tiwonesetse kuti akhala moyenela komanso amanga malamba awo nthawi zonse

Zikomo Kwambiri

CHILD ADVOCACY CENTRE ATTENDS THE NATIONAL DIALOGUE ON TRAFFICKING IN PERSON'S Today 12th December, 2025 Child Advocacy ...
12/12/2025

CHILD ADVOCACY CENTRE ATTENDS THE NATIONAL DIALOGUE ON TRAFFICKING IN PERSON'S
Today 12th December, 2025 Child Advocacy Centre was among Organizations attending the national dialogue on Trafficking in person's.MNAT with support from NCA-DCA convened together Traditional leaders, Government Law enforcement Agencies, Non governmental organizations, religious leaders, community advocates and the media to an important engagement aimed at strengthening coordination on anti - trafficking interventions. We also looked at Community Assessment and scorecards from two hotspot districts Karonga and Mangochi on Anti-Trafficking interventions by discussing the challenges and recommendations.
All in all this dialogue is the beginning of revamping Collaboration on efforts aimed at addressing human trafficking in Malawi.

05/12/2025

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

THE CONTINUED CASES OF HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS AGAINST CHILDREN IN MALAWI AND THE NEGLECT OF DUTY BY SOME OFFICERS IN OUR PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS


APPRECIATING CHILD PROTECTION INTERVENTIONS AT MPONELA CDSS On Saturday our Executive Director, Memory Chisenga was at M...
03/12/2025

APPRECIATING CHILD PROTECTION INTERVENTIONS AT MPONELA CDSS
On Saturday our Executive Director, Memory Chisenga was at Mponela CDSS in collaboration with Muthange Organization to Follow up a case of a 16 year old girl who dropped out of school and got married to a Seventeen year old boy after being found pregnant and steps taken by the school and the Mother Group in the area. We are happy that when the Head master noticed that the young girl was not coming to school he intervened through the Mother Group and the Police. She was later found and immediately taken to a safe home where she will be taken care of untill she can come back to school. The Headteacher at Mponela CDSS is a Champion of Girls Education and a Community advocate against any form of Abuse and Exploitation of children. We also appreciate the role the Mother Group plays in ensuring they respond to Cases of Child abuse. We are committed as Child Advocacy Centre to continue working with Mponela CDSS through support, Capacity building and Empowerment

16 DAYS OF ACTIVISIM,UNITE TO END DIGITAL VIOLENCE Today we are launching the 16 Days of Activism against Gender Based V...
25/11/2025

16 DAYS OF ACTIVISIM,UNITE TO END DIGITAL VIOLENCE
Today we are launching the 16 Days of Activism against Gender Based Violence. And this year our theme focused on Uniting to End Digital Violence. Child Advocacy Centre Joins all other organizations to raise Voices against Cyber Bullying, body shaming, Abuse, Harassment, violence and exploitation on the digital space( Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Twitter, WhatsApp). Let us be reminded that Online violence is still violence and must not be condoned. We must all rise against such inhuman acts. As we observe the 16 Days of Activism let us continue to engage key players on our social media platforms to understand the duty they have to protect everyone from harassment and cyber Bullying!
We also call upon our Law enforcement Agencies to bring to book all those found harassing, abusing and cyber Bullying others online.

Child Advocacy Centre remains committed through it's objectives to prevent and respond to Gender Based Violence in Malawi

For Media Interviews
Contact Our Executive Director
+265997400380
Email: [email protected]

HAPPY WORLD CHILDREN'S DAY!As we join other Child Rights Organisations in Malawi in commemorating the World Children's D...
20/11/2025

HAPPY WORLD CHILDREN'S DAY!
As we join other Child Rights Organisations in Malawi in commemorating the World Children's Day under the theme " My Day My Rights" we should be reminded that we have a duty to protect and uphold the rights of Children by ensuring they are not Abused and exploited!
We remain Committed towards preventing and responding to Child abuse through Child Protection Services, Victim Advocacy, Public Education and Empowerment


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE KUDZUDZULA MAKOLO OMWE AKUCHITA KHALIDWE LOMENYA NDIKUVULAZA ANA Ife a bungwe la Child Advocacy Ce...
18/11/2025

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
KUDZUDZULA MAKOLO OMWE AKUCHITA KHALIDWE LOMENYA NDIKUVULAZA ANA
Ife a bungwe la Child Advocacy Centre tikudzudzula makolo omwe akuchita khalidwe lomenya ndikuvulaza ana. Talandila lipoti kuchokela dela lina mmzinda wa Lilongwe komwe mzimayi wakhala akumenya mwana wake wa zaka 7 momuvulaza, kumuombetsa khoma komanso kufuna kumuponyela mu chitsime. Ndipo dzulo pa 17 November, 2025 Munthu wina wakufuna kwabwino yemwe anali pafupi ndi nyumba yomwe mayiyu amakhala anamva kulira kwa mwana ameneyu, atathamngilako anakapeza amayiwo atamupinda manja mwana wawo uku akumumenya momuvulaza. Mwanayu anapulumutsidwa ndipo anakagona malo ena pofuna kuti asakhale pachiopsyezo chilichonse.
Padakali pano nkhaniyi yili mmanja mwa a Malawi police service ndipo ife a child advocacy centre mogwilizana ndi nthambi ya social welfare tichita chothekela kuonetsetsa kuti mwanayu alandile thandizo lachipatala komanso upangili pamene anzathu apolisi akhalenso akugwila ntchito yawo.
Tikuchenjeza makolo onse kuti adziwe kumenya mwana ndi mlandu komanso kuphwanya ufulu wake wotetezedwa ndkukhala ndi moyo. Khalidwe limeneli ndilosavomelezeka ndipo tonse tikuyenela kukhala ndi udindo woteteza ana kuknkhanza ndikuwaonetsela chikondi. Tikufunanso tilimbikitse ena Tonse omwe tikumaona ana akuchitidwa nkhanza mmadela mwathu, tiyeni tisakhale chete koma tikawaneneze anthu amenewa ku police komanso mabungwe owona za ufulu omwe alikufupi ndikudela kwathu.
Bungwe la Child advocacy centre lipitilila kukhala patsogolo kumenyela pa ufulu a ana mdziko muno powonesetsa kuti ana atetezedwe kunkhanza.
Zikomo
Memory Chisenga
Executive Director
Child Advocacy Centre
+265997400380

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE!!!! Child Advocacy Centre wishes to bring to the attention of Malawi Police service , Malawi Human...
11/11/2025

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE!!!!
Child Advocacy Centre wishes to bring to the attention of Malawi Police service , Malawi Human rights Commission through the Child rights directorate, The Honorable Minister of Gender madam Mary Navicha, the Independent complaints Commission (ICC) fellow child rights organizations and the general Public what has transpired in area 25. We received a report from our community volunteer that a 12 year old girl in area 25 has been sexually abused by her step father, A 39 year old Binisoni malino from Waya Village, T/A Khongoni Kasiya (Lilongwe).
From the reports we have gathered from the mother of the victim after a prompt visit to her home on 10th November, 2025, the young girl has been sexually abused multiple times until the 9th of October when the mother was told by the victim’s s younger sister of what was happening. She quickly rushed to Nsungwi police station where she was told to go to the hospital for medical examination. The Doctors at Kamuzu Central Hospital under One Stop Centre confirmed that indeed the child has been sexually abused multiple times and due the injuries they have recommended an immediate medical procedure to remove her uterus for it is severely damaged. When the mother went back to the Police at Nsungwi, this particular officer demanded money from them to issue a warrant of arrest. She did not have the money and asked still for assistance which the officer denied.
By then the suspect was within the area and if efforts were made they could have arrested him. She later went to Kanengo police station over the issue and was assured that they would support her to ensure the suspect is arrested but days went by with no feedback on the issue. She later went back to Nsungwi Police where faced total intimidation by the officer who handling the issue and other senior officers who shouted at her for reporting the issue at Kanengo. They threatened to tear apart the medical report and discontinue the case. She later went to the Chief within the community to report about this issue but she was not assisted in anyway. She has gone to several offices including the social welfare department at the district Council office and she was told they could not take the child to a safe home because the suspect was no longer within the household and advised that she remained at the house.
OUR IMMEDIATE CALL TO ACTION!
As an organization fully committed to respond to child abuse cases in the country, Child Advocacy Centre is here by
Demanding for the immediate arrest of the suspect by Malawi Police Service
Calling for an immediate investigation of the police officers that failed to discharge their duty
Calling for a Speedy trial of this case and stiff punishment of the perpetrator

Currently our office has partnered with Another Child rights organization who will provide shelter and counseling for the victim after receiving medical assistance at KCH.
We remain committed to ensure that JUSTICE PREVAILS in this case.
For media interviews, please contact our Executive Director
+265997400380

OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR A STURDY VOICE FOR MALAWI'S CHILDREN!We are so excited that our Executive Director was featured i...
13/10/2025

OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
A STURDY VOICE FOR MALAWI'S CHILDREN!
We are so excited that our Executive Director was featured in Nation On Sunday (Every Woman). Her Story is an inspiration to many as she continues to Advocate for the Rights of Children in Malawi. Her Commitment is unmatched and as an organization we are blessed to have her as our Executive Director. Congratulations Ma'am.



✨✨ITS THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE GIRL CHILD!As we commemorate the International Day of the Girl Child today! We are ha...
11/10/2025

✨✨ITS THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE GIRL CHILD!
As we commemorate the International Day of the Girl Child today! We are happy that Malawi is making strides in Empowering girls to break barriers and Raise their powerful Voices! This is also a day we Look at the challenges girls are still facing and how best we can address these challenges. In Malawi Sexual abuse Child Marriages, Teen pregnancies, Unsafe Abortions Menstrual Hygiene and Harmful cultural practices remain some of the key challenges girls face! As we come together to celebrate this day! Let us all Drive change towards eliminating these challenges.
Happy International Day of the Girl Child!


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