Eye of the Child

20/08/2026

19/08/2026

LEARN WHY GIRLS RESCUED FROM HARMFUL ENVIROMENT AND FORCED PROSTITUTION LOVE TIONGE MSUKWA. THANK YOU Laura Schreiber FOR YOUR SUPPORT ALWAYS.

By Asiyatu James, Eye of the Child

This week I spent a day at the safe house with Tionge Tionge Promise Msukwa , our Project Officer. I wanted to see what life is really like for the girls we support rescued from forced prostitution beyond the reports and numbers.

From the moment I arrived, I saw something simple but powerful.

A new girl had just arrived. She was crying and looked scared. Then another girl walked over to her. No big speech. No counselling session. She just sat beside her and offered comfort.

In that moment I understood: “You are not alone.” Sometimes healing starts with something that small.

The safe house is more than a building. It’s a place where girls can breathe, feel safe, and start to rebuild.

The day is made of simple routines like breakfast and lunch together, activities and learning, talks with Tionge who listens, encourages, and checks on each girl

To an outsider it looks normal. But for girls who have faced instability, normal is powerful. A meal, a lesson, a laugh, a conversation. These are the building blocks of confidence and hope.

What moved me most was seeing the girls care for each other. The girl who comforted the newcomer had been through hard times herself, yet she was strong enough to give support.

That shows us something important that these girls are not defined only by what they’ve been through. They are also capable of friendship, courage, and compassion.

It’s easy to talk about child protection in statistics. But numbers don’t laugh. Numbers don’t dream. Numbers don’t comfort a friend.

Behind every statistic is a girl with talents, dreams, and a future. Our work is about protecting that future.

A safe house needs more than walls. It needs food, learning materials, skills training, psychosocial support, caring staff and it needs support as girls return to their families and communities.

When you support the safe house, you’re not just supporting a building. You’re supporting a girl having breakfast. You’re supporting a girl learning a skill. You’re supporting a girl who gets told, “You are not alone.”

By the end of the day, I kept thinking about that first moment. A girl crying and another girl stopping to help.

That’s how hope often begins. Not with something big, but with a meal, a conversation, a skill, or one child reaching out to another.

With your support, these small moments can grow into something bigger: a future where every girl is safe, confident, and in charge of her own life.

Every child deserves safety. Every child deserves care. Every child deserves a second chance.

16/08/2026

Silence allows exploitation to hide. Truth brings it into the light.

In Human Trafficking Exposed, Maxwell Matewere confronts the realities of human trafficking through powerful stories of exploitation, survival, and the human lives behind the statistics. This is more than a book—it is a call to become informed, recognize the signs, amplify survivors’ voices, and help break the silence surrounding human trafficking.

Every statistic represents a person. Every story matters. And awareness can be the beginning of action. www.maxwellmatewere.com

31/07/2026

LET'S CONGRATULATE TIONGE WHO HAS BEEN NOMINATED AS EYE OF THE CHILD STAFF FOR THE FIRST HALF OF 2026

Rescue and giving Vulnerable Girls a Second Chance

By Asiyatu James

Every child deserves to grow up in a safe and loving environment. Sadly, many girls are forced into situations of abuse and sexual exploitation, often because of poverty, neglect or broken families.

For Tionge, a Project Officer at Eye of the Child, protecting these children is more than a job, it is her passion.

Recently, Tionge worked with the Malawi Police Service to rescue several girls from nightclubs where they were being sexually exploited. It was not an easy operation, but for Tionge, every child rescued is a life changed.

"When we met the girls, many were scared and had lost hope," she says. "Our first job was to let them know they were safe and that someone cared about them." Said Tionge.

The girls were taken to the Eye of the Child shelter, where they received food, clean clothes, medical care and counselling. Most importantly, they found a safe place where they could begin to heal.

For Tionge, the work does not end after a rescue.

"Every child has a dream," she says. "Our role is to help them believe in themselves again and give them the support they need to build a better future."

Some of the girls now want to return to school. Others hope to learn vocational skills and become independent. Seeing them smile again gives Tionge hope that healing is possible.

She also wants people to understand that these girls are victims, not criminals.

"No child chooses to be exploited," she explains. "Many have experienced abuse, poverty or neglect. They need love, protection and support not judgement."

As one of Eye of the Child's child protection champions, Tionge continues to work with communities, the police and other partners to protect children from abuse and exploitation.

But she knows this work cannot be done alone. Every rescue needs trained staff, safe shelter, counselling, food, education support and long term care. This is only possible because of the support of partners, donors and people who believe every child deserves a second chance.

You can make a difference too by supporting Eye of the Child, you help rescue vulnerable children, restore hope and give them the opportunity to build a brighter future.

Together, we can protect children. Together, we can end child sexual exploitation. Together, we can give every child the chance to dream again.

30/07/2026

NO HUMAN SHOULD BE SOLD - MINISTER CALLS FOR CAUTION ON WORLD DAY AGAINST TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS

"This is a call for caution because trafficking in persons destroys families." Said the minister of Homeland security Peter Mukhito.

With those strong words, the Minister of Homeland Security who was the Guest of Honour at today’s World Day Against Trafficking in Persons commemoration, reminded Malawians that the fight against human trafficking starts with every citizen.

Speaking during the event held at Chilimampunga ground in Lilongwe, the Minister renewed government’s promise that "no human should be sold" and also stressed that every life matters.

"A law becomes meaningful when the child is protected,"he said.

"We must identify the criminals and rescue the victims."

The Minister admitted that government cannot win this fight alone. He called on all stakeholders to play their part.

He urged that the Agencies must act ethically and lawfully when recruiting people." he urged. "We need recruitment agencies that protect workers, not exploit them." He added.

He also made a direct appeal to the media that Journalists must report these cases and expose the scams because their voice can save a life.

This year’s theme, "Trapped Behind the Scam" highlight how traffickers are now using Facebook, WhatsApp and fake job offers to lure children, women and young people.

Meanwhile, Eye of the Child and other partners used the day to remind communities that trafficking is not just a police issue, it breaks homes, steals futures, and leaves scars for life.

The Minister closed by calling on every Malawian to stay alert, verify job offers, talk to children and report suspicious cases.

27/07/2026

12/07/2026

JUSTICE FIONA MWALE SPEAKS OUT ON ILLIGAL ADOPTION AND CHILD TRAFFICKIN
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07/07/2026

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🎙 JUDGE EXPOSES UNETHICAL ADOPTION PRACTICES & CHILD TRAFFICKING

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