Articles & Stories from our field work!

Janet was identified after Action Hope
Malawi, together with the Malawi Police Service and the Machinga District
Social Welfare Office, worked to develop a sustainable intervention to
successfully remove underage girls from sex work.

Liviness explains that many violence cases among female sex workers were previously caused by competition for clients driven by poverty. With the
introduction of income-generating activities, such incidents have significantly
reduced, improving both safety and dignity among the women.

At 95 years old, Abiti Taulo’s story is a powerful reminder that dignity, compassion, and community support can restore hope and comfort in the lives of the elderly.

Grace looks like any other schoolgirl walking through Lunzu trading centre in Blantyre. However, the school dress conceals a girl trapped in pain and exploitaton.

It is not the usual story to link sex work with climate change, yet the two issues intersect in ways that expose the vulnerability of some of the most marginalized people in society.

The Executive Director of Action Hope Malawi, Sammy Aaron has attributed the rising cases of sexual offences against young girls to widespread ignorance.

. “We couldn’t afford the luxury life of drinking tea daily as such I went to school on an empty stomach sometimes”, shares
Grace while interacting with our programs officer Kulimbamtima. The continued
challenges their family was experiencing forced her to drop-out of school.

“I used tostay with a woman who took me from my grandmother after seeing our daily
struggles, promising to have me re-enrolled in school,”she said. However, when Mwandida went to staywith the woman, she was never re-enrolled and was instead forced to help with
the woman’s fish-selling business at Jali Market