by Pamela Dube | May 16, 2025 | Blog, Initiative
Each year, Mental Health Awareness Week offers a moment to pause and reflect – not only on individual well-being, but also on the environment and relationships that shape it. The 2025 theme, “Community,” reminds us that good mental health doesn’t exist in...
by Pamela Dube | May 9, 2025 | Blog
In Blantyre, Malawi the sun shone on WS6 who after an intensive week of training are now ready to carry out research on how adolescents aged 10-14 perceive their social and emotional wellbeing. Our team spent a week welcoming new researchers who will assist us to...
by Pamela Dube | Apr 4, 2025 | Blog
“I have liked this meeting because it was safe. There was not that this one is old, and this one is young. We were all doing things as one.” (Male adolescent attendee) Work Strand 4 (WASH team) of the NIHR Global Research Group on Improving Adolescent Health &...
by Pamela Dube | Nov 6, 2024 | Blog
Imagine being forced into marriage as a child before you even finish school, your dreams side-lined by tradition and poverty. Your childhood stolen. This is the reality for many young girls in Malawi, where child marriage remains a significant issue. Despite efforts...
by Pamela Dube | Jun 17, 2024 | Blog
By Dr. Tara Beattie My last visit to Malawi was just before Covid19 hit in 2020, and obviously during the pandemic opportunity to come out was very restricted. I was then disappointed I couldn’t attend the project launch meeting in November 2022. So when the...
by Alexander Mtembenuzeni | Apr 23, 2024 | Blog
Welcome to our blog, where we embark on a fascinating journey investigating the complexities of early adolescent health and well-being in the vibrant landscape of Malawi. Join us as we explain the stories, challenges, and triumphs encountered in our...