by WESNET | Mar 31, 2022 | Government Policies and Guidelines, Menstrual Hygiene Management, News stories, Policy and Advocacy
It’s official!!! #TheEndofPeriodTax! #NoToPeriodPoverty! Why taxing menstrual products as a luxury? By taxing menstrual products we were sending a message of inequality and an explicit bias because women and adolescent girls were being targeted got an...
by WESNET | Mar 30, 2022 | Government Policies and Guidelines, Knowledge Research
The WESNetwork Executive Director (kindly note) Mr. Willies Mwandira and other delegates from Malawi attended the World Water forum which took place from 21-26 March in Darkar-Senegal under the theme “Water Security for Peace and Development”. The...
by WESNET | Feb 18, 2022 | Government Policies and Guidelines
We are leaving no stone unturned. On 16 February 2022 we also met the women caucus in parliament as we lobbied for removal of tax on sanitary products (menstrual pads and cups) and Institution of a National steering committee for Menstrual Health in Malawi. We are...
by WESNET | Feb 7, 2022 | Government Policies and Guidelines, Knowledge Research, News stories, Policy and Advocacy
One critical issue that has been a draw back of improving provision of WASH services and facilities in Malawi has been lack of attention to the WASH sector which bore further challenges to enhance WASH. Last year, WES Network had a number of activities pushing for a...
