Relon Malawi

Dzaleka Rising Leader Talk’s Project

This program had a great influence on the beneficiaries; especially on young people; therefore, Dzaleka rising offered the framework for exchanging experiences and discussions with successful leaders who succeeded in influencing the camp through their achievement.

Volunteer Social Wor

Volunteer Social work, a Refugee Led-Organization founded by Raphael Ndabaga was granted 2 million Kwacha in 2022 by Relon- Malawi and used the funds in farming.

Volunteer Social Work Agrobusiness project

Volunteer Social Work Agrobusiness Project Volunteer Social work, a Refugee Led-Organization founded by Raphael Ndabaga was granted 2 million Kwacha in 2022 by Relon- Malawi and used the funds in farming.   Agrobusiness project of maize, beans, and Soya beans. Considering the food shortage that is being observed in the camp, the project has been a response to 40 vulnerable elderly people and widows. The cultivation was not easy because of the seasons but the harvest was beneficial for the targets. Food distribution to 40 direct beneficiaries received as follows; Beans (3 kilograms) Maize (15 kilograms) Soybeans/Phala king (15 packets) The farm produces were later distributed to widows and elders in camp.

REFUGEE LED ORGANIZATION TRAINING

From 22 to 24 July, Relon Malawi organized a 3-day training targeting 30 Refugee Led-organizations RLOs and the training covered 3 areas. The covered topics related to organizational proposal writing, monitoring and evaluation, and management, budgeting and logistics. The purpose of the training was to boast capacity of the participants so that they can manage their organizations accordingly.

Teacher’s training

Refugee Led-Organization Network of Malawi RELON-MALAWI has today witnessed the launch of DEWEY COMMUNITY CENTER DCC and the kick-off of teacher training.
Thank you goes to UNHCR’s Refugee Led innovation funds for enabling the implementation of this project # ‘’Learning through play’’.

NETWORKING EVENT

Refugee Led-organizations Network of Malawi RELON-Malawi organizes every year a Networking event, this year, the activity was conducted on 25th April, 2024 at Manac conference facility. A networking event is an opportunity for refugee Led-organization RLOs to connect and share their working experience and expose challenges they face in their daily routine. The event aims at fostering connection, interaction collaboration for growth, knowledge sharing and networking opportunity among organizations dedicated to support and empower refugees and the host communities. This year’s event was themed: “connect and interact for collaboration and growth”. During this year’s event, various stakeholders, representative from the department of refugee under Homeland ministry and Refugee Led Organizations RLOs came together and shared experiences and challenges they face in lines of their duties.

NETWORKING EVENT

During the event, Refugee Led-Organization RLOs were given a topic relating to the event’s theme and were grouped in order to discuss together and come up with tangible solutions on issues affecting them. Topics given by Relon-Malawi deputy director Cecile Pango were:  For the first group ‘’ Why should we encourage organizations founded by refugees to work” The second group discussed on: ‘’ If we encourage RLOs to work, which impact can they bring to our community”, and the third group discussed on ‘’challenges faced when working as a refugee led-organization”.