NGORA has been appointed into the National Steering Committee of the Malawi Open Government Partnership (OGP), a global network of countries that believe in transparency, accountability and the fight against corruption. The OGP was officially launched on June 6, 2023 by His Excellency the State President of the Republic of Malawi, Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera…
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NGORA today met with a number of NGOs to discuss citizen participation in order to improve NGO work in the country. During the meeting, the CEO for NGORA Voice Mhone said citizen participation is crucial and starts at the local level. He therefore requested the NGOs to partner with the Authority to empower Area Development…
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The Chairperson of the Parliamentary Committee of Social and Community Affairs which is also responsible for NGO coordination, Hon. Savel Kafwafwa together with the CEO for NGORA Voice Mhone on Monday appreciated some of the sources of funding to Malawian NGOs in London. One of the sites that they visited contains shops run by Oxfam…
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The NGO Regulatory Authority has assured USAID that one of the reasons the NGO Act was amended was to ensure that the public has confidence in the NGO Sector. The remarks were made by NGORA CEO, Voice Mhone when he hosted officials from USAID at NGORA offices. The meeting was held in order to explore…
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Last week a technical team comprising of NGORA, CONGOMA, Ministry of Gender and an International consultant, Robin MacGregor met to consolidate input received into the NGO Regulations. After the consolidation, NGORA provided feedback to all organisations and individuals who gave the input. On Friday NGORA invited them to a roundtable discussions in order to have…
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The CEO for NGORA has met with development partners on NGO Regulations which are currently being reviewed. The meeting which was organized by the UN Resident Coordinator was held at the Coordinators office in Lilongwe. Speaking when she opened the meeting, Mickelle Hughes Murphy from the Coordinators office said the meeting was held in order…
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The United Nations Resident Coordinator to Malawi Rebecca Adda-Dontoh has said that the UN is willing to work with the NGO Regulatory Authority to promote NGO work. Adda-Dontoh said this during her courtesy call to NGORA offices today. The Resident Coordinator further said that she appreciates the challenges faced by NGORA and added that the…
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The new Minister for Gender, Jean Sendeza today visited NGORA Secretariat to appreciate the work being done at the Authority. Sendeza who was taken on a tour of the premises, was briefed on the work that NGORA does to ensure that the NGO sector is accountable, transparent and benefits the local Malawian. Speaking during her…
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The NGO Regulatory Authority (NGORA) has finalized regional level consultations on NGO Regulations during meetings held from 27th January to 3rd February, 2023. The meetings which took place in Lilongwe, Blantyre, Liwonde and Mzuzu were held to ensure that the aspirations of all relevant stakeholders are considered. CEO for NGORA Voice Mhone told NGOs during…
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General Secretaries of various religious organisations were on Friday oriented on the NGO (Amendment) Act and also given an opportunity to give input on the regulations being developed by NGORA to operationalize the Act. The meeting which took place at Chikho Hotel in Mponela was opened by the Minister of Gender, Community Development and Social…
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