Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls

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Poster promoting gender equality and women's empowerment in Malawi, featuring two women holding a sign advocating for ending period poverty and improving menstrual health for girls, with logos of USAID and other organizations.

Ukani Malawi is a non-profit organisation co-founded by Temwa Chirembo and Modester Mangilani that deals with girl empowerment and gender equality and was founded in July 2016. 

Growing up in one of the poorest countries in the world, one is not spared from the reality that women in our society definitely live under the upper hand. We wanted to come in and help change the situation especially for young women like ourselves. Our mission is to create a generation of women empowered to bring change and development in all aspects of society. To make sure women are able to live beyond the status quo that was set for them.