The Big Give Annual #ChristmasChallenge is Back!
What: Double your donation for the Big Give #ChristmasChallenge 2024 and help Temwa raise £40,000
Date and Time: From 12:00 pm on Tuesday 3rd December until 12:00 pm Tuesday 10th December
How: Donate online HERE!
Situation
Young people living in remote communities in Malawi can’t access health and rights services due to inadequate resourcing. Local governance structures are not ensuring national policies and laws on SRHR are implemented properly. Subsequently, 50% of adolescent girls are married before the age of 18, with teenage pregnancies at 29%, and 1/5 girls experience sexual abuse before aged 18 (UNICEF, 2020), and around 1/3 of new HIV infections in 2020 were among young people aged 15-24 (UNICEF, 2021). This is especially important when about 80 percent of Malawi’s population of 17.2 million are aged below 35 years and 46 percent are below 15 years.
How can you help?
This year, Temwa’s Big Give Christmas Challenge will be raising money to help 32 new youth clubs to educate young people on Sexual Reproductive Health (SRH) risks so that they can make informed decisions about their health and rights. We will empower them to challenge harmful cultural norms and misconceptions, supported by a community-wide awareness campaign. We will improve the capacity of all five health centres in Nkhata Bay North to deliver SRHR services for young people and we will also create platforms for young people to advocate for these services and their rights at a government level.
How does it work?
For one week only all donations made through the Big Give will be matched thanks to the generous support of our supporters, meaning that for every £1 you donate, we receive £2! Every Christmas The Big Give hosts this wonderful match funding event, where your generosity is DOUBLED without any extra cost to yourself!
We know it is a difficult time to give to charity, but with The Big Give’s #ChristmasChallenge, anything you can give immediately has TWICE the IMPACT for the benefit of communities in Nkhata Bay North.
Visit our campaign page HERE!