SMOT Promoting Girls Education in Dowa District
SMOT Promoting girls education through delivering of motivation talks to learners on the value for education
Who We Are
Social Mobilization for Transformation is a Malawian non-profit organization founded on 17th April in 2018 and has its head office in Salima District.
What We Do
We are working towards contributing to the Sustainable Development Goals and the Malawi Growth Development Strategy II
Our Objective
To increase quality of SRH health services and link existing health service providers and support structures to key vulnerable and marginalized populations
SMOT BACKGROUND
Social Mobilization for Transformation SMOT is a Malawian non-profit organization, founded on 17th April in 2018. It aims at working towards contributing to the Sustainable Development Goals and the Malawi Growth Development Strategy II by advocating for the realization of human rights and raising awareness about human rights violations with particular focus Sexual and Reproductive health and rights (SRHR).The organization was legally registered on 10th July 2018 according to the government of Malawi under the Trustees Incorporation Act of 1962.It is also registered with Malawi NGO Board and Council for Non-Governmental Organization in Malawi.SMOT is governed by a Board of Trustees comprising of 6 high standing members in society with expertise on a variety of disciplines.
SMOT OBJECTIVES
Access To
Economical Services
To promote access to economical services to vulnerable populations that support human rights and inclusion of vulnerable and marginalized populations in development processes.
Realization of
Human Rights
To contribute towards gender equality and human rights and increase awareness to end sexual and gender based violence.
Quality HRS
Health Services
To increase quality of SRH health services and link existing health service providers and support structures to key vulnerable and marginalized populations
Environmental Degradation
Awareness
To raise awareness on environmental degradation and its effect to the environment and the community
Where We Work
Dowa- Traditional Authority Chiwere-GVHs Mwambula,Kathumba,Maweru,Mkoche, Mwachalo, Kansumbudzula.
Salima –Traditional Authority Salima-GVH Chisepo.
Plans are under way to extend to Dzaleka Refugee camp in Dowa.
SMOT is funded by STEPS for the mobile cinema projects.
Our Key Target Groups
- Community change agents/ Activists.
- Survivors of gender based violence.
- Youth in and out of schools.
- Marginalized Communities.
- Female and male groups.
- Learners’ councils which is composed of learners from all classes of the school and the learners look into issues of sexual reproductive health and rights.
Our Key Partners.
STEPS
Provides funding for the mobile cinema project
Regional STEPS Network
Ministry of Health
For access to information on health services .
Ministry of Gender
To intervene on our facilitated screenings on gender issues
Ministry of Education
To get access to work with youth in school.
Ministry of Youth & Culture
To get access to work with registered youth clubs.
Ministry of Energy
Access to information on environmental degradation and forestry and mining
Dept of Climate Change
Access to information weather updates
Malawi Police
Victim support units to intervene on our facilitated film screenings on sexual and gender based violence issues.
Media Houses
To capture and publish the work we do.
Community Leaders
They are responsible for these communities and they can provide better support for any work
Church leaders
Provide spiritual support especially for victims and survivors of violence
Community based ORG's
To share knowledge as they are working with those communities and they understand them better
SMOT Celebrating International Youth Day 2021
SMOT Celebrated International Youth Day with the aim to equip the Dowa youth to be self-employed by engaging themselves into small businesses and other farming activities in- line with the theme of the year: Transforming Food Systems:, Youth Innovation for Human and Planetary Healthy.
PROJECT ACTIVITIES IN PICTURES FROM OCTOBER 2021 TO MAY 2022
SMOT uses films as a methodology of reaching out to its target audiences in Dowa District. it uses this methodology as a tool for social change and dialogues. Below is a picture of a facilitated film screening at a primary school in Dowa District in Malawi Girls school drop out is the one of […]