Human Rights

Supporting digital literacy for girls in rural areas

🕊️ Human Rights at EYWED

Empowering Youth and Women to Know, Claim, and Defend Their Rights

At Enhancement for Youth and Women Empowerment in Development (EYWED), we believe that empowering young people and women begins with understanding and protecting their rights. Through our human rights initiatives, we aim to promote equality, dignity, and justice—both online and offline

đź“Ś Our Human Rights Focus Areas

As more Malawians go online, the risks of cyberbullying, online exploitation, and digital exclusion are growing. EYWED champions the right to safe, inclusive, and affordable internet access for all—especially women and youth.
Our programs equip communities with:

  • Digital literacy and safety education

  • Awareness on privacy, data protection & online consent

  • Anti-online gender-based violence campaigns

  • Advocacy for digital inclusion in underserved areas

1. Digital Rights & Online Safety

Young people have the right to be heard, to access opportunities, and to participate in shaping their future.
We support youth through:

  • Civic education and leadership training

  • Digital platforms for youth advocacy

  • Programs addressing unemployment, education rights, and digital access

  • Capacity building in entrepreneurship and social innovation

2. Youth Rights and Participation

We advocate for a society where women and girls live free from violence, discrimination, and social exclusion.
Our work focuses on:

  • Empowering girls with knowledge of their legal and reproductive rights

  • Supporting survivors of gender-based violence (GBV) with ICT and entrepreneurship training

  • Mobilizing youth and men to become champions of gender equality

  • Promoting women’s economic rights through access to digital tools and platforms

3. Gender Equality and Women’s Rights

• Visionary nonprofit in Mzuzu • Gender equality in ICT

Why it matters?

In communities across Malawi, many young people and women face injustice not because they lack potential, but because they lack access—to information, skills, or safe spaces to speak out. EYWED is bridging that gap by integrating human rights education with digital empowerment.