Welcome to WOLREC

Women’s Legal Resources Centre (WOLREC) is a women’s rights Non-governmental organization based in Blantyre. WOLREC is housed at Namiwawa, Magasa Avenue, Plot 26. WOLREC was registered under the Trustees Incorporation Act (1962) in 2006 and became operational the same year. WOLREC’s mission is to facilitate increased access to legal, socio-political and economic justice for women and girls in Malawi.

Bread For The World

With funding from Bread for the World, WOLREC is implementing a project which aims at Empowering Rural Women to Demand Implementation of Social Policies to Enjoy their Rights in Lilongwe rural, Salima and Zomba districts in Malawi

Feed The Future

WOLREC with funding from Feed The Future, is implementing a Women Empowerment project in the districts of Ntcheu, Blantyre and Lilongwe Rural.

Fact Sheet

Number of Project Beneficiaries  47,640 (33,335 Females, 14,305 Males)
Impact Districts Balaka, Blantyre, Chiradzulu, Dedza, Dowa, Lilongwe Rural, Mwanza, Mzimba, Mzuzu City, Neno, Ntcheu, Ntchisi, Nsanje, Phalombe, Rumphi, Salima, Thyolo, Zomba
Target Groups Women, Men, Girls, Youth, People Living With HIV, People With Disabilities and other vulnerable groups.

Our Vision

A society in which women’s rights are recognised, respected  and protected.

Our Mission

To facilitate increased access to legal, socio-political and economic justice for women and girls in Malawi.

Our Values

WOLREC believes in respect for human rights and empowerment of vulnerable groups especially girls and women.

Objectives

To lobby and advocate for gender equality, good governance, democracy, transparency, accountability and corruption free society.

Get to know Our Projects

BREAD FOR THE WORLD

PROJECT TITLE: Empowering rural women’s groups to demand implementation of social policies at local and national levels in Malawi

IMPACT AREA: Zomba, Salima and Lilongwe Rural

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