CRS Malawi country representative Sekai Mudonhi echoed sentiments during the commemoration of this year's International Women’s Day, where she stressed that women at all levels should embrace technology, innovation and uphold equity to make the world a better place to live. 

"Women play critical roles in all spheres of life and CRS as a humanitarian agency values the prowess of its women and their significant role in policy development and programming endeavors," she stated. 

Mudonhi added that this is the reason CRS Malawi set aside this day to allow women to come together to share insights and experiences on how to scale-heights in this technological era.

To this end, she said "globally things have changed, and we should embrace the change for us to remain relevant and contribute significantly to the development of our organization.

Let’s embrace technology and become more innovative in our work; and above all let’s embrace equity to help CRS attain its Vision 2030 agenda in ensuring that all people live in just and peaceful societies". 

Guest speakers Elizabeth Teleka, National Chairperson for Campaign for Female Education (CAMFED)- a network of young women and Blandina Neema Makako of INUA Advocacy - an independent entity that advocates for refugee rights in Malawi and beyond, applauded CRS- Malawi for recognizing contributions made by women in its humanitarian efforts as key staff in reaching out to the most deserving communities across the country. 

During the event, CRS- Malawi staff participated in an online voting where four women were awarded in different categories.

Alyssa Mangani, Finance Manager was  bagged the most approachable woman, Procurement manager Mary Mawere was voted the most innovative,Clara Dawa, a Project Officer and Molly Kumwenda, Deputy Country Programs Manager were recognized as best team player and the most empowering woman respectively.

This year's International Women's Day commemorations were held under the theme  ‘DigitALL: Innovation and Technology for Gender Equality’, which highlights the role of innovative technologies in promoting gender equality and meeting the health and development needs of women and girls.