Blantyre District Social Welfare Office has registered over 3000 cases of violence against children in the year 2022.

This was disclosed by the District Social Welfare Officer, Stephano Joseph, who said all the eight Traditional Authorities in the district continue to register different forms of child abuse including sexual exploitation, forced marriage, child trafficking and child labor.

He said this on Friday during a capacity building workshop on child protection which also brought together district and sub district structures and was organised by Art and Global Health Centre Africa, an organization which advocates for the rights of the children.

In his remarks, Youth and Community Engagement Manager for Art and Global Health Centre Africa, Lekodi Magombo, said there is need to strengthen linkages between different stakeholders in order to address violence against children.