In March, MASYAP donated 610 food packs to its support group members who were affected by Cyclone Freddy that hit Malawi. After passing through Southern Africa for the second time this in the same month, Tropical Storm Freddy swept through
MASYAP Threads of Care Tailoring Project.
The Threads Of Care tailoring project aims at empowering women and young mothers. The project provides employment to MASYAP women and youth members including widows, old age women and the HIV infected and affected members. The project promotes self-reliance and
MASYAP Women Chair Ladies Meeting
The women chair ladies dwelled much on social attitudes towards issues relating to HIV/AIDS. The biggest problem in fighting AIDS is breaking the silence that surrounds the epidemic. Although thousands of people are ill or dying, it is not spoken
MASYAP Youth Chair Ladies Meeting
MASYAP holds meetings with the support group char ladies twice a year. These meetings are aimed at updating chair ladies on new developments from the office, giving feedback from previous queries and following up on how support groups are progressing.
MASYAP Threads of Care Tailoring Project
Threads of care donate school uniforms to less privileged students in different schools. Wearing school uniform enhances school pride, unity and community spirit. Threads Of Care makes sure that every less privileged student is going to school in school uniform,
MASYAP Corner TV Programme
MASYAP continues to disseminate information about HIV/AIDS, women empowerment as well as girl child education through Television Islam as it is the easiest and cheapest way to reach out to the general public.
MASYAP HIV Testing Services (HTS)
These are the services that are offered to our support groups in order to relay the message of HIV and AIDS, counsel, have the members get tested and to start medications if found positive so that they live a perfect
MASYAP Youth Outreach
These are routine outreach visits that are carried out on monthly basis with the aim of following up on their daily activities. The youth coordinator visits them to teach, encourage and make sure that all members are being treated equally.
Masyap to Introduce a New Programme on Television Islam
The programme aims at using the TV station as a tool to Civic-Educate Muslim women and youths on preventive measures of HIV/AIDS as well as providing care to those infected by the virus. The programme focuses on the general public
MASYAP Women microfinance
After loan disbursement in August, there have been follow-up visits to some of the support groups to see the type of businesses the beneficiaries are running. This assists MASYAP to establish the causes of late repayments.