Empowering women across Malawi
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
The routine support group visits were conducted in 12 support groups in the month of June and 9 in the month of July. These are outreach programmes that are aimed at following up on how the support group members are
The routine support group visits were conducted in 12 support groups with the aim of following up on how the support group members are propagating the HIV/AIDS messages that were provided by the medical personnel. These initiatives are deliberately put
MASYAP, through its Microfinance programme, empowers women financially by giving them interest-free small loans. These women venture into different small-scale businesses which help them to provide for their families.
These are one of the routine meetings that are held twice a year with the aim of following up on how the support group activities are progressing. There were 37 support group chairladies during the meeting. Each chairlady brought challenges
This outreach programme was scheduled to record one of that MASYAP Corner radio programme. Present during the Village head, teachers and the support group members. The village head appreciated the great job that MASYAP women do as it contributes to
The follow-up support group outreaches are routine and they are conducted with the aim of interacting with the support group members and if there are areas that need to be addressed, taking note of new members as well as the
MASYAP conducted a combined outreach programme, where the women’s coordinator and the Youth coordinator visited one support group with a Radio Islam presenter to record a programme to be aired during the MASYAP Corner. The team visited Misesa support group
As per the objective of the MASYAP corner Radio Programme, the women’s coordinator took the producer to record in their support group so that she can also appreciate the communities in which the women conduct their businesses as well as
Women are the gateway to household security, as they generally invest more in the welfare of the family than do men. This includes expenses for education, health care, clothing, shelter and household items. Women are also more conscientious savers to