Empowering women across Malawi
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
MASYAP has launched new HIV/AIDS support groups at Balakasi village in Zomba. The new members were briefed on the all the activities that MASYAP members are engaged in and this made the members more excited. During the introduction of the
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.
The meeting was conducted on 14th of September 2021 with 60 support group chairladies. It was aimed at addressing issues that were raised during the previous meeting in April 2021 and also to remind them of the importance of working
World Muslim League donated packs of maize flour (Ufa) to MASYAP women as we were approaching Eid celebration. The donation was aimed at supporting the women with food. MASYAP has approximately 1500 and 1000 members in women support groups and
MASYAP has donated 150 food packs to members in all support groups. The food packs were aimed at supporting the MASYAP members with food during the month of Ramadhan. 150 members from different support groups benefited from the donation. The
The MASYAP Women Support Groups Chairladies had a their first meeting on Wednesday 7th April 2021. All 31 groups had representation at the meeting. As scheduled, the women’s Coordinator addressed the women on daily conduct of activities in the support
MASYAP received a donation of cash amounting to MK2,000,000 to be donated to the orphans that are raised by Women MASYAP members. All beneficiaries of the donation were invited to MASYAP office with their guardians and a chairlady from each
MASYAP launched its Threads Of Care project in collaboration with Scottish based World Care Foundation on 2nd November 2020. We opened a tailoring centre with 10 women tailors from the MASYAP Women and Youth support groups. The project is aimed
The microfinance team made follow-up visits to four support groups to see how the women are copying with the COVID-19 pandemic. The women are straggling to make enough profits for their savings accounts. Most of the money that is being