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MICROFINANCE

Our programme is a core part of our operations and our goal of helping women to fight the effects of HIV/AIDS by tackling poverty, which is a key driver of HIV/AIDS in Malawi and most parts of the world.

Youth groups

Youth programmes were established in 2015 and now there are 30 youth support groups. They are comprised of girls that are infected and those that are not infected by the virus.

Women's support groups

MASYAP’s 31 women’s support groups meet regularly and consist of members that are infected, affected and not affected women.

MASYAP conducted a tree planting exercise in two support groups based in Chiradzulu District on Wednesday, 16th of February 2022. The exercise was done by involving MASYAP support groups to achieve and strengthen sustainable farming and climate change adaptation. During

MASYAP New Support Groups.

Ngwelero, Mponda, Balakasi, Mapanga, Nseula and Mmiliwa are the newly established support groups from Zomba District. These support groups have also benefited from the microfinance programme.

MASYAP Women Microfinance

The microfinance trainings serve the same purposes of improving both the welfare of poor women and their businesses. The trainings help in reducing of default by women, increase the women’s business success while trainings on how to invest loans helps

MASYAP Microfinance Loan Training

This is the first microfinance training in February 2022. The new cycle will run from April to July 2022 where the beneficiaries will repay the loan in 4 installments for 4 months, both the women and youths are given a

MASYAP Support Group Follow Up Visits

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 Hosts World Children’s Day Commemoration.

MASYAP in collaboration with Muslim World League commemorated World Children’s Day on 29th and 30th of December 2021. The function hosted 100 children from different support groups in Blantyre and Thyolo Districts. It is celebrated every year with the aim

MASYAP Threads of Care Stitches Face Masks

Due to covid 19 pandemic, Threads Of Care is working on face masks which will be distributed to the pupils in government primary schools. This will help to lessen the spread of the virus. Most pupils especially in government primary

MASYAP Support Group Visits

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

MASYAP Commemorates World AIDS Day

This year’s World AIDS Day was conducted under the theme ‘End inequalities. End HIV/AIDS. End pandemics’ worldwide. This day is commemorated on 1st of December each year. As a Muslim-led HIV/AIDS organisation in Malawi, MASYAP set aside Saturday, 11th December

MASYAP Women Microfinance Programme

Many women are benefiting a lot under MASYAP women microfinance program by starting up their own businesses with the loan they are getting. Some have bought machine to start a tailoring business while others are opening shops and other businesses