Empowering women across Malawi
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 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.
MASYAP’s 31 women’s support groups meet regularly and consist of members that are infected, affected and not affected women.
The youths show-cased some of the activities they conduct in their groups such as drama as a way of propagating HIV/AIDS messages in their community.
MASYAP through its youth school fees programme disbursed school fees to girls that are on the programme as they are in the final term of the academic calendar. Apart from the school fees, MASYAP also works hand in hand with
These visits are aimed at civic-educating the girls on the preventive measures of HIV/AIDS. They are also encouraged to work hard in their studies as most of the members are young and school going. The support group visits strengthens the
The provision of HIV Testing Services (HTS) has resumed in some support groups within Blantyre district. These are deliberate initiatives aimed at taking the HTS into the communities so that they are accessible and friendly. The women’s coordinator, Lennie, is
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
Women empowerment includes accepting women’s viewpoints or making an effort to seek them, raising the status of women through education, awareness, literacy and training. It equips and allows women to make life-determining decisions through the different problems in society. They
The tailors are tirelessly working hard so that many vulnerable school children can benefit from this project. Some of the uniform samples for different schools
These visits are aimed at civic-educating the girls on the preventive measures of HIV/AIDS. They are also encouraged to work hard in their studies as most of the members are young and school going. The support group visits strengthens the
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.