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.
Having finished the cycle (April- July 2021), in preparation for the upcoming disbursement for the Oct-Jan 2022 cycle, members in both loan and savings program were called in for trainings conducted on the 16th for the loan program and the
MASYAP visits support groups, the main aim of the visit was to follow up on how girls are progressing in several activities of MASYP and how active they are. The following were discussed: – School dropout rate – Teen pregnancies
MASYAP received a donation of 500 packs of Qurbani from Muslim World League. The donation was aimed at bringing joy to the members in need of support and allow them to celebrate Eid days free from worrying about how they
Provision of HTS is a continuing program and MASYAP aims at visiting all support groups so that no one is left out. In July alone, eight support groups were visited and HTS officers from their respective communities were invited to
MASYAP visited nine HIV/AIDS youth support groups with the aim of encouraging the girls to work hard in their studies because only a literate person can read information about HIV and make informed decisions. Drama and netball are some of
MASYAP is still providing HTS in all its support groups in collaboration with the Blantyre District Council. In the month of June, 12 support groups have been visited where the HTS officers from their communities conducted the testing. So far,
MASYAP, just like the rest of the World has commemorated the World Hygiene Day with some of its women and youth members from different support groups. The function took place in the MASYAP office in Limbe, Blantyre District. It is
On May 25th, 2021, MASYAP resumed providing the HTS after a break of 4 years. MASYAP is working in partnership with Blantyre DHO with an average of 50 women/girls being tested per session. This is so after realizing that Muslim
This meeting was held with the aim of equipping the chairladies with correct information about HIV/AIDS and all MASYAP objectives, updating on new programmes, knowing how the support groups are conducting themselves in the absence of the officials from the
MASYAP donated 49 re-usable sanitary pads to school-going MASYAP youth members on 5th May 2021. The donation was aimed at helping school going girls so that they do not skip school when they are menstruating. We also took this opportunity