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.
MASYAP got a donation of 155 abayas from a well-wisher to be donated to its vulnerable members. Each support group received 5 abayas. All beneficiaries were invited to come to MASYAP office to get their donation. However, due to long
On 11th march we had 12 members from savings program from the following support groups: Alasala, Makwasa, BCA, Chiradzulu and Mtendere. These youths were trained on the importance of saving for future use. The facilitator emphasized on the need to
Following microfinance trainings, the latest loan disbursement occurred on 10th and 11th of March 2021 for the loan program and the savings program respectively. Youths were trained by Mrs. Comely Chinseu, a facilitator from Opportunity Bank. On 10th march we
MASYAP in partnership with Opportunity International conducted a 2-day for the members that are on the loan and savings program on 9th 8th of February 2021 respectively microfinance training with the aim of empowering the members financially as well equipping
Last year’s World AIDS Day was conducted under the theme ‘Ending HIV/AIDS Epidemic: Resilience and Impact’ worldwide. This day is commemorated on 1st of December each year. As a Muslim-led HIV/AIDS organisation in Malawi, MASYAP set aside Saturday, 12th December
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
In the month of August, 45 women from 9 MASYAP support groups were trained in readiness for their new microfinance loan cycle. The training was conducted by two trainers in MASYAP office from August 18th to August 19th. The training
MASYAP received a donation of 983 well packed beef packs during the Eid al-Adha celebration from World Muslim League on Sunday, 2nd August, 2020. The beef packs were distributed to 30 MASYAP support groups which comprised of both women and