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 Mai Aisha Sisters and Youth AIDS Programme (MASYAP) was invited to attend and present at Blantyre City Council’s event to commemorate World AIDS Day 2014. Held at Manje CCAP ground, the day-long event comprised of speeches including those by
From December 2014, heavy rains caused unprecedented damage across the country. Most severely affected were the southern districts. By the end of January, the floods had affected over 650,000 (UN). Among those severely affected were MASYAP’s members in Mpemba, Blantyre.