Programme updates
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Follow-up visits after the August loans
MASYAP visited support groups to see what businesses members are running with their new loans and to understand the reasons for late repayments.
Programme updateThreads of Care grows: from school uniforms to lab coats
Our tailoring project now makes a wide range of clothing, from school uniforms and work suits to abayas, hijabs and reusable sanitary pads.
Programme updateSchool fees programme: 39 girls supported this term
Girls from 21 youth groups are on the school fees programme. Before the final term, they and their guardians met MASYAP to review progress.
Programme updateHIV awareness and testing in eight support groups in August
Community HIV testing officers counselled members in eight more support groups, and many then chose to be tested.
Programme updateAugust 2021 microfinance training: 197 women on the scheme
After completing the April–July cycle, women on the loan and savings programmes were trained ahead of the October–January cycle.
Programme updateYouth group visits: school drop-out, teen pregnancy and early marriage
Follow-up visits checked how girls are progressing in MASYAP’s activities and discussed the pressures they face.
Programme updateHIV testing in eight more support groups in July
MASYAP aims to bring HIV testing to every support group so that no one is left out. Eight groups were visited in July.
Programme updateDrama and netball with nine youth groups
MASYAP visited nine youth groups to encourage girls in their studies, using drama and netball to build confidence and teamwork.
Programme updateMobile HIV testing reaches 12 support groups in June
HIV testing is now offered in members’ own communities, and members are welcoming it.
Programme updateHIV testing services resume after four years
Working with Blantyre District Health Office, MASYAP has restarted HIV testing, reaching an average of 50 women and girls per session.
Programme updateReusable sanitary pads, sewn by MASYAP, keep girls in school
49 schoolgirls from MASYAP’s youth groups received reusable sanitary pads made by our tailors, so they don’t miss school during their periods.
Programme updateThreads of Care makes Eid abayas for 291 women and girls
MASYAP’s tailoring project gave 186 women and 105 girls new abayas to wear for Eid ul-Fitr.