Programme updates
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Ramadan food packs for 150 members
MASYAP gave 150 food packs to members across all its support groups to help them through Ramadan.
Programme updateYouth Coordinator visits Kameza, Lirangwe and Lunzu
Youth Coordinator Fatima Hassan visited three youth groups to check how active members are and to remind them of Covid-19 precautions.
Programme updateClothes and bedding for children and elderly members
MASYAP gave clothes and bedding to the children of support group members and to elderly people who struggle to meet their basic needs.
Programme updateSchool fees for 40 girls in 2021
As schools reopened after the Covid-19 closures, the 40 girls on MASYAP’s school fees programme collected their fees for the 2021 academic year.
Programme updateYouth savings programme: training on saving for the future
12 young members of the savings programme, from five youth groups, were trained on why saving matters for their future.
Programme update20 young women join the youth loan programme
After training with Opportunity Bank facilitator Mrs Comely Chinseu, 20 new members from five youth groups received their first loans.
Programme updateMicrofinance training with Opportunity International, then new loans
83 women from 19 support groups attended two days of business and savings training with Opportunity International before receiving their loans.
Programme updateHow microfinance members are coping with Covid-19
The microfinance team visited four support groups. Members are struggling to save during the pandemic, but the visits gave them fresh motivation.
Programme update45 women trained for a new microfinance loan cycle
Women from nine support groups were trained in managing their loans ahead of their new loan cycle, in small sessions to limit the spread of Covid-19.
Programme updateFollow-up visits to members’ businesses around Limbe
MASYAP visited women and young people on the microfinance scheme around Limbe to see how their businesses are doing.
Programme updateCovid-19: MASYAP sews face masks with Road to Relief
Working with Road to Relief, MASYAP used its sewing machines and skills to make face masks during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Programme updateBCA and Chiwembe play a showcase netball match
Two youth support groups, BCA and Chiwembe, played a netball match at the showcase MASYAP organised for visitors from Steadfast Ways.