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April 2026 round-up
Health outreach, youth leadership and economic empowerment: a summary of MASYAP’s work in April 2026.
Programme updateMonitoring the impact of our loans
Follow-up visits gather feedback on business performance, loan use, challenges and the savings programme, so MASYAP can keep improving.
Programme updateYouth groups: guidance, encouragement and peer support
Regular visits to youth groups give young members a supportive place to share concerns and receive mentoring.
Programme updateWomen’s groups: “a problem shared is half solved”
Visits to women’s groups encouraged members to support each other, and covered hygiene, nutrition and childcare.
Programme update
Counselling, HIV testing and cholera prevention in support groups
Outreach sessions covered HIV transmission and prevention, early testing and treatment, common myths, and keeping homes clean to prevent cholera.
Support received
Ramadan 2026: 950 food packs from Road to Relief reach 2,500 people
Road to Relief donated 950 food packs, benefiting around 2,500 people, including young mothers, elderly women and people living with HIV.
Programme update
Murabaha: freezers, cement and tools for six businesses
Instead of cash, six members received business assets through MASYAP’s Murabaha scheme, from deep freezers to cement and a saw for carpentry.
Programme updateLoans for 162 members, including young mothers
After training, MASYAP gave loans to 162 members to start or grow small businesses.
Programme update132 members trained for the new microfinance cycle
As members graduated to the savings programme, new members joined and 132 were trained in business, debt and savings management.
Event
Youth camp 2025: “Safe spaces, strong girls”
Adolescent girls spent four days at Mai Halima Secondary School in Mulanje building confidence, leadership and awareness of their rights.
Programme updateHIV testing, self-test kits and two quality visits
In November MASYAP tested men and women, distributed condoms and OraQuick self-test kits, and was assessed by district and national health teams.
Programme update
School fees programme: checking in with our nine students
The Projects Manager met all nine girls on the programme to review their progress and offer guidance.