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Updates from our support groups, programmes and supporters.
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Event
Chairladies’ meetings and Zomba visits, September 2025
Group leaders shared experiences and agreed to mentor new microfinance members, while the team visited Zomba groups with training and loans.
Programme update
September 2025: 166 members trained and 150 new loans
Members from 38 support groups were trained in business and money management, and 150 received microloans.
Support received
Road to Relief food packs reach 1,294 households
During Malawi’s food crisis, Road to Relief funded two rounds of food packs, reaching 374 and then 920 households.
Programme update
Health education for women and encouragement for girls
Nine visits covered HIV transmission, prevention and home-based care, and girls were encouraged to focus on their studies and avoid risks.
Programme update
March 2025 outreach: health education and food aid for 11 groups
MASYAP visited 11 support groups to talk about health and to bring food relief during a period of food insecurity.
Support received
New borehole brings clean water to 400 people in Patsani, Lunzu
A borehole funded by the Muslim World League now serves more than 400 people in Patsani village and nearby villages.
Programme update
Microfinance follow-ups: keeping businesses going
Follow-up visits track how members use their loans and savings, identify why businesses fail and help members build resilience.
Programme update
Youth outreach: a safe space to talk
Youth group visits give young members a place to express themselves, share their challenges and support one another.
Programme update
Women’s outreach: managing the home well
MASYAP’s outreach teaches women how organising time, money and energy at home leads to less stress and healthier families.
Event
December 2024 youth camp welcomes 150 girls
Planned for 100, MASYAP’s youth camp welcomed 150 girls for HIV education, life skills and career inspiration during the risky festive season.
Programme update
World AIDS Day outreach to nine support groups
MASYAP linked its December visits to World AIDS Day, talking about ending stigma and preventing HIV.
Programme update
Follow-up visits: repayments, savings and solving problems
Visits to members running small businesses encouraged them, tackled their problems and stressed timely repayment and saving.