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Updates from our support groups, programmes and supporters.
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Youth chairladies tackle teenage pregnancy and poverty
Youth group leaders discussed teenage pregnancy, the cost of further education and poverty, and agreed an action plan.
Support received
Muslim World League donates two more boreholes
In April 2024 the Muslim World League funded two boreholes, bringing clean drinking water to MASYAP support groups in need.
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First women’s chairladies’ meeting of 2024
Chairladies shared the challenges facing their groups, including hunger and the cost of further education, and agreed an action plan.
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2023 Annual General Meeting: “Working together with communities”
558 members met in Blantyre and heard that the microfinance loan programme is doubling in size.
Programme update
Microfinance training for vulnerable women and young mothers
Business and loan management training helped participants make better financial decisions, and several have started or grown businesses since.
Programme update
Testing for HIV and hepatitis B in women’s and girls’ groups
MASYAP has added HIV testing, and discussion of hepatitis B and other serious illnesses, to its support group meetings.
Programme update
How MASYAP supports vulnerable women
Our women’s groups include widows, divorced women, women living with HIV and elderly women. We combine microfinance, food relief, health education an…
Programme update
Why follow-up visits to youth groups matter
MASYAP’s regular visits to youth groups of girls living with or affected by HIV bring emotional support, peer education and help with treatment.
Programme update
Youth groups: friendships that last a lifetime
Support group visits help young members build lasting, trusting friendships where everyone feels safe and supported.
Support receivedMai Aisha Trust gives 331 bags of maize to hungry households
In response to widespread hunger, the Mai Aisha Trust donated a 50 kg bag of maize to each of 331 MASYAP households.
Programme update
HIV and STI testing at the youth camp
At the December youth camp, 20 young people were tested for HIV and screened for syphilis and hepatitis B, with education on condoms, PrEP and PEP.
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Youth camp and World AIDS Day 2023: 195 girls explore self-awareness
A four-day camp in Mulanje combined HIV prevention, decision-making and career guidance with sport and talent shows.