Programme updates
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Eid abayas for women in Zomba and Makungwa
World Care Foundation and MASYAP’s Threads of Care gave new abayas, made by our tailors, to four groups in Zomba and to Makungwa group in Thyolo.
Programme updateCyclone Freddy: 610 food packs for affected members
After Cyclone Freddy struck southern Malawi in March 2023, MASYAP gave 610 food packs to members in Zomba, Chiradzulu, Blantyre and Thyolo, with supp…
Programme updateThreads of Care: jobs for women and young mothers
The tailoring project employs widows, older women and members living with HIV, and in March sewed abayas for members in need.
Programme updateNew loans for 149 women and 21 young mothers
After training in bookkeeping, debt, saving and business management, 170 members received microfinance loans.
Programme updateThreads of Care: work that supports women and their families
MASYAP and World Care Foundation see Threads of Care changing the lives of the women it employs.
Programme updateHIV testing for members who cannot get to hospital
MASYAP brings HIV testing to support groups so that members who cannot get to a hospital can still be counselled, tested and treated.
Programme updateNew school year: fees will now be paid directly to schools
At the start-of-year meeting, students and guardians heard the programme’s rules, including a new rule that fees go straight to the school’s bank acc…
Programme updateTalented young tailors in Makungwa
On a routine visit to Makungwa support group in Thyolo, MASYAP met girls with impressive tailoring skills.
Programme updateFriendly netball: Bangwe Alasala v Bangwe Mvula
Two Blantyre youth groups played a friendly match during one of MASYAP’s visits.
Programme updateBusiness visits in Kameza and Bangwe Mvula
Follow-up visits checked on members’ businesses and gave extra support where it was needed.
Programme updateUniforms that keep children in school
Threads of Care gives school uniforms to children from poor families, which builds school pride and reduces absence.
Programme updateHIV testing in our support groups, October 2022
Routine HIV testing visits continue to bring counselling, testing and referral for treatment to members.