Programme updates
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Monthly youth visits: netball and the value of education
Every month the Youth Coordinator visits the groups to teach and encourage the girls, and netball is the activity they enjoy most.
Programme updateChecking that training turns into business success
Microfinance Officer Alinafe Maluwa visited members to see their progress and support those whose businesses are struggling.
Programme updateHIV testing in our support groups, September 2022
MASYAP’s routine HIV testing visits bring counselling, testing and referral for treatment to members in their own groups.
Programme updateWhy microloans matter for women
Microloans help women support themselves, create jobs and control their own money. In August, members were trained by accountant Mrs Else Kumwanje.
Programme updateThreads of Care tailors keep sewing
The tailors are working hard so that more vulnerable schoolchildren can benefit from the project.
Programme updateFees paid for the final term of the school year
MASYAP paid school fees for the girls on its programme for the final term, and works with parents to help the girls succeed.
Programme updateYouth group visits, July 2022
Visits to youth groups continue to teach HIV prevention, encourage girls in school and help them with the challenges they face.
Programme updateHIV testing resumes in Blantyre support groups
HIV testing has restarted in several support groups, with health workers joining the Women’s Coordinator on her visits.
Programme update21 women’s groups visited in June and July
Routine visits bring health workers to members’ communities, so women can learn about HIV and ask about services such as cervical cancer screening.
Programme updateMicrofinance and women’s empowerment
Empowering women means education, training and the means to make their own decisions. MASYAP’s loans give women financial independence and support th…
Programme updateUniform samples for new schools
Our tailors are working hard so that more vulnerable children can benefit, and have made uniform samples for several schools.
Programme updateYouth group visits, June 2022
Visits to youth groups teach HIV prevention, encourage girls in their studies and give them a chance to share their challenges.