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Updates from our support groups, programmes and supporters.
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Cyclone 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.
EventWomen’s chairladies’ meeting: breaking the silence around HIV
Chairladies discussed how silence, fear and myths about HIV stop people getting tested and treated.
EventYouth chairladies’ meeting: young women and HIV risk
Youth chairladies heard from a health facilitator about why young women are most at risk of HIV, and how they can lead their peers towards zero new i…
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…
In the mediaPainting and sketching on MASYAP Corner’s children’s slot
As well as netball, MASYAP Corner recorded a children’s art session with painting in the morning and sketching in the afternoon.
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.