The First Lady of Malawi, Callista Mutharika, has publicly urged citizens not to shy away from donating blood for fear of being found HIV positive.
Mutharika was speaking at the official launch of the Malawi Blood Transfusion Service (MBTS) blood donation week in the nation’s capital of Lilongwe. She said that many people don’t give [...]
First Lady of Malawi urges people to give blood for sick women and children
The Lifeline Fund Malawi: 2010 roundup of projects and progress (pt.2)
The Lifeline Fund Malawi reported some impressive achievements in the first part of 2010, including building new daycare centres for orphaned and disabled children. The following roundup looks at what the organisation got up to in the second part of the year.
May/June 2010
• Damage control after a poor harvest
This year’s harvest in Malawi was a [...]
Humanitarian award handed to Catholic Malawian nun
Sister Beatrice Chipeta, a Catholic nun from Malawi, has won a major humanitarian award for her years of work helping orphans in the disadvantaged country.
Sr. Chipeta has been called the “Mother Teresa” of Malawi, due to her tireless work to improve life for orphaned, sick or otherwise vulnerable children. She started work in the [...]
Harpenden students raise money to improve education in Malawi
Five enterprising students at a school in Harpenden, Hertfordshire, are planning to raise money for a Malawian charity by organising six months’ worth of fundraising and awareness events.
The students, who are currently in Year 12 at Roundwood Park School, are supporting Wings of Hope, a charitable organisation which aims to improve education for children [...]
The Lifeline Fund Malawi: 2010 roundup of projects and progress (pt.1)
This year has been incredibly productive for the Lifeline Fund Malawi, with more than five new projects and schemes being either started or completed.
These projects, as with every other of the charity’s innovations, relate to the improvement of farming, food, education, health and general welfare in Malawi. The Lifeline Fund focuses on helping the [...]
