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Summer Report 2015
including February-
COMMUNITY SUPPORT
WATER
borehole repair
With funding from Wilmslow Wells, we successfully repaired five broken boreholes out in the remote rural areas in May. These five boreholes had been heavily used when working, but had been abandoned as the parts wore out -
Women’s lives are dramatically changed when the pumps are repaired -
It’s estimated that about 14,000 people in these
vulnerable areas were
affected by the breakdown of these 5 pumps, so their repair has
transformed whole
communities.
FEEDING PROGRAMMES
Maize Distribution
We were concerned that we may not be able to locate enough maize for our next Food Programme—2015/16, but we scoured the area and managed to buy 300 bags (15,000 kgs). Another 20 bags were added, together totalling 16 tonnes—the same amount we had last year initially— but we had hoped to increase our ability to help. We re-
In these times of chronic food shortage, the vulnerable suffer the most, so our monthly luncheon for elderly folk is greatly anticipated, and a joy to engage in.
Dozens of frail folk enjoy a good meal—those unable to finish it take it home in a bag, and there’s also a social time of singing, prayer and dancing.
Milk—quantities are way down so we’ve pared down our issue lists focussing on the most vulnerable babies who cannot receive milk any other way—i.e. orphans, and those whose mothers are severely malnourished, AIDS-
One of the babies on our Milk Programme is Stanley, (right), now 7 months old, bright and alert, but weighs only 4.5kgs —not even the weight of a child half his age. He entered our Milk Programme 2 months ago—then weighing 1.5kgs, too weak to even open his eyes. As his 18 year-
Stanley is still showing signs of malnourishment (seriously underweight, and brown hair) but he’s making good, steady progress, and thoroughly enjoying his regular goats milk!
Likuni Phala—Still hugely appreciated by this community, about 40 toddlers receive fortified porridge 3 times a week—at this period of acute hunger, this might be the only meal the child has that day. With our new processing facilities, we can now prepare the dry ingredients on-
Goats’ Milk
Fortified porridge
Reforestation
Deforestation is a huge problem in Malawi, largely overlooked in the urgent rush to find food for today. However, it has widespread consequences, causing instability in the water cycle/climate and food resources.
The depletion of tree stock for firewood/charcoal and building is risking:
The way forward …..
Overall, a vast problem—in a government document it’s
claimed the issue is unsolvable nationally so perhaps
we are not equipped to impact this problem in a big way,
but we can contribute at a local level by:-
stoves that cut wood usage by two-
traditional 3-
We plan 3 phases:
2. Local/village planting of trees—both firewood & fruit/moringa—managed by local committees
3. Mountain—distant planting for freely available firewood/nutrition
Education
We are still sponsoring 100 students in 3 local secondary schools. Term 3: (2014/15) fees were paid. Michesi Sec. might bring in compulsory boarding for girls which will probably triple the cost of education in that school, and change the shape of OHP’s sponsorship. We currently support 40 children there,12 will be leaving after their current exams, leaving 28, of which 12 are girls. We will commit to keeping those girls on, despite the inflated cost, but will carefully consider the replacement of the students who have come to the end of their education at this school, unless we can attract additional sponsorship.
Traditional 3-
Elderlies’ Luncheons
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A "Carbon Footprint" |
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Food Programme |
Elderlies Luncheons |
Phala Project |
Agriculture |
Moringa |
Reforestation |
Training |
Milk |
Goats |
Water |
Education Sponsorship |
Helps Projects |
Community Buildings |
Christmas |
Moringa-history |
Agri-training |
Milk history |
Goat history |
Boreholes |
Mtikhe CC |
Msikita Community Centre |
Bridges |
Monjo School tank |
housing |
Sanitation |
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How you can help |
History |
Testimony - Lynda |
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2005-2006 |
Community-hunger-2017 |
Community-help-2017 |
Community-Food-2016a |
Community-building -2016a |
Community water-2016a |
OHP Site-2016a |
Community hunger-2016b |
Community water-2016b |
Community education - 2016b |
OHP Centre-2016b |
disaster-2015a |
Community-2015a |
OHPsite-2015a |
Community Building-2015b |
Community nutrition-2015b |
Reforestation-2015b |
Community-families-2015b |
OHP site-2015b |
Hunger-2014a |
Agri-2014a |
Livestock-2014a |
OHP site-2014a |
Next-2014a |
News-July 2014 |
Hunger2014b |
Water-2014b |
Livestock-2014b |
OHP site-2014b |
News-Jan 2015 |
Community projects-2013a |
OHP Centre-2013a |
Giving-2013a |
News-Sept 2013 |
Community activities-2013b |
Food Programmes-2013b |
Our sites-2013b |
News Jan 2014 |
Jesus film |
Hunger/agri-2012a |
Hunger/nutrition-2012b |
Goats-milk-2012A |
OHP site-2012a |
Community help-2012a |
Next steps-2012a |
Community projects-2012b |
OHP site development-2012b |
future plans-2012b |
Flooding-Jan 2013 |
Latest news-Feb 2013 |
Hunger-2011 |
Milk-2011 |
Site development-2011 |
Giving-2011 |
Food- 2010a |
Local-2010b |
On site news - 2010 |
Finally - 2010 |
Agriculture- 2010b |
Changing lives-2010b |
Local life-2009a |
Life in Malawi-2009b |
Agriculture-2009a |
Goats & Milk-2009a |
Chiringa site-2009a |
And finally ...2009a |
Pastors' Conf - 2009 |
Farming-2009b |
Water-2009b |
Site Development-2009b |
A helping hand-2009b |
Agriculture-2008a |
Hunger-2008b |
Milk & Play Centres-2008a |
Helping Hand -2008a |
Challenges |
Milk-2008b |
OHP Centre-2008b |
Chickens & water-2008b |
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Oct/Nov 07 |
July 2005 |
Visitor's View-2006 |
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