Month: June 2018 Posts

Malawians urged to register for free mosquito nets

Jun 18, 2018 Martha Chikoti 1 &

The National Malaria Control Programme has urged Malawians to register for free mosquito nets which will be distributed in the country from September this year. Head of the National Malaria Control Programme Dr Michael Kayange… ...

World Vision builds K25m school block in Karonga

May 11, 2018 Mike Lyson Zgambo 2 &

World Vision on Wednesday handed over a K25 million classroom block to a primary school in Karonga. The school block at Ndembwela Primary School in the area of Mlare in Traditional Authority Kyungu has been… ...

10.9 million mosquito nets to be distributed to Malawians

Mar 25, 2018 Bright Malenga 0 &

Malawi Government together with World Vision International will this year distribute 10.9 million mosquito nets to people across the country. Speaking during a District Malaria meeting held in Dowa, Dowa District Environmental Health Officer (DEHO)… ...

World Vision engages faith communities in HIV/AIDS response

Dec 02, 2016 Malawi24 Reporter 2 &

As the world commemorates this year’s World AIDS Day, World Vision Southern Africa is bringing to the fore its accomplishments in mobilizing faith communities to become part of the response to HIV and AIDS. The… ...

Floods and drought: Malawi Red Cross Society brings learners back to school

Nov 10, 2016 George Mhango 2 &

Floods, disasters and dry spells that hit Malawi’s lowershire districts such as Chikwawa, Nsanje, Mwanza and others between 2014 and 2016 are still being felt. Challenges are many, but the most outstanding one is lack… ...

World Vision holds first-ever national conference for children with disability

Aug 16, 2016 George Mhango 3 &

About 104 Malawian children with disabilities are banging heads at their first-ever national conference that seeks to see how best to promote disability inclusion through role modelling for such persons. World Vision, a charitable and… ...

Malawi launches breastfeeding week: World Vision leading the campaign

Aug 02, 2016 George Mhango 2 &

The Malawi Government, World Vision, World Food Programme among other organisations have urged mothers to dedicate more time breast feeding their infants so that their brains develop properly. This comes after Malawi has this week… ...

World Vision leads in literacy boost in Lilongwe

Jul 27, 2016 George Mhango 8 &

Malawi education authorities have hailed the literacy boost programme, which is championed by World Vision, saying it is improving reading and writing skills of underperforming children. This was evidenced at the Literacy Boost Fair, held… ...

World Vision African leader tips Malawians in ownership

Jun 06, 2016 George Mhango 2 &

Leader of the Southern Africa Region (SAR) for World Vision Rudo Kwaramba—who was in Malawi—recently urged people in Kalira, Ntchisi—one of Malawi’s Central Region districts—to develop the spirit of ownership towards all water and Village… ...

Power of the fund that is in vision

May 27, 2016 George Mhango 9 &

Lezias Sauzande (39) and his four children can now afford to live a decent life in areas of food, shelter and clothes, thanks to World Vision who introduced Vision Fund for communities to get loans… ...

Bible Study groups change Malenga, other youths in Lilong

May 19, 2016 George Mhango 1 &

Amidst a delegation of World Vision Christian Commitment during the Empowered Worldview Learning Lab tour, 30-year-old Herbert Malenga from Mgola Village Head, Traditional Authority (T/A) Mazengera stunned people. He stood in front of the delegation… ...

When textbooks bring joy in learners

May 13, 2016 George Mhango 3 &

In Malawian schools more than two things remain undisputable during an inspection tour. It is either school blocks are not enough or libraries have no text books for learners to practice reading so they get… ...

World Vision helps children with disabilities in Mchinji

Apr 20, 2016 George Mhango 10 &

He was unable to hear and speak properly. He could not attend classes due to the challenge. Furthermore, he could not even provide a helping hand to his parents who are staunch business people and… ...

World Vision says droughts are the new normal

Apr 02, 2016 Macmillan Mhone 23 &

World Vision International says the droughts happening in Southern African countries including Malawi will continue with increasing regularity. World Vision’s Resilience and Livelihood Director for Southern Africa Beatrice Mwangi says trends are showing that the… ...

World Vision ropes in children, others in video and photography

Mar 10, 2016 George Mhango 2 &

In a bid to ensure that stories from children are well documented and acted upon by donors, World Vision has taken an extra gear in training registered children, teachers, volunteers and sponsorship staff in photography… ...