Projects in association with Joshua Orphan and Community Care (JOSS) UK Registered Charity 1114727
We have been associated with this charity from the outset as they take care of our sponsorship programme alongside their own in Malawi and they were involved in the same area not far from Mitsidi CDSS.
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In addition, projects more recently have included:-
Menstrual Health project originated in 2016. Utilising this service has been employed again for sponsored students in 2024"
"Space library" at Chiraweni Primary School
New Community Based Child Care centre
Sponsored students at Mitsidi CDDS who passed JCE this year
Ladies making the sanitary wear.
Sponsored girls at Joshua Secondary School with sanitary wear.
In 2016, a contribution to the charity enabled the start-up of a Menstrual Health project to include Chiraweni Primary School. In Malawi, secrecy, misinformation, taboos and lack of hygenic materials and facilities mean girls stay at home each month, miss schooling and fail to reach their potential.
For more details on the Malawian Menstrual Project, see the report by Water Aid UK
Sanitary wear given out at Mitsidi CDSS 2024.
The candidates who sat for the Primary School Leaving Certificate Examination at Chilaweni School extend their gratitude and appreciation for all support you and all stakeholders (Donors) have done to support for their education. We are optimistic that majority will do well because of your support. The whole community is very grateful for all education support which has really transformed the school.
The project aims to educate, provide facilities and reduce the time lost each month by the older girls (may be up to 20 years old) in Primary School.
The new Space Library at Chiraweni
In 2017, a relatively small contribution was made to assist with the provision of a "Space Library" at Chiraweni Primary School. This uses solar power and old laptops without hard drives to bring low cost technology to a rural school. Teachers and the most senior students will use a "keepod" to store their own files.
Look at the back of the room for another view of space library.
More recently, a contribution was made to the building of a new Community Based Child Care Centre near Chiraweni. Joshua Orphan and Community Care had applied for funding to operate four new centres but one of the chosen centres was a near derelict church and after safety assessment, it was decided a new building was needed. A Centre provides a nutritious meal each day for pre-school children, commences their education and provides training and assistance to the voluntary carers from the local Community.
The derelict church where ....
.....the new child centre was built.