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In southern Malawi, and precisely in Balaka, Father Mario Pacifici, Monfort missionary, arrived here thirty five years ago and founded with Cesare Castelli the "Andiamo Youth Cooperative Trust" which now has nearly 700 workers. The Cooperative operates within four areas of development:- People find jobs in the 33 activities of Andiamo, including health care, education, vocational training, construction, agriculture, mechanics, sports, and last but not the musical one. Precisely in this context born the Alleluya Band, a band created in 1978 as a church choir and now became the point of musical reference throughout Malawi. Our representative in Italy is Orizzonte Malawi onlus, that use the valuable collaboration of many associations:
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Easter Bash!
All roads are leading to the Easter bash organized by Alleluya band to commence at 1pm at Zuc Lodge this coming Sunday. The 35 years of Alleluya band has made headlines in most of our local media houses. It is … Continue reading
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Tagged Alleluya Band, Andiamo, Easter, Harry Pongolani, Legends
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Get up Stand up project advocates for Solidarity
Henry Goster; Get Up Stand Up coordinator paid a visit to Msamanyada 10-full-time farmers’ group on the 15th of March, 2013 at Kapandatsitsi at least 15 km from Balaka town. The total cultivated land of the group increased from 6.8 hectors … Continue reading
Balaka Honours its Music Legends this Easter sunday
The legends of Alleluya Band are performing live this coming Easter Sunday on the 31st of March at Zuc lodge at 1pm. As Alleluya celebrates its 35th Anniversary of “singing life with joy” a show has been scheduled to award … Continue reading
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Tagged Alleluya Band, Balaka, easter sunday, Legends, Zuc lodge
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Common Lunch at Nyumba Ya Ana
Andiamo volunteers were at Nyumba ya Ana (Tigawane House) where they had common lunch with the Aeper volunteers and the ex-street kids and two Benedictines sisters of the Divine Providence from Lisanjala parish in Zomba. The gathering reminded the AEPER … Continue reading
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Tagged AEPER, Andiamo, BSDP, ex-streets kids, Fr. Mario, Harry Pongolani, Mary Malikula, Nyumba ya Ana, Pasipawo Munthali, Tigawane
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AEPER spend time with Tigawane Project Members
AEPER volunteers are spending their time with members today, Tuesday 26 March at Nyumba ya Ana in Balaka. Later this day they will have lunch together with the Nankhombe (Volunteer House) crew. By Our Reporter
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35 years of excellence
Alleluya Band established in 1978 under the motto “singing life with joy”, clocks 35 years of living by its mission of preaching the Gospel through artistic music. Sir Paul Banda, Lucius Banda ‘Son of the Poor Man’, Charles Sinetre, and … Continue reading
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Tagged Alleluya Band, Charles Sinetre, Coss Chiwalo, Harry Pongolani, Lucius Banda, Sir Paul Banda, son of a poor man, Zuc lodge
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Andiamo hosts dinner for AEPER
On Sunday night, 24 March, Fr. Mario Pacifici led some of Andiamo Cooperative members in hosting a dinner for six AEPER volunteers who arrived on the same day from Italy at Nankhombe house. While in the country, the group will … Continue reading
World Water Day 2013
It is rather horrifying to note the World Water Day Fact that “About 783 million people do not have access to clean water and almost 2.5 billion do not have access to adequate sanitation” (The Nation World water day 2013 … Continue reading
The Term that was
On Friday, 22 March 2013 students of Andiamo Secondary School left for Easter Holidays. Initially they were supposed to have a one-month holiday but we are told this has been cut to just two weeks. We expect them back on … Continue reading
Andiamo welcomes Angelo Stefanini
81 year-old, yet energetic Angelo Stefanini; an Italian volunteer arrived at Andiamo in the evening today the 21st of March. Beautiful dancing and singing by Andiamo Secondary School students and members of staff who gathered at the gate of Volunteer … Continue reading