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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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Category Archives: Culture and Sport
Be Exemplary, Fr Mario tells AEI teaching staff
Fr Mario Pacifici who is also the founding trustee of Andiamo Cooperative Trust has asked the AEI teaching staff to be exemplary to the students or else risked being fired. Fr. Mario was speaking this during the Sunday mass, which … Continue reading
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Tagged AEI, Andiamo Education Institutions, Fr. Mario
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Chichewa Pills
Greetings mean a lot to Malawians. Those who have had a chance of being here for a while have surely noticed how people greet each other. Even if you meet a Malawian person for the first time you’ll be sure … Continue reading
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Interview with Luca Pozzoni & Alessandro Maggi
Luca Pozzoni and Alessandro Maggi are from Bergamo City in Italy and have been in Balaka, Malawi for 6 months. In these Interviews Alessandro and Luca share their experience during their stay in the country. Q: Tell us a gift … Continue reading
Interview with Alessandro Maggi
Alessandro Maggi, 23 years old, from Bergamo (Italy), volunteer in Malawi for 6 months. Why did you come to Balaka (Malawi)? I came because of different reasons, and it is not easy for me to explain. I had a need … Continue reading
Interview with Luca Pozzoni
Luca Pozzoni, 22 years old, from Bergamo (Italy). A volunteer in Malawi for 6 months. Why did you come to Balaka (Malawi)? I needed to experience a different culture, to touch with my hands the reality of Malawi, apart from the … Continue reading
Bad News to Travellers
At first, it was the Ethiopian Airlines that started to refuse bookings using Malawi currency and now Kenya Airways has also suspended local ticket sales. According to The Daily Times of Wednesday, March 7, 2012, “the continued unavailability of foreign … Continue reading
Posted in Culture and Sport, News from Malawi
Tagged Alleluya Band, Andiamo Youth Cooperative Trust, Italy, Kenya Airways, Malawi
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AEI begin a 40 day conversion journey
Students of Andiamo Education Institutions (AEI) and some workers of Andiamo Youth Cooperative Trust (AYCT) began their conversion journey of forty days, in this Lenten Season with an Ash Wednesday mass co celebrated by Fathers Mario and Cesare in the … Continue reading
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Tagged AEI, Andiamo, Easter, Fr. Mario, Roman Catholic
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Catholics called to “love not in word and speech but in deed”.
Catholics in Malawi have been called not to love in word and speech but deed in the Lenten Season that begins today its conversion journey of forty days. In his Lenten message entitled “Let us Love not in word and … Continue reading
They went, participated and conquered
Andiamo Wings of Hope emerged winners at Kamuzu Stadium on 18th February, during the launch of Presidential Initiative on Sport in Blantyre and have since described 2012 as the year of victory. On men category, they became first in relay … Continue reading
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Tagged AEI, Andiamo Wings of Hope, Bingu Wa Muthalika, Denis Phiri, Franco Fiorina
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