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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
Talent within our Reach
Alleluya band is in Italy fundraising for Comfort Community Hospital and the band will be back next week. When the members are back they will find out that we have a lot of talent just waiting for their turn to … Continue reading
The Franklin University Switzerland Group Visit is Eye Opening
The visit by the professor and students from Franklin University Switzerland to Andiamo on Wednesday, 16 July 2014 has revealed how intense is the service of Andiamo to the community of Balaka and Malawi as a whole. The fifteen-member group, … Continue reading
Andiamo Music School Shines at National Level
Many thought the initiative was just to keep the youth of Balaka district busy. On July 5th this year, the nation differentiated classroom music from any other. Andiamo music school band scooped 1million Kwacha Chibuku Road to Fame Competition held … Continue reading
Kefasi Kasiteni in the United Kingdom
Kefasi Kasiteni, a student from Andiamo Secondary School is among the Malawian athletes to participate during the Commonwealth games to be held in Scotland, United Kingdom. The Malawian team left Malawi on 29th June and will return on 7th August … Continue reading
Mbendera awarded Certificate
George Mbendera of Andiamo Music School has been awarded a certificate for being a student in the 7th National Youth Training Programme in Music and Dance that was held at Tom Mboya Labour College, in Kisumu, Kenya from 7th to … Continue reading
Alessandro Cappelli leaves a mark
One month has gone now and it is time to go back home. Alessandro Cappelli, a basketball trainer and ICT expert leaves today for Italy but leaves behind a mark we cannot delete. Students will miss him for there is … Continue reading
Rest In Peace Peppino
For I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand. I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith: Henceforth there is laid up for me … Continue reading
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Bishop Stima follows his flock
On Saturday, 22 February 2014, we were in Mangochi to witness the installation of Bishop Montfort Stima as the new Bishop of Mangochi Diocese where we belong and on Monday, 24 March, the new Bishop followed us to see what … Continue reading
Reliving 8 November 2013
It was on 8 November 2013, a day before Alleluya band celebrated their 35th anniversary in Balaka, when Fr. Mario Pacifici collapsed at the ground where the celebrations took place. Since that collapse, he was not seen in public neither … Continue reading