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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: News from Malawi
Winning Back the Trust of Vehicle Owners
Many vehicle owners have lost the trust of garage owners. They have vowed not to leave their vehicle fixed in their absence. The fear is it may come back worse than it went. The story is different with Andiamo garage. … Continue reading
Annual Patient Volumes Shoot at CCH
A comparison of patient volumes year over year at Comfort Community Hospital is showing a steady dramatic increase. In 2012, we treated 22,251 patients, in 2013 we treated 34,354 patients, and in the first half of this year we have … Continue reading
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Tagged Comfort Community Hospital, Jill Claus, outpatient
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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
Welcome Henry Banda
A new clinician has joined us! He is replacing Khumbo Kasamba who only stayed in Balaka for a couple of months before he decided he wanted to return to the city. Henry Banda joins us from Liwonde Distrtict Hospital where … Continue reading
Guardians satisfied with Services at Comfort Clinics
Guardians interviewed on Thursday, June 26, 2014 have said they are satisfied with the services at Comfort Clinics. The guardians are happy mainly with the availability of drugs. “When we come here, we are sure that our kids will be … Continue reading
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Tagged Alleluya Band, Comfort Clinics, Fr.Mario Pacifici
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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
Time to go home!
Form two students from Andiamo Secondary School have finished writing their Junior Certificate Examinations and some have left for home while others will leave on Wednesday, 25 June. The students look jovial. They know time has come to go home … Continue reading
Comfort Clinics Complementing Balaka District Hospital
Balaka district health office has commended comfort clinics for complementing its efforts of striving to achieve quality health service delivery. The district health officer Bertha Chikuse said with its limited resources, government health facilities alone can not manage to meet … Continue reading
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Tagged Alleluya Band, Andiamo Comfort Clinics
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Graduating Student Nurses
Students from St. Lukes College of Nursing have sat for their final exams and are waiting for their test results which should be announced in a couple of months. We’ve temporarily hired four of them to work with our nurses … Continue reading
Meleka Speech Inspires Many
My professional experience convinces me that education is one of the fundamental building blocks of society for its prosperity and sustainability. I strongly believe that education should be the first sector addressed when seeking to build or rebuild societies battered … Continue reading