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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
The graduating Students ask for a New Library
The 40 graduating students of Andiamo Secondary School have asked the management of Andiamo Education Institutions (AEI) to extend the current library. In their speech, read by Triza Kananji, the students said that the present library was inadequate. “With the … Continue reading
40 graduate at Andiamo Secondary School
40 students are equipped to exit Andiamo Secondary School in Balaka with knowledge to face the world and enable them excel. 21 boys and 19 girls graduated on Saturday June 7th, at a colourful ceremony held in the Umodzi Hall … Continue reading
Posted in Education, News from Malawi
Tagged AEI. Andiamo Education Institutions, Don Cesare, Henry Meleka, Patrick Bwanali
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Doing Charity Comfortably
Imagine a scenario where you are asked to go to Cape Maclear in Monkey bay for a weekend. Your lodge, they tell you, will be ten mitres from the lake. In fact, you will be staying right in the lake. … 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
Franco Honoured
Francesco Fiorina, aka Franco, a long time volunteer from Italy has been honoured for his dedication to the projects of Andiamo Youth Cooperative Trust (AYCT). AYCT on Thursday, 10 April 2014 gave him “Certificate of Appreciation” for his unwavering support … Continue reading
Time to Harvest
At last we can now harvest our maize after some months of working hard. As we harvest we remember people who have helped us to reach this far. We have in mind the Late Peppino, who was the president of … 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
Posted in Culture and Sport, Education, Health Care, News from Malawi, Social Development
Tagged Peppino Nosari
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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
They come and we don’t want them go back
When they are arrived at Andiamo, we celebrated for obvious reasons: these are volunteers who stay thousands of kilometres away from here yet their hearts are so near to us. Together with many others they fundraise for the smooth running … Continue reading
Comfort Clinics: At the Service of the Community
Our involvement in the field of health care is born of the teachings of Jesus Christ and of Catholic Social teaching. We know Jesus placed a particular emphasis on care for the sick and outcast – such as lepers – … Continue reading
Posted in Health Care, News from Malawi
Tagged Catholic Social Teaching, Comfort Clinics, Jesus
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