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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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Andrea: A Genius Machine Operator
His size can cheat you. He is not big. Yet he operates big machines. He able to work on maize mill shafts, threads, straighten motor vehicle heads and propellers. Andrea Mulowa, just 23, is a son of Bazilio Mulowa, the … Continue reading
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
AIDS is Real, says Jack
Jack Edward has told people in Petro village that HIV/AIDS is real. Jack said this during sensitization meeting which he held with villagers of Petro and the surrounding villages on Sunday afternoon. The meeting attracted three chiefs. Jack shared his … Continue reading
Another Container arrived
Andiamo Youth Cooperative Trust is grateful to Orizzonte Malawi Onlus for a container that was offloaded on 8 March 2012. Apart from different packages for Alleluya Band members some of the the items offloaded are paints, bags of cement, pipes, … Continue reading
Girls Hostel at roofing level
After working only for a month and half, the two blocks for the new Girls’ Hostel are at roofing level. The building of the hostel has been made possible with the help from an association called Seconda Linea Missionaria from … Continue reading
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
AYCT receives a container
Andiamo Youth Cooperative Trust received a container from Italy yesterday, 17 February. Among the items offloaded at Andiamo Campus, machines for metal works, carpentry, paints, plumbing materials for both Comfort Community Hospital and schools. In the same container, was also … Continue reading