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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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Kapandatsitsi Outreach Clinic: an Andiamo service for the poorest
On Wednesday, 24 February 2016 we visited Kapandatsitsi Clinic where we found people of all ages, (mostly mothers with children) gathered around the Chikhulupiriro Hall waiting for treatment. Every Wednesday, Comfort Community Hospital (CCH) medical personnel. The clinic serves people … Continue reading
TEVETA selects 40 to Study at Andiamo Technical College
Technical, Entrepreneurial and Vocational Education and Training Authority of Malawi (TEVETA) which facilitates the provision of technical, entrepreneurial, and vocational education and training in Malawi has selected 40 students to study Carpentry & Joinery and Tailoring & Designing courses at … Continue reading
Choice between Medicine and Food
Last year while teaching a Social Studies class at Andiamo Secondary School, I had to share with the students the meaning of “Dilemma” and to give some examples of dilemmas. Among the examples I failed to give was the one … Continue reading
Fr. Mario recognises the support for CCH
Fr. Mario Pacifici recognizes and admires “the great missionary work in the health area” by Comfort Community Hospital of Andiamo in Balaka where over 70,000 patients have so far been treated this year with 75% of this being children. In … Continue reading
Andiamo Holds Inter Schools Athletics Competition
Andiamo ground was a place to be on Saturday, 30 May 2015 as hundreds athletes from across Balaka district poured in to compete in the ninth edition of Andiamo Hope Trophy, an inter-schools athletics competition sponsored by Andiamo Youth Cooperative … Continue reading
Andiamo Secondary School Students Ready for JCE
54 students from Andiamo Private Secondary School will be among around 170,000 registered candidates who will be sitting for their Junior Certificate of Education (JCE) Examination from Tuesday, May 26 to Friday, June 5. This year’s From 2 class has … Continue reading
To You Our Friends in Italy
Alleluya band leaves for Italy on Tuesday, 9 June 2015 with one major purpose: to raise funds for the Comfort Community Hospital. The band will not only represent Andiamo Youth Cooperative Trust (AYCT) born in 1984 but also thousands of … Continue reading
Alleluya Band Tour to Comfort the Children
Alleluya band’s annual tour to Italy this year aims at supporting Comfort Community Hospital which treats Under 15 children for free this is disclosed in Fr. Mario Pacifici’s Pentecost message. The hospital also gives food to the admitted children for … Continue reading
Time to Dream with Us
Last year, Comfort Community Hospital (CCH) treated over 60 thousand patients and this year we anticipate over 100 thousand will be treated at this facility. The job is just too enormous but we believe that if we all join our … Continue reading
Fr. Mario hails Orizzonte Malawi Onlus
Fr. Mario Pacifici, the founding trustee of Andiamo Youth Cooperative Trust (AYCT) has hailed Orizzonte Malawi Onlus for coordinating the entire network of solidarity, “to ensure a fruitful future” for Andiamo Trust in “its effort to give a valuable service … Continue reading