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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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Third Academic term Starts
Secondary students are back from the two week Easter holiday hopefully with the refreshed energies to resume after such a recess. Learning has started yesterday, 8 April, in full force. Other students who prolonged the holiday due to other reasons … Continue reading
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Tagged A.E.I, Harry Pongolani, third term
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Andiamo Technical College Produces
“I am pretty optimistic over the success of this project because we are built on nothing but high class quality and no one in town can just beat that” envisages Eric July who currently heads the production team. He teaches … Continue reading
Andiamo bids Farewell to Aeper
Tonight Andiamo bids farewell to Aeper volunteers who came in Malawi on the night of 24th March and are leaving for Italy tomorrow. Their stay has been much appreciated mostly for the love they showed to the ex-streets. Aeper volunteers … Continue reading
Easter Gift to Fr. Mario Pacifici
Amici Di Pensare Cristiano Association has given Fr. Mario Pacifici a beautiful painting of the risen Jesus celebrating with the people. Com. Francesco Maffeis is the president of the association. Dave Pabros, a resident of mponda village, who works with … Continue reading
Easter Bash!
All roads are leading to the Easter bash organized by Alleluya band to commence at 1pm at Zuc Lodge this coming Sunday. The 35 years of Alleluya band has made headlines in most of our local media houses. It is … Continue reading
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Tagged Alleluya Band, Andiamo, Easter, Harry Pongolani, Legends
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Common Lunch at Nyumba Ya Ana
Andiamo volunteers were at Nyumba ya Ana (Tigawane House) where they had common lunch with the Aeper volunteers and the ex-street kids and two Benedictines sisters of the Divine Providence from Lisanjala parish in Zomba. The gathering reminded the AEPER … Continue reading
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Tagged AEPER, Andiamo, BSDP, ex-streets kids, Fr. Mario, Harry Pongolani, Mary Malikula, Nyumba ya Ana, Pasipawo Munthali, Tigawane
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35 years of excellence
Alleluya Band established in 1978 under the motto “singing life with joy”, clocks 35 years of living by its mission of preaching the Gospel through artistic music. Sir Paul Banda, Lucius Banda ‘Son of the Poor Man’, Charles Sinetre, and … Continue reading
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Tagged Alleluya Band, Charles Sinetre, Coss Chiwalo, Harry Pongolani, Lucius Banda, Sir Paul Banda, son of a poor man, Zuc lodge
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World Water Day 2013
It is rather horrifying to note the World Water Day Fact that “About 783 million people do not have access to clean water and almost 2.5 billion do not have access to adequate sanitation” (The Nation World water day 2013 … Continue reading
Andiamo welcomes Angelo Stefanini
81 year-old, yet energetic Angelo Stefanini; an Italian volunteer arrived at Andiamo in the evening today the 21st of March. Beautiful dancing and singing by Andiamo Secondary School students and members of staff who gathered at the gate of Volunteer … Continue reading
Appreciating Art
It is the human nature to appreciate any art that bears an aesthetic value. Speaking of art, the works of Dave Pablos cannot go unnoticed. Pablos’ ‘state of art’ paintings have been judged for their incredible splendour and meaningfulness they … Continue reading