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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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A young Man to assist farmers of Get Up Stand Up Project
Peter Mayesu is now the Assistant Clerk for the Get Up Stand Up Project run by Andiamo Youth Cooperative Trust. Peter is married with a child. Coming from the poor village of Pyoli where agriculture was his daily bread, we … 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
St Augustine Flooded
The Thursday morning, 17 October the web team went to St. Augustine Primary School, which is a stone throw distance from Andiamo. The school that was built by Andiamo Youth Cooperative Trust (AYCT) with the support from Seconda Linea Missionaria … Continue reading
Malawi has no Cabinet
President Joyce Banda dissolved her Cabinet yesterday, 10 October amid calls for her to fire some ministers in her cabinet after what is called “Capital Hill cash-gate scandal”. In a statement issued by Steven Nhlane who is the presidential press … Continue reading
Malawi to import maize
The Malawi government will import maize from outside the country to supplement the locally produced grain. According to The Business Times of Wednesday, July 24 to 30, 2013 this will become the second time for the country to import maize … 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
13 & 14 December, Special Days for Fr. Mario Pacifici
13 December is the Feast Day of Saint Lucy (Santa Lucia). In Italy, this is a special day as parents prepare special gifts for their children. In Malawi, the day goes unnoticed but here at Andiamo Youth Cooperative Trust (AYCT) … Continue reading
We are all Africans
Africa’s Great Eastern Rift Valley Running through Tanzania and Kenya, this is where the human story really begins, the earliest signs of Homo sapiens and our predecessor hominids, and it’s therefore where we should go back to when thinking about … Continue reading
Posted in News from Malawi
Tagged Africans, Andiamo, Homo Sapiens, Kenya, Malawi, migration, Mountain of God, Rift Valley, Tanzania
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AEI conducting interviews for next intake
Andiamo Education Institutions have started conducting interviews for next intake at its Campus. AEI which closed for third term holiday on 13 July, 2012, started interviews with only those who want to join Technical School and Technological Pole. Interviews for … Continue reading
Posted in Education, News from Malawi
Tagged Andiamo Education Institutions, Balaka, Malawi
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