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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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Learn to be thankful – Fr. Mario Pacifici
Sunday 13 October’s Gospel reading came from Luke 17: 11 – 19. The Gospel is about one of the ten lepers who came to Jesus to thank him after being cured. The Gospel says that finding himself cured one of … Continue reading
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Tagged Alleluya Band, Andiamo Youth Cooperative Trust, Fr.Mario Pacifici, Gio, Lisi, Valeria Giassi
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Mayi Vale leaves for Italy
At last the Human resource coordinator; Valeria Giassi sets off for Italy today, 28 August. Among other purposes, she times her trip to attend some of the last Alleluya band’s shows that will be in her home town and most … Continue reading
Bye Andrea and Veronica
It has been a great pleasure staying with Andrea Mandelli and Veronica Canegrati at Andiamo; now their three weeks of holiday days have numbered out. So today, 24 August, we gathered in Nankhombe House to feast and say our goodbyes … Continue reading
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Tagged Andrea Mandelli, Andrew Galeta, Valeria Giassi, Veronica Canegrati
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Andrea and Veronica- Welcome to Andiamo
Today the 7th of August some of Andiamo Trust workers gathered at the entrance of Nankhombe house to welcome Andrea Mandelli in his third trip to Malawi. He came along with his fiancée Veronica Canegrati. At dinner, Kantema; as at … Continue reading
Tigawane boys progressing…
Primary schools have closed and Tigawane boys have brought their result slips home. Each one of them has passed and advancing to next class apart from Smith Chabweza who was injured in the course of his exams. At the look … Continue reading
The General Assembly
In the morning the executive of A.E.I teaching staff called up for a general assembly with the students [form 1’s and 3’s]. It was meant to brief the students on different observations in discipline and sanitation as has been in … Continue reading
Here You are
On Tuesday July 9, 2013 Mr. Munthali travelled in his routine trips to homes of Tigawane kids to supply them with food stuffs. Furnishing the kids with basic needs is a deliberate move to keep them out of streets. So … Continue reading
The Graduation; an indicator of progress
Andiamo Secondary School has waited for four years for its first graduation ceremony. It is to the writer quite challenging to smartly find words to express what a wonderful yesterday, 15 June was, not only for our 47 graduating students … 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
The art of teaching
The Malawian government envisions in alleviating illiteracy as stipulated in its Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Schools have been opened and equipped for such a cause. Andiamo Trust had joined the bandwagon to share in the dreams of the government. It … Continue reading