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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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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
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
Work on the CCH Theatre in Progress
On Wednesday, 8 April 2015 Dr. Annibale and company started fixing the equipment in the Theatre of Comfort Community Hospital. Below are the pictures of the work they are doing. (Pictures by Matache)
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Drug shortage hits Balaka District Hospital
Balaka District Hospital has been hit by drug shortage. Balaka District Health Officer (DHO) Bertha Maseko has told The Daily Times of Tuesday, March 24, 2015 that the drug shortage has been there over the past two months. “We are … Continue reading
Sharing the dream…
This morning we visited the Comfort Community Hospital and Andiamo Education Institutions (AEI) campus representing the pillars Healthcare and Education respectively and the following is what met the lens of our camera and it is very encouraging that people in … Continue reading
It’s tomorrow and we are with you
Tomorrow, Saturday 31 January 2015 all our eyes will be in Bergamo, Italy where Orizzonte Malawi Onlus has organized a dinner with the aim to support our Comfort Community Hospital. It is not a three-course dinner, we are told. It is … Continue reading
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Is it a Coincidence?
Last week Comfort Community Hospital (CCH) reported that 19 January 2015 was recorded as their busiest day after they treated 331 children beating the record set in April 2014. 19 January? This is not any other day here at Andiamo … Continue reading