Mission Possible in Malawi
In February 1977 a young priest left Italy for Malawi, Africa for an adventure that continues till today. His father, full of emotions, woke up early that morning, and did not want to greet his son as he did not know when he would see him again. The young Mario was leaving for Malawi, an […]
Pang’onoPang’ono for Dignified Life
Pang’onoPang’ono Association from Italy has lived by its one of its objectives to promote the poor by donating maize that will feed over 500 families in Balaka. The organization has made the donation through Andiamo Youth Cooperative Trust (AYCT). According to Balaka district council director of planning and development David Gondwe, over 20,000 farming households […]
37 years of gifts by the providence and shared with many
Today is 4 February 2014. It is a normal day at Andiamo Youth Cooperative Trust (AYCT). People are busy in their respective sections. Working! A few people, if there is any knows how special this day is to all the workers of AYCT, people around Balaka and Malawi as a whole. It is today, thirty […]
Andiamo ha bisogno di nuovi amici
L’Associazione Orizzonte Malawi ONLUS ha organizzato una cena dei poveri in Italia, per la raccolta fondi a favore del Comfort Community Hospital di Balaka, Malawi. Sembra ci sia una grande distanza: … cena in Italia, Ospedale in Malawi! I soldi raccolti con questo evento chiamato “la cena del povero” serviranno ad acquistare medicine e cibo […]
Andiamo needs new friends
On 31 January Orizzonte Malawi ONLUS will hold a dinner in Italy for the poor to raise money for Comfort Community Hospital in Balaka, Malawi. Such is the distance: Dinner in Italy, and the Hospital in Malawi! The money realized from this event dubbed “dinner for the poor” will help in buying drugs and food […]
Get Up Stand Up Field Gives Hope
A visit to the “Get Up Stand Up” Project field with Henry Goster, the Project’s Coordinator, has shown that if the rains continue, the project may have a bumper harvest this year. The crop looks healthy and it is promising as seen in the following pictures. Get Up Stand Up is a project funded by […]
Fr. Mario meets Cardinal Capovilla
Fr. Mario Pacifici, who is the founding trustees of Andiamo Youth Cooperative Trust, together with his brother Don Paolo Pacifici and Dr. Annibale Casati, had a meeting with Cardinal Loris Capovilla on Saturday, 18 January 2014 at Sotto il Monte Giovanni XXIII in Italy. Fr. Mario who is currently in Italy took advantage of the […]
Likambale impressed with AYCT
Thom Likambale, a Malawian based in Canada together with his wife and step daughter have described Andiamo Youth Cooperative Trust (AYCT) activities as “impressive”. The Likambales, who came to see AYCT for the first time were accompanied by Fr. Callisto Baluwa Smm, the Parish Priest of St. Louis Montfort Parish in Balaka. On Tuesday, 21 […]
Time to apply fertilizers
It is a sunny day and Get Up Stand Up project has taken this as an opportunity to apply fertilisers in its 10 hectares land hoping to be a field farmers will emulate next year. It is also an opportunity for the community around to find a piece work that earns them something in this […]
Chimwemwe Featured in Together Magazine
Many media houses in Malawi recognise the talent that Chimwemwe Mwenyemasi, head of Cobbler Section at Andiamo Youth Cooperative has. Together Magazine published and printed by Montfort Media, run by the Montfort Missionaries in Balaka is the latest to feature him. Chimwemwe: Following the Dad’s Footsteps