Floods claim 176 lives
The floods and hailstorms in Malawi have killed 176 people and displaced 174,000. According to media reports, Malawi needs over K5 billion (€9.5 Million) to “rehabilitate and provide relief to the victims”. Chikhwawa and Nsanje districts only are feared to have lost 159 people. Malawi’s vice president Saulos Chilima has told the Weekend Nation of Saturday, […]
Andiamo Fence Collapses
It has been raining cats and dogs for the past three days. Many houses are demolished we haven’t been spared at all. About 20 metres of the wall fence of Andiamo Youth Cooperative Trust campus has not only fallen but washed away. Below are the pictures taken by George Matache…
Fr. Mario talks Highly of “Giving”
Fr. Mario Pacifici says if we give something of ourselves we do not lose anything, but rather “make a deposit in the bank of love” that accumulates sooner or later with an interest that “far exceeds that of any bank”. He has said this in his Advent Message written in Italian to both his friends and friends […]
Supper for the Poor on 31 January
Some thousands miles away from home, Orizzonte Malawi Onlus has organized what is called “the Supper for the Poor” in Italy to raise funds for Comfort Community Hospital in Balaka. According to the communication from Orizzonte Malawi Onlus, the event will be held on Saturday, 31 January at Cascina San Carlo in Bergamo. Orizzonte Malawi […]
The week in pictures
There have been a lot of activities in all the four pillars of Andiamo Youth Cooperative Trust for the past six days. As we break for a weekend, below are pictures showing what has happened so far… By P.K.B
When you fall in love with Andiamo
When you fall in love with Andiamo, you cannot just leave it. You feel it. You want to know the impact of the projects. You want to associate with the people on the ground. That is exactly what Fr. Mario Pacifici has done today Wednesday, 26 November 2014. Though not enjoying the best of his […]
The Patient Volumes at CCH Increase
Records at Comfort Community Hospital (CCH) show that there have been the biggest changes in patient volumes that have taken place. For example, total patients treated at the hospital in all departments and clinics increased to 5,950 in October compared to 4,967 in Sept. This is a 68% increase in patient volumes compared to October last year […]
Mphipe Lodge Officially Open
We have a new week before us. We can surely not start this week without reflecting on the function we had on 15 November 2014 at Cape Maclear. On this day we officially opened Mphipe Lodge and Restaurant. As Bishop Emeritus Alessandro Pagani said on Saturday, this is not any other lodge. It is a […]
Students of St Augustine Primary School to Smile Soon
Students of St Augustine Primary School have reason to smile now that Andiamo Youth Cooperative Trust is about to renovate the bridge to their school. Thanks to Mauro and Angelo, volunteers from Italy who arrived on Tuesday afternoon. Young boys and girls have been using the bridge for some time and it was too risky […]
A New Chapel In AEI Campus
It shall be called Andrea Woyera (St. Andrew) Chapel in loving memory of Andrea Pacifici, a bother to Fr. Mario Pacifici, the founding trustee of Andiamo Youth Cooperative Trust. According to the dreamer of the project (Fr. Mario Pacifici) the chapel will be inaugurated on 30 November 2015. Meanwhile, Orizzonte Malawi Onlus volunteers who arrived […]