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 hope he will use his experience in helping farmers of Get Up to improve their […]
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 many Malawians will face this year. Many will have to choose between paying for medicine […]
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 of St. Monica Parish in OSTIA – Rome and was handed over to the government […]
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 secretary, following the dissolution of the cabinet, all ministerial matters will revert to the Presidency […]
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 this year alone. Consumers in Malawi should brace for higher maize prices which according to […]
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 House gestured the tender reception to the arrival of Angelo. It was raining when Angelo […]
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) in Balaka we have reason not to let the day go like any other day. […]
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 that great original migration out of Africa, and across the rest of the world, which […]
First Edition of Share Newsletter out
The first ever Andiamo Education Institutions (AEI) newsletter called Share is out and students will receive it on the day of arrival. The first edition has articles from Fr. Mario Pacifici, Patrick Bwanali, Valeria Giassi and Alessandro Marchetti. The next edition will have also articles from the students themselves. Download Share Newsletter (PDF)
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 Secondary School will take place on 20 July 2012.