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Educate, empower and enable is what we Soroptimists do! \u00a0<\/span><\/em>Meet the young student <\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n

whose education we sponsor in Malawi.<\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0<\/em><\/h3>\n

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When we w\"\"<\/a>ere introduced to the work of African Vision Malawi, we were really impressed by the work of this tiny charity. \u00a0What could we do to help? \u00a0What was the most urgent need? \u00a0We believe that edication is the key to empowerment and therefore members gave their wholehearted support to a ‘G’s Education<\/em>‘ fund. \u00a0On August 11th, forty or more people enjoyed Sally’s generous hospitality and after copious cups of tea and a superabundance of food, heard all about the work of African Vision Malawi and how we support G’s secondary school education. \u00a0It is so good to know that ‘our’ student aspires to being a doctor, chemical engineer or midwife. An AVM volunteer, pictured below is telling us just how much our help is need. \u00a0Her appeal certainly worked, as the total raised (so far) is over \u00a3600! \u00a0Such generosity means that we can safely sponsor G’s education for at least two more years and possible three. \u00a0We are SO pleased. \u00a0Many thanks to everyone who donated funds, cakes, sandwiches and of course, raffle prizes.<\/p>\n

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Malawi is one of the world\u2019s 20 poorest countries. About 74 per cent of the population still lives below the income poverty line of US$1.25 a day and 90 per cent below the US$2 a day threshold. Only 12 per cent of households have access to credit.\u00a0The average Malawian can expect to live just 40 years due to HIV\/AIDS, malaria, and malnutrition. 15 million Malawians live in a country a little smaller than England<\/p>\n

Most Malawians rely on subsistence farming, but often fail to have food security as the country is prone to natural disasters of both extremes \u2013 from drought to heavy rainfalls. Poor rural people in Malawi are unable to diversify out of agriculture and tend to remain underemployed for part of the year. More than a third of rural households earn their livelihood only from farming or fishing.<\/p>\n

G lives in M\u2019bang\u2019ombe village in the Lilongwe district of Malawi. She was born on 9th<\/sup> February, 2002 and is one of a family of 9 children – 4 girls and 5 boys.\u00a0 <\/span>She lives with her parents who grow maize and groundnuts for family food, with some available to sell to support the family. G’s father is epileptic and has problems with his hands, which makes him to unable do other work.<\/p>\n

Several members give personal monthly donations to African Vision Malawi to support their wide range of activities. Find out more at www.africanvision.org.uk\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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