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\u00a0<\/b>The Kenilworth and District Soroptimists\u2019 met their target to raise \u00a32000 for \u2018Friends of Sick Children in Malawi in double quick time.(www.friendsofsickchildreninmalawi.org<\/a>)<\/p>\n

In summer 2013 the Soroptimists made a commitment to raise sufficient funds to support Charity Kanyanda, a nursing sister in the Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital in Blantyre, Malawi. The group set out to undertake a year of fund raising activities to raise sufficient monies to pay for Charity\u2019s course fees in order that she could complete her first year of study for a Bachelor Degree in Nursing and Midwifery.<\/p>\n

The target was \u00a32000 and a number of charity events were planned and held to raise the money. Members held social fund raising events, including a beauty treatment coffee morning and an \u2018apple day\u2019 event. Also, all of the funds raised at the very popular and successful annual Soroptimist Christmas Fayre in November 2013 went to this cause and the target was reached by Christmas.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_single_image image=”738″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]This is a tremendous achievement and the founder of the charity, Gordon Cowie and his wife Alexis attended a Burn\u2019s night supper with the Soroptimists at the Holiday Inn Kenilworth where they were presented with \u00a0a cheque by President Georgie Larsen-Archer and the Malawi project lead Elaine Clarke.<\/p>\n

\u2018We are thrilled to be able to support such a worthy charity and my thanks go to all members for their truly magnificent fund raising efforts which have achieved our target in just 6 months\u2019\u00a0 President Georgie Larsen-Archer told the audience.<\/p>\n

Support for Charity is in line with the Soroptimist theme of\u00a0\u00a0\u201ceducating, empowering and enabling women and girls around the world\u201d\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0.<\/p>\n

Charity Kanyanda works as a nursing sister in the Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital in Blantyre, Malawi and currently holds a professional certificate in nursing. Charity\u2019s a widow with three school age children, has been working in the Paediatric Department of the hospital for the past 14 years.\u00a0 Her work mostly deals with abused and vulnerable women and girls at the One Stop Centre, run by the Friends of Sick children in Malawi charity.<\/p>\n

The funds raised will ensure that Charity can progress her studies so that she can acquire the best knowledge and skills to care for sick and vulnerable children. The degree course is run by Mzuzu University. Charity has previously travelled to the Birmingham Children\u2019s Hospital for a short placement as part of her initial studies and with this financial support hopes to do so again. Doctors and nurses from Birmingham help to train medical staff at the Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital in Blantyre.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_single_image image=”138″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/b>The Kenilworth Soroptimist’s\u00a0Christmas Fayre was a super\u00a0fundraiser for our Malawi project. The event raised money for ‘Friends of Sick Children in Malawi’ – which provides healthcare for some of the World’s poorest children\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The event was held St Francis of Assisi Catholic Church Hall, Warwick Road, Kenilworth 23rd November 2013.<\/span><\/p>\n

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