...Newsletter No.11!
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Malawi Facts
The opening of "Rose's House"
Aubrey, Wilson, Norman and Mary, all of whom have spent most of their lives at Open Arms will shortly be leaving Harrogate House for their new permenant home. Although most of the Open Arms children are returned to their communities some, such as "the famous four" have nowhere else to go. They will live in the new house as a foster family headed by Save and Robert Pophera (plus their ten month old son Blessings). Save has been a house mother at Open Arms for six years and her husbant Robert is a teacher. They will all be looking forward to their first Christmas together as a foster family.
The “Famous Four” are already attending a good private school close to the house. The Royal Alexandra and Albert School at Gatton Park in the South of England have generously agreed to fund their future education. First reports from Ladybird International School indicate that they are all doing well, all credit to Enipher Nasiyaya, Open Arm’s.
dedicated nursery school teacher, for providing them with a sound nursery school grounding. We are particularly pleased with the progress of Aubrey who suffers from Cerebral Palsy. Funds from The Cheridan Raithby Charitable Trust and the Rose Jeffries Memorial Fund, both based in Harrogate, raised the eighteen thousand pounds that have allowed us to purchase this five bed roomed house.
New Nursery School Opened
Global Aids Interfaith Alliance (GAIA), combined with Ashville College to finance and build a new nursery school and feeding station at Kumanda, 20 kilometers from Blantyre, and home to a small group of returned Open Arms Orphans. Work commenced in the first week of July and the completed building was opened in October. Fifty small children including fourteen orphans receive a basic education and one nutritious meal a day at the centre.
Strathclyde University Help to Sow the Seeds of Progress in Malawi
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Generous from Strathclyde University provided 350 starter packs and 15 tons of emergency maize. the starter packs contain fertilizers, bean and maize seeds which will be planted soon after the first rains in November. This will lead, hopefully, to a decent harvest next April. In the meantime the maize and packs are distributed to needy grandparents and carers of our growing numbers of returned orphans. This is particularly important in years of acute food shortages in Malawi.
Fresh Water From the Wizards of OZ!
Fresh water is supplied to the new Feeding Station at Kumanda via this new pump and well, provided by an Australian family, Brian, Glenys Addy. Their son, a violunteer water engineer, supervised the construction. This has made a huge difference to the lives of a needy community.
Wilderness Safari is Great Success
52 employees of Open Arms spent consecutive Saturdays in October, in Liwonde National Park, thanks to the generosity of Open Arms UK and Central African Wilderness Safaris. Elephants and many other indigenous animals where seen by all, a first time experience for the great majority.
Malawi Facts
- The maternal mortality rate has officially escalated to 1820 per 100,000 live births giving Malawi the second worst record in the world.
- The UN estimates that 5 million of Malawis 13 million people will nees emergency food aid until March 2006. According to a Scottish Newspaper there are more Malawian doctors in Birmingham than in the whole of Malawi.
The opening of "Rose's House"
Aubrey, Wilson, Norman and Mary, all of whom have spent most of their lives at Open Arms will shortly be leaving Harrogate House for their new permenant home. Although most of the Open Arms children are returned to their communities some, such as "the famous four" have nowhere else to go. They will live in the new house as a foster family headed by Save and Robert Pophera (plus their ten month old son Blessings). Save has been a house mother at Open Arms for six years and her husbant Robert is a teacher. They will all be looking forward to their first Christmas together as a foster family.
The “Famous Four” are already attending a good private school close to the house. The Royal Alexandra and Albert School at Gatton Park in the South of England have generously agreed to fund their future education. First reports from Ladybird International School indicate that they are all doing well, all credit to Enipher Nasiyaya, Open Arm’s.
dedicated nursery school teacher, for providing them with a sound nursery school grounding. We are particularly pleased with the progress of Aubrey who suffers from Cerebral Palsy. Funds from The Cheridan Raithby Charitable Trust and the Rose Jeffries Memorial Fund, both based in Harrogate, raised the eighteen thousand pounds that have allowed us to purchase this five bed roomed house.
New Nursery School Opened
Global Aids Interfaith Alliance (GAIA), combined with Ashville College to finance and build a new nursery school and feeding station at Kumanda, 20 kilometers from Blantyre, and home to a small group of returned Open Arms Orphans. Work commenced in the first week of July and the completed building was opened in October. Fifty small children including fourteen orphans receive a basic education and one nutritious meal a day at the centre.
Strathclyde University Help to Sow the Seeds of Progress in Malawi
Generous from Strathclyde University provided 350 starter packs and 15 tons of emergency maize. the starter packs contain fertilizers, bean and maize seeds which will be planted soon after the first rains in November. This will lead, hopefully, to a decent harvest next April. In the meantime the maize and packs are distributed to needy grandparents and carers of our growing numbers of returned orphans. This is particularly important in years of acute food shortages in Malawi.
Fresh Water From the Wizards of OZ!
Fresh water is supplied to the new Feeding Station at Kumanda via this new pump and well, provided by an Australian family, Brian, Glenys Addy. Their son, a violunteer water engineer, supervised the construction. This has made a huge difference to the lives of a needy community.
Wilderness Safari is Great Success
52 employees of Open Arms spent consecutive Saturdays in October, in Liwonde National Park, thanks to the generosity of Open Arms UK and Central African Wilderness Safaris. Elephants and many other indigenous animals where seen by all, a first time experience for the great majority.
