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Welcome to our latest blogs

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Volunteers Stories: Erin Brennan Burke

Volunteers Stories: Erin Brennan Burke

Erin volunteered in Malawi and Tanzania, during her gap year and on her blog she reflects on her journey and experiences. Erin spent some time at Open Arms and shared her thoughts and stories of her time with us.

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Open Arms embraces those most in need

Open Arms embraces those most in need

​As many of you know, it’s been an incredibly difficult few months for millions of people in Malawi. Following last year’s floods, droughts and late rains, the failed harvest left many thousands on the brink of starvation.

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2 New Admissions on 1st April

2 New Admissions on 1st April

5 month old Chisomosteven had been looked after by his grandparents since he was born. Sadly his mother had died due to anaemia when she gave birth.

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Reflections on Travelling Lake Malawi in a boat made in Scotland

Reflections on Travelling Lake Malawi in a boat made in Scotland

​You may have heard or seen the BBC article about the Scottish boat that for 65 years has travelled the length of Lake Malawi dropping off and picking up passengers and supplies on the way.

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Three new arrivals + 1 more!

Three new arrivals + 1 more!

March the 8th was an eventful day, when the Social Welfare Department of Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital, Blantyre, delivered to us three tiny new babies

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Open Arms’ intervention is gratefully received

Open Arms’ intervention is gratefully received

Many of you will recall the desperate situation we reported on in early December last year, after hundreds of thousands of families were affected by a devastating food shortage in Malawi. Floods, followed by drought and very late and erratic rains, had wreaked havoc on the maize harvest, leaving much of the country starving and people literally fighting over scarce supplies.

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