Raising money for your charity can be a family affair - as shown by an inspirational group of families who brought their children to Malawi to learn first-hand the challenges of rural communities and get involved in a special challenge of their own! While their parents were cycling through Southern Malawi RSC put together a special kids programme offering children (aged 3-11yrs) an insight into village life- Malawi style!
Day To Day: Mothers2Mothers Kids Programme.
TRAVELERS DIARY
May 2016.
Dear Dom and Kate,
I am writing to you both to convey our sincere and heartfelt gratitude for the incredible support you have both shown mothers2mothers for our Kid’s Programme on Cycle to Zero Malawi 2016. Alice, Sarah, Samina and Julia relayed to me how grateful they were for your support leading up to the event and we were so pleased with how much the children enjoyed all of the community activities that they visited. We are truly so thankful to you both.
We are delighted to say that Cycle to Zero has raised over £250,000, creating vital funds and awareness that help us at a critical time as we continue to expand our Mentor Mother model. mothers2mothers trains, employs, and empowers local women living with HIV, called Mentor Mothers, as frontline healthcare workers in understaffed health centres and within communities. Their intimate understanding of the social and cultural challenges facing HIV-positive and negative women who are their peers makes them uniquely effective in providing education and support on HIV and other critical health issues. Since our founding in 2001, m2m has become a leader in global efforts to end paediatric AIDS, reaching more than 1.4 million HIV-positive women in nine African countries with its scalable, high-impact peer approach.
With sincere appreciation on behalf of our staff, and the 1.4 million mothers who have been supported by mothers2mothers: thank you for helping to bring us one step closer towards a generation free from HIV.
Very best wishes,
Emma France European Director mothers2mothers
Press Links to the trip:
https://www.m2m.org/cycle-to-zero/
In the summer of 2016, a group from 25th Stirling (Dunblane) Boys' Brigade travelled to Malawi to renovate classrooms in two local primary schools in the district of Mulanje. They travelled with RSC partner charity Classrooms for Malawi - a Scottish charity who rebuild and renovate classrooms in Malawi using local paid builders and volunteers from Scotland.
Every year Royal Holloway University, London brings a group of 30-40 students Malawi for a weeks study trip. Students interested in development processes can examine the role of international aid and NGOs, as well as community-based initiatives and state-led education, health and infrastructure programmes.
An eight-day learning trip to Malawi during university spring break. Each year University of North Carolina bring a group of 12 students to Malawi as the culmination of their spring semester social work course “NGOs and Social Development in Malawi.” Unlike traditional study abroad programs which primarily focus on cultural immersion, this class requires undergrad and graduate students from a mix of disciplines -social work, public health, exercise science and business administration - to put their knowledge of international social work practices to use in an unfamiliar culture.
In 2013 and 2015 St Margaret’s Academy came to Malawi and worked with a youth group on the shores of Lake Malawi. Each year they have worked side by side with the community to create educational facilities to assist the village in providing accessible education to young people in the area. St Margaret’s are committed to working in Malawi and are returning in 2017 with 40 students to work on the next initiative.