Malawi Orphan Care Project is hosting its annual shoe drive. From October 23 to November 6 we will be collecting new and gently used footwear in the Mansfield, Ohio area. The money raised from the footwear donated will be used for the feeding program. Every 5 pairs of shoes donated will feed 4 children one meal. If you are interested in …
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Education is Life Changing
Education can change a life!! In Malawi finishing high school means that the graduate can secure employment to help their family. Unfortunately, only 13% of secondary school aged children actually attend secondary school, according to UNICEF’s Malawi Annual Report. Education is very important to the leadership of Kanyenyeva Orphan Care Project. If they know that a student has not attended …
Food Scarcity in Malawi
This is a typical meal in Malawi. The largest part of the meal is nsima which is made with corn meal and water. It has no nutritional value but it does help a person feel full. In a typical year there is enough food to last through most of the year and into the next growing season. The end of …
Sanitary pads will help keep girls in school
EMPOWER “Empower”. I recently learned a bit more about what that word means. A little over a year ago, I attended a national conference for Parish Nurses and viewed a poster session about the Days for Girls program. (DFG) Days for Girls is a program that aims to enable teenage girls in third-world countries to attend school every day that …