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20 January 2006
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The following are some achievements in Blantyre Urban Area Development Programme (ADP). Since October 2004 World Vision has:
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Maria Makonombera discusses a business
plan with Blantyre Urban ADP's loan officer
Paulina Binna Mzumara
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Health
- Supplied deworming medication for nearly 1,900 children.
- Held cholera awareness meetings in all 18 villages of the ADP and distributed chlorine for water to 16,000 families to help prevent an outbreak.
- Treated 84 cases of cholera. This low number indicates that the prevention activities are having a positive effect.
- Trained 32 members of village health committees to construct sanitary latrines and educate people about building a household latrine.
- Distributed first aid supplies to nine primary schools.
Education
- Provided school uniforms for 150 primary school pupils to improve their attendance.
- Supported 17 secondary school students with stationery, school uniforms and shoes.
- Assisted 120 secondary school students with school fees.
- Awarded school bags to the top five students in each class. More than 140 children received bags.
- Received a donation of 600 textbooks, which were given to the libraries of two primary schools.
- Celebrated with a sponsored child who gained a Diploma in Business Administration and two others who performed extremely well in their University entrance exams.
Infrastructure
- Constructed a foot bridge across the stream in Matope village.
- Completed construction of a two-classroom block at Ndirande primary school and provided 40 two-seater school desks for the new classrooms.
Special assistance
- Provided materials to assist community members to construct homes for four needy sponsored children and their families.
- Supplied clothes for 450 sponsored children.
- Provided clothes and bedding for the family of a sponsored child who’s home was burgled.
Economic development
- Supported nine young people to attend vocational training courses.
- Distributed small low-interest loans to 600 people. There was a 100 per cent repayment record during the financial year.
- Entered into a memorandum of understanding with Finance Trust for the Self Employed (World Vision Malawi’s parallel micro-finance institution) to manage micro-finance activities in Blantyre Urban ADP.
Leadership development
- Trained 14 members of the ADP Executive Committee in leadership skills and management of a Community-Based Organisation.
- Trained eight members of the home-based care committees to counsel and care for people living with HIV/AIDS.
- Held an internal audit of the ADP.
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