Deep in the Shire valley, hot, humid, and poverty-stricken.
From here we:

ABOUT US ...

• Planted and are monitoring 26 Community Agri-
        Gardens (2007/8)
• Are developing our dairy herd of goats, and
        supply milk to those at nutritional risk
• Run a Play Centre for acutely vulnerable
        children
• Repair Water Bore-Holes, benefiting thousands
• Enable the education sponsorship of  45
        teenagers
• Facilitate training in Agriculture, Manure
        Production, Group Dynamics, Goat Husbandry
        & Dairy Management.
• Engage in “Mercy Projects” - micro-enterprises
        for women, house rebuilds for the homeless,
        Loan-A-Goats, hospital travel & treatment,
        providing: blankets, mosquito nets, and
        emergency supplies

CHIRINGA

MUONA

WHY “OPEN HAND”?
  Discouraging
    dependency
       Promoting
         “giving”

Our main Centre - nestled in the foothills of Mount Mulanji, 3 hrs drive east of Blantyre and just 5 Km from the Mozambique border.
From here we:

In each, staff carefully assess local needs, and together with the UK Directors, Projects are planned and established.
Each is designed to benefit the most vulnerable in our “target group” - orphans, the elderly, disabled and chronically sick.
We have hundreds of local volunteers, and the aim is to empower communities and individuals to help both themselves, and the vulnerable around them.  

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• Planted 10 Community Agri-
     Gardens (2007/8)
• Train in Agriculture,
     Group Dynamics, Manure
     Production, and Goat Care
• Sponsor the Education of
     dozens of children
• Establish and supervise
     Community Goat Clubs
• Encourage Charity Projects
• “Mercy Projects