Dakar, Senegal 04/12 - The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF), an arm of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, has approved a US$22 million loan to support the implementation of Malawi`s poverty reduction programme.
The Bank said in a statement Wednesday, the loan would be used to reinforce economic reforms and good governance policies, and strengthen public financial management.
"The Poverty Reduction Support Loan (PRSL) is an operation to align the assistance strategies of the Bank Group and other donors with national priorities as articulated in the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)," the Bank said, adding that the operation had been designed to fully integrate and harmonize with the joint donor and government Common Approach to Budget Support (CABS) process.
It noted that Malawi`s economic reform effort "has gathered momentum in recent years and there is a more determined and coherent approach to the daunting task of poverty reduction," adding: "There has been dramatic improvement in macroeconomic management."
Thursday, 12 April 2007
MADONNA JETS BACK TO MALAWI
MADONNA reportedly flew back to Africa with her adopted son DAVID to meet with the boy's biological father last night (11APR07), according to US news reports. The pop star hopes to spend a few days with Yohane Banda in Malawi and open discussions concerning her plans to adopt another child, according to American publication Life + Style. An insider tells the magazine, "She wants David to have a relationship with his biological father. "She's going under the guise of a vacation, but she's not on vacation - she's on a mission." Madonna, who also runs a foundation for abandoned children in Malawi, was harshly criticised when she adopted Banda last October (06); critics accused her of using her wealth and fame to fast-track the adoption process. The source tells Life + Style that Madonna hopes her trip back to Malawi will help show her critics that the adoption was "an unselfish act of love." The insider adds, "She plans on having David's father be part of the extended family. She wants to show that her adoption was not what it was portrayed as in the media." Madonna's publicist, Liz Rosenberg, has confirmed the trip, stating, "She's going to continue her work with the Raising Malawi Orphan Care Initiative, including the building of a children's care centre."
A MINISTRY OF HOPE IN MALAWI
One year ago, Dr. Kenneth Root, a member of Valley Presbyterian Church, Paradise Valley, AZ who is a physician specializing in neurology joined with a group of medical missionaries to work with the Ministry of Hope in Malawi, an extremely poor sub-Saharan African country. Upon his return, he shared his experience with fellow members, telling them that he had personally been changed by the experience, saying, “The infants and children of Malawi have placed upon my heart a new life calling for me.” Now, other members of Valley Presbyterian Church have been inspired to reach out with Ken to the children of Malawi. Photo: Dr. Ken Root
On April 16, 2007 a Malawi Mission Team from Valley Presbyterian Church Valley will leave on an eighteen day journey to Malawi, where they expect to experience the “warm heart of Africa”.
In 1999, a young Malawian college student name Fletcher Matandika was deeply moved by the plight of so many orphans. He established one small feeding center in Matapila, a village outside the capital city of Lilongwe. Demand grew quickly and what began as a mission serving a few children has grown into the Ministry of Hope (MOH) with six regional centers, serving a daily meal to over five thousand children. The ministry is under the Mkuza Presbyterian Church of the Nkhoma Synod in Malawi.
MOH also supports a crisis nursing care facility for a growing number of abandoned and critically ill babies. The center opened in late 2002 and has cared for nearly a hundred infants, nursing them back to health and returning them to their extended families or placing into adoptive families.
MOH also sponsors a high school scholarship program for those orphans who pass rigorous qualification exams to enter high school but cannot afford the tuition. A $350 scholarship can cover student school expenses for a whole year. MOH believes that to break the cycle of poverty, it is important for these bright students to continue their education, so that they can become teachers, health care workers, and other professionals serving the people of Malawi.
In response to this human need in Malawi, hundreds of people, many groups, young and old alike at Valley Presbyterian Church are supporting the Ministry of Hope in Malawi by sending a Malawi Mission Team.
Their Malawi Mission Team consists of Dr. Root and his son, Brandon; Carmel Courtright and her daughter Katy; and Dr. Marilyn Manning, Valley’s Pastor for Missions, who will be traveling to Malawi.
Led by efforts of fourteen year-old Katy Courtright, over $50,000 was raised to help purchase goats and chickens for an orphanage farm, build a yogurt factory, buy a maize mill, and dig a water well. The team will also be bringing some medical supplies for diabetics, homemade blankets and some infant clothing for the Malawi Crisis Nursery.
Youth made and sold bracelets, and Sunday School “Kids with a Mission” saved coins. Malawi Mission T-shirts were designed and sold. These combined efforts raised over $1,200 for Malawi student scholarships.
The original Malawi Mission Team goal was to raise $50,000 for this mission. Entering the last month before leaving, the Mission Team decided to try to raise another $5,000 for the renovation of the Nkoma Synod Hospital in Malawi. Once again, the Courtright’s came up with a grand plan to make contact with 500 people in 10 days with an objective to raising and average of $10 from each contact. Carmel and Katie raised $1500 in one day alone and the amount is growing!
Valley Presbyterian Church asks for prayers and support for their mission team and the people of Malawi as they prepare to witness for Christ on this mission.
On April 16, 2007 a Malawi Mission Team from Valley Presbyterian Church Valley will leave on an eighteen day journey to Malawi, where they expect to experience the “warm heart of Africa”.
In 1999, a young Malawian college student name Fletcher Matandika was deeply moved by the plight of so many orphans. He established one small feeding center in Matapila, a village outside the capital city of Lilongwe. Demand grew quickly and what began as a mission serving a few children has grown into the Ministry of Hope (MOH) with six regional centers, serving a daily meal to over five thousand children. The ministry is under the Mkuza Presbyterian Church of the Nkhoma Synod in Malawi.
MOH also supports a crisis nursing care facility for a growing number of abandoned and critically ill babies. The center opened in late 2002 and has cared for nearly a hundred infants, nursing them back to health and returning them to their extended families or placing into adoptive families.
MOH also sponsors a high school scholarship program for those orphans who pass rigorous qualification exams to enter high school but cannot afford the tuition. A $350 scholarship can cover student school expenses for a whole year. MOH believes that to break the cycle of poverty, it is important for these bright students to continue their education, so that they can become teachers, health care workers, and other professionals serving the people of Malawi.
In response to this human need in Malawi, hundreds of people, many groups, young and old alike at Valley Presbyterian Church are supporting the Ministry of Hope in Malawi by sending a Malawi Mission Team.
Their Malawi Mission Team consists of Dr. Root and his son, Brandon; Carmel Courtright and her daughter Katy; and Dr. Marilyn Manning, Valley’s Pastor for Missions, who will be traveling to Malawi.
Led by efforts of fourteen year-old Katy Courtright, over $50,000 was raised to help purchase goats and chickens for an orphanage farm, build a yogurt factory, buy a maize mill, and dig a water well. The team will also be bringing some medical supplies for diabetics, homemade blankets and some infant clothing for the Malawi Crisis Nursery.
Youth made and sold bracelets, and Sunday School “Kids with a Mission” saved coins. Malawi Mission T-shirts were designed and sold. These combined efforts raised over $1,200 for Malawi student scholarships.
The original Malawi Mission Team goal was to raise $50,000 for this mission. Entering the last month before leaving, the Mission Team decided to try to raise another $5,000 for the renovation of the Nkoma Synod Hospital in Malawi. Once again, the Courtright’s came up with a grand plan to make contact with 500 people in 10 days with an objective to raising and average of $10 from each contact. Carmel and Katie raised $1500 in one day alone and the amount is growing!
Valley Presbyterian Church asks for prayers and support for their mission team and the people of Malawi as they prepare to witness for Christ on this mission.
Madonna Making Her Way Back to Malawi, Considering Another Adoption?
April 12, 2007 04:40:51 GMT
by Peter Rooley
Reports on her working on her next studio album with the help of pop singer Justin Timberlake has been confirmed. Meanwhile, words got around that Madonna is making her way back to Malawi, Africa with her adopted son David Banda to meet with the boy's biological father.
Greater than that, as reported by Life & Style magazine, Madonna also is considering the option for another adoption, about which an unnamed insider revealed, "She wants David to have a relationship with his biological father. She's going under the guise of a vacation, but she's not on vacation - she's on a mission. She intends to adopt another baby soon, but first she wants to repair her image from all the bad press she got over David's adoption."
Liz Rosenberg, a publicist for the star does confirm her visit to Malawi, yet denied any adoption speculation, saying "I can confirm that Madonna is planning a trip to Malawi quite soon. She's going to continue her work with the Raising Malawi Orphan Care Initiative, including the building of a children's care center. If her trip there brings attention to the tremendous need to help the children of that country, then so be it. No one objects to that."
Adopting or not, let's just take the silver lining form her visit there.
by Peter Rooley
Reports on her working on her next studio album with the help of pop singer Justin Timberlake has been confirmed. Meanwhile, words got around that Madonna is making her way back to Malawi, Africa with her adopted son David Banda to meet with the boy's biological father.
Greater than that, as reported by Life & Style magazine, Madonna also is considering the option for another adoption, about which an unnamed insider revealed, "She wants David to have a relationship with his biological father. She's going under the guise of a vacation, but she's not on vacation - she's on a mission. She intends to adopt another baby soon, but first she wants to repair her image from all the bad press she got over David's adoption."
Liz Rosenberg, a publicist for the star does confirm her visit to Malawi, yet denied any adoption speculation, saying "I can confirm that Madonna is planning a trip to Malawi quite soon. She's going to continue her work with the Raising Malawi Orphan Care Initiative, including the building of a children's care center. If her trip there brings attention to the tremendous need to help the children of that country, then so be it. No one objects to that."
Adopting or not, let's just take the silver lining form her visit there.
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