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December 11, 2023
We’re going to be regularly introducing one of our Care Workers from across Africa. Today we want you to meet Grace from Mcheneke Community in Malawi.
“My name is Grace and I have five children and 14 grandchildren. I am from Mcheneke Community and I have been a Care Worker since 2009. There was so much vulnerability in the community and when we heard that there was an opportunity to serve them, I joined so we could start to give the little that we had to help the children. The best part of being a Care Worker is sitting down with the children and interacting with them. It makes me feel good in my heart and when the children are open with me it makes me feel good.”
August 17, 2023
We’re going to be introducing one of our Care Workers regularly from across Africa. Today we want you to meet Leticia from the Mcheneke community in Malawi.
“My name is Leticia, and I am married with five children. I am from Mcheneke, and I have been a Care Worker since 2009. When I saw the vulnerable in our community, my heart wanted to help them and I wanted to be part of the work. Being a Care Worker changed my heart and now I love everyone which was something I learned from being a Care Worker.”
March 19, 2022
“As I reflect on our time in Africa last summer, the word resilience comes to mind. Resilience is the ability to withstand and recover from adversity. It is a gift that God has built into the fabric of His creation. The devastation, need, and brokenness that is commonplace to the people there is unfathomable as a way of life for those of us from western, affluent societies where "need" is used more figuratively than literally….”
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January 27, 2, 2021
Rashid, a member of the local Hands at Work team in Dedza, found an old piece of rope and created an impromptu game of tug-of-war with some children in Milonde, Malawi.
February 8, 2020
In Mcheneke Community, Malawi, the Care Workers are committed not only to serving the most vulnerable children a hot and nutritious meal daily but also to helping the children when they have homework.
August 8, 2018
Every interaction a child has with his or her environment is an opportunity for learning. In the first five years of life, 90% of our brain capacity is developed. Therefore, it is essential to create a safe, stimulating space for early learning. Daily activities such as talking, singing and playing, within the care of intentional, nurturing adults, stimulate brain development and dramatically influence future health, learning and behaviour in positive ways.
At the Care Point in Mcheneke Community, Malawi, 19 children under the age of five are cared and taught basic preschool education by two volunteers Care Workers at the Care Point while their older siblings attend school.
July 4, 2018
Thank you to the Nurses for Africa who served in Mcheneke. You were a blessing to the children, the Care Workers and the wider community.
May 11, 2018
My name is Chisulo*. I am ten years old. I am 1 of 200 children attending the Care Point in Mcheneke Community, Malawi.
April 27, 2018
During a Holy Home Visit in Mcheneke Community, Malawi, I went with one of the Care Workers (pictured second to left) to visit a grandmother who was living with three grandchildren in a two-roomed house. The children do not consistently attend school because they often need to help their grandmother with planting and harvesting in her field so that the family has food to eat. Life is difficult but, thankfully, the girls can attend the Care Point where they receive a daily meal.”
Sara Waldvogel, International Volunteer (#US) reflects on a recent Holy Home Visit in Malawi.
October 26, 2017
In Mcheneke Community, Malawi, there are 200 children being supported by 27 Care Workers.
Read more: http://www.handsatwork.org/malawi/mcheneke/
200 of the most vulnerable children in Mcheneke Community receive a daily meal, access to education and basic health care.
A traditional thatch covered home in Malawi.
The Dedza Local Office is committed to supporting the Care Workers in Mcheneke as they serve the children.