The Landirani Trust - Supporting Orphans in Malawi

• Promote educational facilities for all children in the community
• Enhance the ability of the community to become self-sufficient
• Ensure care of orphans and vulnerable people affected by HIV/AIDS
• Provide fresh water and sanitation

We are supporting around 3,000 orphans in their villages. We support 13 centres in an area about 15km by 20km north west of the Capital, Lilongwe.

We are dedicated to helping children, whose childhoods have been suddenly taken away from them, due to illness, poverty and the HIV/AIDS pandemic. The amount of these affected children is incredible. A generation is slowly being eliminated, leaving the elderly to take care of the young

The Landirani Trust is a registered charity formed to give life and hope, to a small part of Malawi, the 'Warm heart of Africa'.

Issue 6 of Landirani Newsletter

News and updates from the past few months....

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Posted in General News - 2009-12-08 11:56:19

Vodafone World of Difference

Pip and Sam working for Landirani through a Vodafone Foundation Scheme

Pip and Sam are int he middle of their two month placement for the Vodafone foundation's "World of Difference" Scheme.

They both won the chance to work for a charity of their choice (Landirani of course) for two months, funded by The Vodafone Foundation.

The main project they are both working on is Landirani Live 2010. Sam is also working on finding funding for various filming projects, and Pip is trying to secure funding for he water project.

As part of their placement they have to 'blog' their work and you can read about their projects here:

Pip's Blog

Sam's Blog

These blogs have up to date information on Landirani Live 2010, partners they've secured and all the exciting things that are adding together to make a very exciting festival...please read them for more information on the festival, and other projects Landirani is undertaking this year...

Zikomo.

Posted in General News - 2010-02-10 17:14:34

Project4Africa

So far £25,000 has been raised!!!!!

Project4Africa is a group who raise funds to build schools in Africa.

Project:

This year they are working with Landirani to build at Namanyanga, which is a school in the North East of our area.

They are going to raise the funds to build two school blocks (which is 4 classrooms) and a toilet block, with the view to build more if sufficient funds are raised.

click here for more info from their website www.project4africa.co.uk

Fundraising

Tow Path Walk   Sunday 28th February

A nice stroll along side the Thames...start to get your sponsors roped in! 

Lisbon half marathon Sunday 21st March 2010

James Williams will be doing the Lisbon half marathon to raise funds for Namanyanga School.

If you would like to sponsor him please click the "Paypal donate to Project4Africa" button (right hand side of this page) and in the "purpose" box please write "James Williams Marathon"

Fantastic Raffle

1st prize: Holiday for 2 in Crete with accommodation, flight and car hire

2nd Prize: Accommodation for 4 people for 4 days in Marrakech

3rd Prize: A weekend break for 2 at the Brandon Hall Hotel, Coventry,

plus others

The raffle will be drawn on Friday 1st April

TICKETS ONLY £1 EACH!!!

Please email pip@landirani.org if you would like to buy some tickets... and spread the word - these prizes are amazing!

Latest News from Malawi

October 2009

We had a celebration to mark the opening of the two new school blocks. This celebration was extremely well attended by children and Head Teachers from all the schools in our area of support. There was some fantastic singing and dancing and a speech from the Minister of Education. The Headmaster of Namanyanga was so happy that day and walked straight into one of the classrooms and wrote up on the black board "Welcome to Namanyanga School". It was a fantastic day and everyone there is really looking forward to meeting the Project 4 Africa team when they go out there later this year.

September 2009. Two school blocks now completed!

The NEW school buildings:

Donate:

If you would like to DONATE through PAYPAL please click the link top right of the homepage ("paypal donate to project4africa") and fill in the PAYPAL form.

To DONATE to this project by cheque or cash please click the "donation form" link on the right of this page and fill in the top section putting "PROJECT4AFRICA" in the box for donating to a specific project.

Latest News from the Project4Africa team:

'A dinner with a difference' was on 21st January 2010

This black tie dinner included a lively topical debate between Lord Falconer (previously a Home Office Minister and the last Lord Chancellor) and Martin Nary (Chief Executive of Barnardos and previously Chief Executive of the National Offender Management Service and Director General of the Prison Service).  A debate the audience was part of!

Lara Aveline climbed Mount Kilimanjaro and raised a fantastic £1758.15

Fun Run with David Lloyd Centre in Epsom was huge success with over £1,000 being raised.

David Keoshgerian, Ed Ashton and Neal Smith ran the Paris marathon raising over £3,000

Thank you

The Landirani Trust would like to thank all who are involved in Project4Africa and everyone who donates to this amazing project

Zikomo

Posted in Projects - 2009-02-13 13:32:26