Abbas Rest Orphans

The total number of orphans fed and cared for by ARO is now 303 including those on the milk and porridge programs.

Charlie is now in Malawi and he is continuing the latrine building. The aim is one latrine for each child living in their own village.

Charlie is organising a building to be the base for training skills. Girls will be taught secretarial duties and computing to get experience for employment. The building will also be used for other skills training.

All the children in the Muona region will be tested for HIV to see if any new cases come to light.

A new manager for Muona and a new secretary for the main office in Chiringa are being  sought and will be interviewed by Charlie.

It is now  official. The drought in Malawi has greatly affected the maize crop. Charlie reports that finding maize or the children will be difficult and the price  will be much more than usual we need to find 1,112 bags of 50 kilo each. Last year the bags were selling at 1,500 and 1,600 Kwacha per bag.which i roughly £7 to £8 per bag. this year the cost is expected to be at least 2,500 Kwacha per bag which is about £11 per bag, probably higher cost in some areas. this does not include the cost of transporting the maize to the centres.