Progress Report July 2009

Compiled by:  Felicity Milligan/ Alexander Mpota

Date: 23rd June 2009

Contents

1.    Introduction
2.    Goals Accomplished
3.    Overall review of month

1.Introduction

VOTE OF THANKS

We register our thanks and appreciation for the donation of Ten (10) treadle pumps.

Attached is the report and pictures of how the pumps were distributed and how they will benefit the beneficiaries. Maranatha Ministries cannot thank you enough because your donation is such that will go a long way in alleviating of suffering of people who experience hopelessness and despair.

Brighton W. Wanyemba

1.    NUMBER OF BENEFICIARIES BY AGE AND GENDER

FROM:  ASM CHISI  PROGRAM MANAGER

SUBJECT:             TA KAWINGA ACTIVITIES & SUPERVISION

INTRODUCTION:

PROGRAMMES FOR 2009-2010 FOR MATANDE RESOURCE CENRE AND TA KAWINGA

As the project is about to finish the resource ecntre and start other activities, these are the activities for TA Kawinga and Matande funds permitting

Resource centre budget for nakutepa and Matande

Benches 30 at MK1500.00 MK45000.00
Care giver tables1 (1 to put food plates )
at MK5000.00 MK5000.00

RECEIVED MK57,000

EXPENDITURE
05/05/09 Transport to Zomba and Matande MK4500.00
06/05/09 Bought 3 tonnes of quarry at MK1200/TONNE MK3600.00
TRANSPORT MK4000.00
Labour MK700.00

06/05/09 Bought 1860 bricks at MK2.50
MK4650.00
Transport MK4000.00
Labour MK700.00
Alice transport to and from Zomba MK1000.00
COMMUNICATION MK3100.00

07/05/09 Transport to Zomba and Matande MK4500.00
Bought brick force wire 2 rolls MK1000.00
Bought soft wire 30 metres MK750.00
08/05/09 Transport Zomba to Matande MK4500.00

 Matande center has been the focus for the month. The centre now has reached ring beam level after the good work by the contractor and the buying and transportation of materials of sand and bricks. 

The project has transported all material from versyani and are being kept at the Group Village headwoman house. She complained about space as this is harvesting time as they are lots of materials. I assured her with the progress we have made that we are not going to keep the material there for a long time.

We were wondering would there be any company or individual out there that is upgrading their laptop(s) and would like to put there old one to good use. In line with our minimum adminstration cost policy our Malawian employee, Alice Sovereign Chisi, has been writing and emailing us her field reports from internet cafes.

Zikomo Malawi pictures: http://www.patoconnor.org/gallery/50/

In bee keeping Zikomo helped the group with bee suits, smokers, presser  and training on beeping and harvesting. Zikomo helped Nanyumbu producers and marketing cooperative. The Cooperative can now harvest without being stung by bees and have quality honey as they are using the presser to press their honey. The bee suits are revolving within the group.