Girls get back to school Campaign in Muloza!!!

Some of the people who attended the Girls back to school campaign.

Early marriages has been a centre of talks in many media houses and again in parliament of Malawi but the fruits of all the meetings, gatherings and discussions on the public pulpits did not materialize as the way how it was planed by other civil society groups even the government itself. Every group of citizens and individuals had their own views on marriages according to the laws of Malawi, they tried all level best to discuss the appropriate age for a girl to marry. Some people said its good for a girl to marry at 16 years under a concern from parents while others fall on 18 years. As Ovaha's Hut we did not see the real results rather than people pocketing money after attending these meetings. And no any girl has benefited on the talks, Ovaha's Hut we talk and do, not like others who are good at preaching but not practicing what they preach.

At our Ovahas's Hut base in Muloza, Mulanje regardless of 16 or 18 for a girl to get married to us its a very lame development and as for us every girl must be in school and achieve what they want in life, many girls have dreams, big dreams for that matter which needs to be interpreted and its only education that can set them free. Some parents who have no parent hood skills they force their girls to marry so that the girl can bring some gifts to the parents and for now Ovaha's Hut is ready to put pressure in all parents who force their girls to marry at a tender age. In our community we have seen small girls dieing while giving birth, contracting HIV/AIDS and some of them are suffering from fistula, why? because they gave birth before their time was ripe enough. All of this happens because the parents have educational curses that they want to transfer to the young blood.

With the chief of our village and parents we are on a campaign called Girls get back to school, this task is to bring back our village girls to school without counting on past mistakes, some of the girls have children but they are still willing to start afresh in their studies, after founding that the solution to poverty is not to get married but books and ink thats the only weapon to destroy educational curse. We have managed to motivated more than 15 girls to go back to school and we will not stop until every single girl in our village has attended school.

Once all our projects are settled these girls will attend the skill centre which soon will take its shape.

We like to urge you all our friends and partners continue supporting us so that these dreams should benefit more girls in our community, you can pay school fees for some girls, buy uniform, buying books and anything you are feeling that will make this development be successful, its our responsibility to make our girls the leaders of tomorrow.

Ovaha's Hut will always make sure that our community its a best place to stay. We have started this project because we want to be the role model of our community.

Malawi Devastated by Severe Flooding!

This is an edited version of the post by amcoyle87 from her blog ScotlandMalawi

Homes, schools, churches, offices have been washed away, others have been destroyed by the floods. In recent weeks, Malawi has experienced the worst flooding in her history. More than 150 people have been killed, hundreds more missing and an estimated 200,000 people have been displaced.

As international and local organisations in Malawi co-ordinate efforts to respond to the devastating affects of the floods, relocate people to safe areas and establish camps for those displaced - the situation in Malawi is being reported around the world.

Schools have been turned into temporary refuge centres as tented camps are established. As families wait to be rescued, food and emergency supplies are being dropped into remote areas and delivered to camps. Many of Malawi's roads have been damaged and bridges washed away making getting to the worst affected places all the more difficult.

The photos below, show some of the scenes from across Malawi of areas affected by the flooding.

  (Photograph; Bonex Julius/AFP/Getty Images)

 (Photograph: Thoko Chikonde/AP)

 (Photograph Julian Lefevre, MSF)

 (Photograph; Bonex Julius/AFP/Getty Images)

The aftermath of the floods, bring with it the threat of disease, famine and devastation which will take months and years to rectify

I know and have visited many of the areas which have been affected by the floods. I have friends throughout Malawi and I can only hope that they (and their families) are safe and well. I worked with Mary's Meals in Malawi and have seen the benefits of their work and the work of other organisations throughout the country. 

The people of Malawi are strong and resilient people, but they need help! Your Help!

If you can, please help, there are many organisations working in affected areas across Malawi, your support will help ensure they can continue with critical and lifesaving work.

#MalawiFloods

This is an edited version of the post by amcoyle87 from her blog ScotlandMalawi

2015 Another Greatest Year

From Ovaha's Hut with love, we really loves you guys, our friends and partners all over the world. May 2015 be so great than 2014, lets grow together by raising the living standards for those in the villages where ever we are, for us we are set here in Malawi to make all impossibilities possible.


In 2015  we need your advices more and more so that we can improve and get stronger, never get tired with us, we had alot of challenges but you have stood with us to this day, we really thank you for this LOVE.

Lastly we hope that 2015 will give the greatest connection between us. we still need you and we still need your support as we are still under constructions.

May God cover you as support us, we will be so happy to see you in Malawi at our base.
We are wishing you a very Happy Merry Christmas and Prosperous Happy New Year.

2015 is another greatest year.

Lawrence Ngwemba
President and Founder of Ovaha's Hut