We felt it was important that the villagers had somewhere to go and someone to speak to if they had concerns about any children.
We contacted each village head and asked for them to nominate 2 people to be members of the new group to safeguard the village children.
We came together with Malawian Social Welfare, a Malawian Government group, to train the individuals on key issues such as gender based violence (GBV), child abuse, under age marriage, teenage pregnancy and female genital mutilation (FGM).
These sensitive issues need to be dealt with carefully and appropriately which is why we work very closely with Malawian Police when dealing with a case.
Having these 12 individuals within the community as contacts for anyone of any age to speak to has enabled us to protect and keep safe individuals that without the group would not have had anyone to talk to.
Our key lead in this group is Robert Matawere who keeps Charlie up to date with any issues or news that arises in the community so that we can advise and assist in any way we can.
We bought him a bike to assist with his transport along the 6km bay and is a great leader within his community.
We have assisted a number of children and have been able to help with relocation, medical help, school fees and emotional support, and where necessary have involved the police and other authorities.
If you would like to sponsor a child then please check out our shop section where you can choose to sponsor a child’s education for the year.
