March '07 Newsletter
There is a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow
St Patrick's Day Celebration
This year was held at Doogles lodge in Blantyre.The festival attracted over 300 people to a party that will be talked about from the Cape to Cairo for many moons to come. In Irish tradition there was plenty of Guinness, Irish food and of course musical entertainment which appealed to locals and tourists alike. Over K600,000 was raised and donated to Ubwino Wa Amayi.
We would like to sincerely thank the Irish Association, the committee and all the sponsors for their time, effort and fantastic prizes.
Special thanks go to...Doogles lodge, Carolyn Behan, Xanthe Lithgow Peter and Linda Hanrahan, Laura and Peter Moran, Zina Dale, Dani Atkinson, Sean O'Neill, Sean and all the helpers on the day.
Grateful thanks to... Air Malawi, Danforth Yachting, Wilderness Safaris, Club Mak, Kayak Africa, Jambo Africa, Sunbird tourism, Chinguni lodge, Plascon paint, Carlsberg , Afcor, Shoprite, Game, Ori, DK supplies, Mary Popins, St Andrews Primary School, L'hostaria, Crystals florist, G4S security, Nyassa Graphics, Blantyre Sports Club, Aford Hill conference Lodge, SkyBand, Monolux, Sat-Com, Patrick Calisse, Link Building Products, Tele-ads, Weedals, Alla Bortnik hair, Ian Lockington, Kleenkem, Bakemans, Wonder Bakery, Saver's Choice, People's, MM African Technology, Mrs Singh, Colin Campbell, Linda Allen
The Bands.. Ben Michael, Kenny Gilmore and the Sangalala Band, Nic Giannakis, DJ Famous and Selva. Great Gig Guys!
The Gala Night of Pantomime Aladdin raised K163,000 . Put into perspective, this will pay for the school fees of 20 girls for one year!
The total raised so far from Dublin Marathon, private donations, the Pantomime and St Patrick's Day is K1.8 million. Funds are still coming in..
Chris Williams , a young man raised in Malawi but now living in London, is running in the London Marathon this month. He is donating a third of his sponsorship money to Ubwino Wa Amayi. Good luck Chris!
How are we helping a rural area in Malawi to achieve Millennium Goal 3; to 'Promote gender equality and empower women by eliminating gender disparity in education?'
. Through community sensitization
. Identifying role models
. Paying for girls school fees
. Fund-raising and awareness campaigns
. Evolving objectives and revising targets
. Monitoring and evaluation
We would like to do more to help make it normal for girls to further their education.
How can you help? Got a skill to donate?
Skills days in Namitembo. Do you have a skill you would like to impart to school children? Skills can be translated into income generation activities.
Future Events
April Launching of website www.ubwino.org September Moo-athon in Donegal . Contact Mary O'Neill for details
October A Hypnotist is coming to Blantyre
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