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Updated 17th July 2010 - Mary and 5 FOMO volunteer have been imprisoned in by the Goverment of Malawi on false charges about Tresspass and Theft, please give you support to end this madness quickly.

Mary and the volunteers our now out on bail, the case will be held on the 4/5th August we need your support.

  • Malicious damage to a 2m wooden fence
  • Theft of kitchen utensils
  • Theft of five bicycles
  • Criminal trespassing
  • Conduct likely to cause breach of the peace
  • Intimidation

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Introduction Page

Friends of Mulanje Orphans (FOMO) is a community based orphan care program supporting over 5000 children through a network of 13 centres in Mulanje district of Malawi.

FOMO covers all aspects of the children’s welfare including health through our out reach clinic, formal and informal education, food production and food security

The programme also covers pre-school, out of school activities and further learning through our playschools, computer, driving and tailoring schools.

The programme also covers the provision of school materials, personal items (soap, clothes, blankets, mosquito nets) and community based bore holes.

The program is run by a very small staff with over 200 local volunteers; our funds are raised by a small but resourceful volunteer committee in the UK.

The main web site, Click Here contains a vast range of material including photos, videos, links and ways to help.

FOMO provides direct aid and reaches out to many thousands of orphaned and vulnerable children, but we do need a regular source of funding and your personal donations are both valued and appreciated.

Helping does make the difference

Special Appeals ... .....Special Appeals

FOMO Caring established June 2000 is registered charity in both the UK and Malawi

This is a list of some of the FOMO’s achievements in 2009, and we would like to say a big thank you to everyone that has contributed to helping the children and trust that you will help us once again in 2010.

Major Achievements
  • Identification of over 5500 children
  • Maintained and ran 13 FOMO Centres
  • Maintained the children feeding programme, 1.2 million meals a year
  • Maintained Health Care to the children most in need
  • Refurbished & extended a building to use as a Health Out Reach Centre
  • Opened a Clinic and Outreach Facility
  • Purchase of Building and Land for office development
  • Refurbished & extended a building as the Main Office and Schools
  • 130 Workers supported by 150 Local Volunteers
  • Ran Activities for the Children
    • Songs, Drama, Excursions
    • Dance, Stories
    • Sport, Education workshops
  • Ran and Maintained a Maize mill facility
  • Ran the driving school
  • Distributed goods from the container to the centres and children
  • Funded and filled 3 containers
  • Installed 4 boreholes
  • Paid for 1 child at university
  • Paid for 2 at Teachers College
  • Paid for 18 IT Students exam fees
  • Paid for 319 children to go to secondary school
  • Support to all the FOMO registered Primary School Children
  • Ran and Maintained 13 Play Schools
  • Paid for 5 FOMO students for driving school
  • Ran and Maintained the computer school
  • Ran and Maintained the Tailoring school
  • Refurbished the LEA School Block

Without you none of this could happen. Thank you

Major Challenges for 2010 (This year)

Essentials

  • Maintain Food, Health and Education Programme
  • Refurbish Tailoring School
  • Extension of Gulumba Centre
  • Build a Maize Mill
  • Borehole
  • Container
Wish List
  • Ambulance
  • Skills Centre
  • Secondary School
  • Water Collection Project
  • Build Centres at Mikoko, Chole, Sazola, Naluwadi, Chinyama

Keith Woodworth on behalf of the children