You are No Longer Orphans

The Msamba Community Based Organization was established in 2008 in a remote area northwest of Zomba, in the southeastern part of Malawi. It focuses on helping orphans, elderly and HIV/AIDS victims. Village people who wanted to help village people, who were their friends and neighbors, formed it at the grass roots level. Maintaining a strong focus on helping develop independence and self-reliance, this community group currently works in sixteen villages, and taking care of 366 orphans, fifty HIV/AIDS clients, and forty elderly people. The Malawi Project and the Namikango Mission frequently take supplies to the Msamba group in order for the local people to care for themselves and their neighbors. After one recent supply drop Wilson Tembo, warehouse manager for the Malawi Project’s southern warehouse, encouraged the volunteers at Msamba to remain committed to serving others. He encouraged the orphans to no longer consider themselves orphans because they have a parent in heaven, God. He noted, “Your future rests in the hands of God, and I would wish to encourage you to see the future in a positive way, and you will be successful in life.” Pictures show the community building the Msamba people have constructed, children eating during a celebration when supplies were delivered, and an address from Wilson Tembo.