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Abbas Hammoud

Abbas is a young boy from Syria who was force to flee persecution during the Syrian Civil War. This conflict, the most deadly on Earth since the turn of the century, has misplaced millions of his compatriots. Today Abbas finds himself at a safe camp in Lebanon, supported in part by resources from Our AIM

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Tila Phiri

Another inspiring story from our HCC in Tongozala, Malawi. With the morning dew, Tila Phiri wakes up to prepare for a journey of 20 kilometers to the nearest health center. She is aged 22, a mother of 3-year-old Nkhoma, and she hails from Ngwerengwe Village. Her life has been encumbered by the remote area she

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Christina and Rhoda Banda

Though COVID-19 gets all the headlines, the top two most pernicious illnesses in Malawi remain the same as they always have been: Malaria and Malnutrition. Christina Banda from Sapato village recently visited our Tongozala clinic to seek out medical help for her 3-year old daughter Rhoda. Sapato village to Tongozala is a 25-kilometer journey. It

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Mwatitha Ledson

This is Mwatitha Ledson. She is 21-year-old mother of a three-year-old girl. She considers her daughter a miracle, a gift from god. Since we have come to Mchinji District, we have focused our medical facilities on caring for pregnant women, in efforts to decrease infant mortality rates.  In 2018, the infant mortality rate in Malawi

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Zelipa Manda

Meet Zelipa Manda. Aged 45, she is a tailoring student at Tongozala Holistic Community Centre, in the district of Mchinji, Malawi. She hopes to improve her life by attaining valuable skills that she can use to one day open her own tailoring business.She and her six children live in the neighboring village, Nyavingwe. Before being

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Rhoda Nelson

Rhoda Nelson hails from Mshanga village. She is 35-years-old, divorced, and responsible for her four children. She has not been able to find consistent work, and depends on odd jobs to provide for her family. They live in a dilapidated house, with a grass thatched roof and a door made from straw, offering them little

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The Story of Gladys Raphael

Gladys Raphael lives in Chuuzu village in Mchinji. Every day, she gets up before the sun rises, and begins her walk. It will take her 9 hours to cover 30 km, until she arrives at the Our AIM Foundation, Tongozala Holistic Community Centre. There, she will take her tailoring lessons.She has never failed to be

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Angela Saopa

Angela Saopa was widowed at the age of 23-years-old. She was tasked with being the lone provider for her nine-month-old child and herself. She had to earn a living, while at the same time raising and taking care of her young child, who is less than a year old. She lived in Kalimbwira village, T.A.

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