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Chisomo Home Page Chisomo Children’s Club works with children on the
streets of Malawi, Southern Africa, in the cities of Blantyre and Lilongwe. |
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What
is Chisomo? Chisomo Children’s Club aims to bring about long
term change in the lives of girls and boys aged 14 and under who are living
and/or begging on the streets. It enables the children to have a hope and a
future, helping them and their families to escape dependency. It promotes
justice, helping the children to access their rights and understand their
responsibilities. |
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Children’s Voice Chisomo aims to give the children a voice in all
decisions affecting them, from family level through to influencing national
laws and policies. Read what the children say and how they are involved. |
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The
Malawi Situation Malawi is the poorest country in the world
that is not either involved in, or recovering from, civil war. Life
expectancy is now 39 years old due to the HIV/AIDS pandemic. The Malawi
government estimates that there are now more than 2 million orphans out of a
total population of 11 million people. |
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Feature Read about how children’s lives are changing.
Find out about their achievements in reintegrating with their communities,
succeeding in school, and learning income generating skills. |
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Read
all about it! Recent newspaper articles about Chisomo. |
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CONTACT
US What you can do to support Chisomo Children’s Club. |
