This story is about a champion of change…a woman whose heart changed the lives of those around her.
Menia Chikanda is the Chairperson of Mngwanga Recovery Support Group, she is 58 years old. Menia is a widow with six children. In 1970 she married Lutele. They lived together for 26 years. Lutele died after a [...]

Felesita is a 48 year old widow living in Mtandile.  Felesita’s husband died in 2001 after a lengthy struggle with both TB and cancer. Because they had no children, Felisita was left alone.
In 2003, Felesita discovered she was HIV positive and had developed AIDS.  She managed to survive until June of 2007 when she became [...]

Charlene, who is from Missiouri, recently participated in a Visionledd Short-Term Missions trip to Malawi that had Home-Based Care as a primary focus.  We thought it would be good for you to hear about her experiences on the second day of the trip.  If you would like to join a Short-Term Team in 2010, check [...]

Theresa Malila passed this on to us.  Please read this note, and Theresa’s thoughts about the Roseta passing away.   While this is hard to read, we must read it to understand more about the realities of the battle against HIV/AIDS. Pray especially for Roseta’s children and for the Somebody Cares staff  and Home-Based Care volunteers [...]

The following was sent to us by Theresa Malila, the Founder and Executive Director of Somebody Cares Malawi.  While this is a long post, please read it and pray for Theresa and her staff and volunteers, Roseta and her family, and the thousands of others, who like Roseta are the innocent victims of the ravages [...]

Brender married Joseph, a 25 year old man, at the young age of 14 – something quite common in the communities and villages of Malawi. Brender, like many young girls who did not have the opportunity to receive an education, married because this was a way to survive.
They were married in 1998, a year after [...]

Angelina Gondwe’s life has been changed by the work of a Home-Based Care volunteer.  In 2004, Angelina’s mother was diagnosed with HIV/AIDS. In a few months she died. Her mother’s sister, Sara, began taking care of her, but Angelina was constantly getting sick. Sara took her to the hospital and Angelina was found to be [...]