Goods for Good provides material support to 183 community-based organizations, public schools and orphan care centers in Malawi. St. Mary’s Rehabilitation Center was our first program partner in Malawi and receive continuous material support from G4G. It  is currently home to 130 children, many of whom were orphaned by AIDS, and provides essential school support, medical care, and food to hundreds of other children.

This week, G4G Program Manager Patricia Schmiedigen visited St. Mary’s and brought back a wonderful report on their programs and the children they serve:

“What really moved me was how happy and confident the kids at St. Mary’s are. When I arrived, they greeted me warmly and without hesitation. I was also impressed by their wonderful community garden, which supplies enough food for everyone there. Each child receives a perfectly balanced meal in their own bowl with their name on it. The kids were so healthy! I picked up one little girl into my arms and said in Chichewa, “Oh my, you are so big and strong!”   Sister Rosemary, Program Director at  St. Mary’s, looked at me and said “and she is the one on medicine.” This little girl, who was as big and strong as all the others, was born HIV positive and now takes ARVs everyday. I was so impressed by the quality of care the children at St. Mary’s receive.”

Click HERE to see more pictures from St. Mary’s.

Goods for Good matches excess goods from the United States with the needs of orphans and vulnerable children in the developing world.

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