{"id":440,"date":"2024-07-09T18:20:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-09T18:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordalive.mw\/?page_id=440"},"modified":"2024-07-09T19:19:41","modified_gmt":"2024-07-09T19:19:41","slug":"wacrad","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wordalive.mw\/index.php\/wacrad\/","title":{"rendered":"WACRAD"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"440\" class=\"elementor elementor-440\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d16b8f1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3d16b8f1\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71f6db2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"71f6db2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/wordalive.mw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/330377550_531979322352865_8794215307943287328_n-1280x500.jpg\" class=\"attachment-portfolio-mf-w size-portfolio-mf-w wp-image-548\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordalive.mw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/330377550_531979322352865_8794215307943287328_n-1280x500.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wordalive.mw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/330377550_531979322352865_8794215307943287328_n-1920x750.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width:767px) 480px, (max-width:1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe757d8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fe757d8\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6874b9c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6874b9c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d945ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5d945ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">WHO WE ARE<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-865f225 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"865f225\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Word Alive Commission for Relief and Development (WACRAD) is a non-profit development agency of Word Alive Ministries International (WAMI), a local church registered with the Malawi Government on 8<sup>th<\/sup> July, 1987. WACRAD promotes cultural, social and economic development among vulnerable individuals and communities, according to Christian social values and the word of God as written in the Holy Bible.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b95ecb8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b95ecb8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">VISION<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e03d975 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e03d975\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Communities in which all persons live their lives in dignity and glorify God<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8bf234 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a8bf234\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">MISSION<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31d82fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"31d82fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>To enhance the capabilities of individuals, families and communities affected by multi-dimensional poverty and crises to build sustainable livelihoods <\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d626028 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d626028\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bdf14a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bdf14a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/wordalive.mw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_1357-1920x750.jpg\" class=\"attachment-portfolio-list size-portfolio-list wp-image-560\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordalive.mw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_1357-1920x750.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/wordalive.mw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_1357-1280x500.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width:767px) 480px, (max-width:1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58575e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"58575e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">VALUES<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b99df6c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b99df6c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol>\n<li><strong>Godly Love<\/strong> &#8211; We identify ourselves with vulnerable groups and there is non-discrimination, serving people with no strings attached.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Excellency<\/strong> &#8211; Focus on the quality of the product, learning from practical field experiences and make use lessons learned for quality improvement in approaches.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Integrity<\/strong> \u2013Trustworthiness, honesty and accountability to God, beneficiaries and stakeholders<\/li>\n<li><strong>Synergy<\/strong> &#8211; We understand the need for networking and collaboration with other development players no one institution can address all society and community problems.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a93b6f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7a93b6f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b334c44 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"b334c44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bab6670 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bab6670\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">History<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50fd987 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"50fd987\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>WACRAD began in 1992 as an HIV and AIDS initiative of the church operating at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital in Blantyre under the identity Intervention Counselling and Care (ICOCA). It was founded by Rev. Barbara Tippett as a service to God for miraculous healing she experienced after 3 major spinal operations. Church members voluntarily took turns to provide care and support to patients that were stigmatised and dying of AIDS at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital before HIV medication became available in Malawi. The work made significant difference among the patients and their families resulting in external partners and individuals joining in the provision of care. To date, WACRAD has three main sources of income; Word Alive church (3% of tithe offerings are given towards relief work), private individual sponsors, and local\/international funding partners.<\/p>\n<p>Due to changes in the external environment, ICOCA expanded its scope of interventions from 2009 beyond HIV and AIDS, a step that necessitated change of name to WACRAD. WACRAD\u2019s current strategic plan identifies 3 thematic areas namely Health and HIV\/AIDS, education and child protection, and disaster risk reduction. Geographically, the commission grew from operating at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital (largest referral hospital in Malawi) in Blantyre to working in 11 districts across the 3 regions of Malawi.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c312952 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c312952\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4a90aa e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d4a90aa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e01cfd2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e01cfd2\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f00af79 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f00af79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/wordalive.mw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/335137751_737718074659703_2745084913793807504_n-1200x1200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-549\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordalive.mw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/335137751_737718074659703_2745084913793807504_n-1200x1200.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/wordalive.mw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/335137751_737718074659703_2745084913793807504_n-800x800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/wordalive.mw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/335137751_737718074659703_2745084913793807504_n-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wordalive.mw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/335137751_737718074659703_2745084913793807504_n-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/wordalive.mw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/335137751_737718074659703_2745084913793807504_n-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wordalive.mw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/335137751_737718074659703_2745084913793807504_n-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width:767px) 480px, (max-width:1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-282f503 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"282f503\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b7191d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6b7191d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What we do<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac32ed4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ac32ed4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>WACRAD mobilises churches and communities to promote approaches that help poor individuals, families and communities take charge of their own development and build resilient livelihoods. The commission\u2019s 2022-2026 strategic plan identifies three thematic areas as below;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Health and HIV\/AIDS services<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We work to increase access to better healthcare including HIV\/AIDS services for the general population<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Education and Child Protection<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We empower children and youth with life changing-opportunities for their spiritual, emotional and socio-economic development<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Disaster Risk Reduction<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We strengthen resilience of vulnerable communities to reduce disaster risks and adapt to climate change<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f35f0f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2f35f0f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b63a5ad e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b63a5ad\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b2c2e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4b2c2e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Where we work<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de54bc8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"de54bc8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1630\" height=\"860\" src=\"https:\/\/wordalive.mw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/335137751_737718074659703_2745084913793807504_n-1630x860.jpg\" class=\"attachment-slider-content size-slider-content wp-image-549\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0dfaf2b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0dfaf2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>WACRAD works in all three regions in Malawi in 8 districts namely Blantyre, Nsanje, Chikwawa, Mulanje and Phalombe in Southern Region, Lilongwe and Dedza in Central region and Rumphi in Northern Region.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec55fb0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ec55fb0\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9c37dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d9c37dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Impact<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb93b11 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bb93b11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In 2023, WACRAD assisted the following people through various interventions;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Provided rapid HIV tests to 3,494 patients at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital<\/li>\n<li>Provided early infant diagnosis to 296 exposed infants to promote prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV<\/li>\n<li>Monitored and retained on lifelong ART 121 HIV positive patients<\/li>\n<li>Reached out to over 4,600 school age vulnerable children with health screening and referral services<\/li>\n<li>Provided 230 insecticide treated mosquito nets to 115 vulnerable households living in malaria prone areas of the lower shire valley<\/li>\n<li>Provided support to 20 parenting education clubs<\/li>\n<li>Provided training to 55 early childhood development caregivers<\/li>\n<li>Promoted access to formal education to 18,600 vulnerable children<\/li>\n<li>Provided psychosocial support to 1,500 orphans and other vulnerable children<\/li>\n<li>Provided education bursaries to 45 needy students (2 in special needs institutions, 41 in secondary schools and 2 in tertiary institutions).<\/li>\n<li>Conducted child protection awareness campaigns in 6 communities<\/li>\n<li>Established 5 new self-help groups for ultra-poor women<\/li>\n<li>Provided entrepreneurship and vocational training to 124 people<\/li>\n<li>Provided food and non-food items to 3,605 internally displaced families affected by Tropical Cyclone Freddy.<\/li>\n<li>Mobilised 9 new churches to promote church and community approach<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a102fb2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a102fb2\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bf877f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9bf877f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1da06e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e1da06e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>WACRAD COMMISSIONS CHIVWANYUMA MODEL COMMUNITY BASED CHILD CARE CENTRE AS A GATEWAY TO QUALITY ECD SERVICES DELIVERY.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a01651d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a01651d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>At 44 percent, access to centre based early childhood development services in Malawi is very low. Even for those that have access, the learning experience is poor as most centres are constructed using temporary materials and they often pose a threat to the lives of the children. In order to reduce the huge gap in terms of access (as 56% of the illegible children still do not access ECD centre services) WACRAD is promoting delivery of quality early childhood development services through establishment and strengthening capacity of community based child-care centres (CBCC). In 2023, WACRAD completed construction of Chivwanyuma CBCC in the area of traditional authority Mwalweni in Rumphi District. The project was implemented with financial support Help a Child (HAC) and Universitus.<\/p>\n<p>During the commissioning of the model CBCC, the district and community stakeholders were grateful for the new development. For example, Group Village Headman Chikakula said, \u201cAs a chief of this village, I never dreamt that we would have a CBCC structure of this magnitude.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 I am so happy to have this structure in my village as our kids will have a safe learning space.\u201d Additionally, Rumphi District Commissioner, Emmanuel Bulukutu said that out of 315 CBCCs introduced in the district, 202 centres are operating in unsafe environment. Our children are learning in churches and in poor infrastructures. We are very pleased that WACRAD has started constructing model structures where our children can learn.\u201d He said.\u00a0 Ministry of Gender, Director of Child Affairs in Ministry of Gender Justin Hamela said he was impressed with the organisation\u2019s contribution towards promoting ECD in the district. \u201cThis is an example of the CBCC that we would want in our country. We want other partners to emulate what the organisation has implemented,\u201d he said during commissioning event.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Since 2022, WACRAD has established 22 CBCCs in T\/A Mwalweni in Rumphi working with 78 caregivers and 718 children of the ages between 0 to 8 years.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3917f20 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3917f20\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db1d560 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"db1d560\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1630\" height=\"860\" src=\"https:\/\/wordalive.mw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/335137751_737718074659703_2745084913793807504_n-1630x860.jpg\" class=\"attachment-slider-content size-slider-content wp-image-549\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f29305 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3f29305\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1630\" height=\"860\" src=\"https:\/\/wordalive.mw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_1813-1630x860.jpg\" class=\"attachment-slider-content size-slider-content wp-image-550\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff3310c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ff3310c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1630\" height=\"860\" src=\"https:\/\/wordalive.mw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/330379888_234152972369184_2715762454262422783_n-1630x860.jpg\" class=\"attachment-slider-content size-slider-content wp-image-551\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1939c80 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1939c80\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0f0fab elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"f0f0fab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7374d77 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7374d77\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-351d83c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"351d83c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66f0cc4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"66f0cc4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><b><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\">Mobile Outreach Clinics<\/span><\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f37447 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6f37447\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Access to healthcare services remains a big challenge in most rural communities in Malawi. This is largely due to shortage of health workers, low healthcare capacity, poverty and long distances that people are required to travel to access healthcare services. WACRAD collaborates with public health professionals to bring the healthcare services closer to such vulnerable.<\/p>\n<p>Organise community mobile health screening clinics to ensure vulnerable people residing in hard to reach communities are not dying from preventable causes. The clinics are often conducted at near-by public schools.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5afcdb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d5afcdb\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87ade07 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"87ade07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1630\" height=\"860\" src=\"https:\/\/wordalive.mw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/1697780682367-1630x860.jpg\" class=\"attachment-slider-content size-slider-content wp-image-555\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afec124 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"afec124\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c662732 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c662732\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Partners<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f81ad6d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f81ad6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To achieve our results, we collaborate with various vision partners including volunteers, sponsors and funding partners. 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