Action Hope Malawi-Defending the Vulnerable

Join Humanitarian Social Innovations in welcoming Action Hope Malawi to our community of social entrepreneurs.

Action Hope Malawi is an organization in Zomba, Malawi. Its mission is to defend and protect vulnerable groups so they can reach their full potential. It helps these groups by advocating for improved service delivery and quality, and equitable provision and access to health, social and economic services through a rights-based approach. The program was founded by Richards Mkwapatira and Sammy Aroni.

Action Hope Malawi has already created and run several programs. A Livelihood Program increases household income levels, agriculture production, and maternal child health and nutrition services. A Primary Justice and Child Protection Program is dedicated to strengthening an early childhood development program. Finally, an HIV/AIDS and Youth Empowerment Program is designed to increase the quality of and access to HIV/AIDS services.

History of the Founders

Richards Mkwapatira

Richards has years of experience that have prepared him for the work of Action Hope Malawi. He achieved a Master’s in Strategic Management in 2004, with his previous degree being a Bachelor of Social Science in 1992. Especially noteworthy is that he served as the project coordinator for Save the Children UK and Action Aid Malawi. Some of the tasks he handled were community mobilization, proposal development and project design, and project and resource management. He also worked as the relief and development coordinator for the Zambezi Evangelical Church.

Sammy Aroni co-founded Action Hope Malawi with Richards. He currently serves as the executive director of the organization.

Sammy Aroni

The Newest Project to Build Malawi

An upcoming project called Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health will be aimed at reducing the instances of early marriage. Child marriage has severe negative consequences to the young girls’ physical health from HIV/AIDS, to a lack of material needs like food and education, to gender inequality. Hence, the project intends to increase the availability, quality, and accessibility of adolescent and youth-friendly health services. It also intends to impact the social and cultural environment by working with adolescents, parents, teachers, health care providers, and community members, to enact lasting political change. Additionally, AHM aims to achieve this goal by mobilizing and informing communities on child marriages, providing care to girls and young women affected by this issue, and cooperating with other organizations to further enact change.

Humanitarian Social Innovations is pleased to sponsor and serve Action Hope Malawi in order to maximize their impact on communities, women, and adolescents in Malawi.

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