Attending Events
Anyone wishing to attend an event should contact the Hon Secretary for further details using the contact form on the Contact page.
There is no charge to attend the events but we suggest that a donation of £10 (minimum) per head should be made to the Charitable Trust Fund to help fund our project activities in Malawi.
FOMA Spring Event – 2025
FOMA will host an online event on Saturday 12th April 2025 with contributions from recent grant recipients providing feedback on the projects that FOMA have supported.
More details to follow…
FOMA AGM – 2024
The AGM will be held on Saturday 21st September at 2.00pm online.
An update on the current funded projects will be given along with a short review of FOMA’s impact in Malawi over the 55 years since it’s creation.
July 2024: Grants Programme update
FOMA have revised the schedule for the grants programme.
There will now be one annual Open Call during August – proposals will be reviewed by the Grants Committee during September and successful projects awarded funding in October. All applications must be submitted on the official FOMA application form by 31st August.
FOMA will also continue to support CorpsAfrica volunteers working in Malawi inviting them to a Closed Round during December with successful applicants awarded grants in February to support their community projects.
For further information please visit the Grants page here
April 2024: CorpsAfrica projects update
The FOMA Trustees have approved grants for 8 new CorpsAfrica projects. Volunteers working alongside their placement communities will soon be able to get the projects up and running – they include rebuilding two Under 5 healthcare clinics, installing hand operated water pumps, renovating several classrooms, reconstructing a bridge, building a toilet block and a new kitchen for a community based child care centre. Good luck to all those involved – we look forward to hearing updates soon.
Keep an eye on our project pages for reports and photos.
FOMA Garden Party 2024
The annual garden party was held on 13 July 2024 and was a celebration of FOMA’s 55 years. Members enjoyed the chance to catch up with friends from time in Malawi over tea & cakes as well as browse the pop-up fundraising shop. All proceeds go to support our community projects.
Thank you to all those that helped make it a wonderful event!
Spring Meeting 2024
FOMA held the first event of 2024 on Saturday 13th April. 26 members joined a virtual meeting to hear from three recent FOMA grant recipients talk about the project and impact it has had in their community – the three projects were CorpsAfrica Makanani Bridge, Cove Collective Kitchen Project and Patient Support Association Water project. Thank you to all those that attended and a big zikomo also to our speakers!
January 2024: FOMA grants – new projects underway
FOMA Trustees have recently awarded grants to 7 organisations in Malawi to support community projects. Over the coming months communities in Blantyre, Zomba and Machinga will benefit from improved water supplies through renovated boreholes and water systems. School students in Mulanje will soon be learning in a new classroom and new toilets will be constructed in Kasungu. In Karonga expectant mothers will find new beds and mattresses in the maternity wing of a rural health clinic and in Blantyre disabled adults and children attending a physiotherapy clinic will be supported with mobility equipment. Keep an eye on the FOMA Project pages for further updates and photos soon.
PACODS
2024 Project Summary
A £1000 grant to support the refurbishment of beds and purchase of new mattresses for the maternity wing at Lupembe Health Clinic in Karonga District.
Buthelezi Sichali, Executive Director at Partner for Community Development Services (PACODS) states that the health care clinic serves approximately 25,000 people. Women attending the clinic to give birth currently have no beds so this grant will increase comfort and dignity, reduce infection and support better mother & baby health.
This project is currently underway – please check back soon for an update!
Joint Villages Development Initiative (JVDI)
2024 Project Summary
A grant of £1000 to support the connection of Malonje Village, in Zomba District to the water board to maintain a clean, safe water supply. The grant will help to purchase the pipes while the community will help dig the channels to place them in.
Thandie Maufulu, Director of JVDI, explained that the water connection point is approximately 20km from the village and once connected, it will help stop the need to walk the long distances to fetch water and reduce water related diseases.
This project is currently underway – check back soon for an update!
HO HO Action Plus
2024 Project Summary
A grant of £1000 to support the construction of 4 toilets for people that have settled in Nthunduwala village in Kasungu district after relocating from tobacco estates.
Noah Nhlane, Programmes Manager with Ho Ho Action Plus, stated that through collaborative
efforts and adaptability, the pit latrine toilet project at Thunduwala Village has been completed successfully and handed over to the health centre.
The project has marked a significant milestone in the efforts to address sanitation and hygiene needs in the rural communities and they are looking forward to building on this achievement and continuing to make a positive impact in the area.