What we've been doing on the ground

Reusable Pad Making Training

Reusable pad making training using a sewing machine, funded by Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF).

Target beneficiaries:

AGYW's and caregivers

Reusable pad making training using machine, equipping participants with hands-on and hand-sewing skills to produce reusable sanitary pads.

Two sewing machines were supported by MSF to strengthen local production capacity.

Funded by Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF)

Strengthening Community Hygiene & Dignity

Improving hygiene, dignity and wellbeing through community skills development and local production of essential hygiene products.

Tiwasunge CSO catchment area

Duration:

March – October 2026 (8 months)

Target beneficiaries:

Orphans and vulnerable children, AGYW's and caregivers

Goal: Improve hygiene, dignity and wellbeing through community skills development and local production of essential hygiene products (soap and reusable sanitary pads).

• Train community members in production of affordable bar soap
• Train AGYW's and caregivers in reusable sanitary pad making/production
• Improve menstrual hygiene management knowledge of AGYW's
• Support the establishment of community hygiene products production groups for sustainability

Clean Water Boreholes

Installed 4 boreholes across four villages to improve access to clean and safe water.

Mitawa, Mtepere, Mbemba and Howa villages

We installed 4 boreholes in four villages, Mitawa, Mtepere, Mbemba and Howa, to improve access to clean and safe water.

Hygiene and Sanitation: Soap Making

A hygiene and sanitation project in TA Haji, training vulnerable groups in soap making.

Sub Traditional Authority Haji

Target beneficiaries:

OVCs, home-based care patients, CBCC children

A hygiene and sanitation project being implemented in sub Traditional Authority Haji, centred on soap making.

The aim is to improve access to hygiene and sanitation among vulnerable people such as OVCs, home-based care patients and CBCC children.

Clothing & Blanket Distribution

Distribution of clothes to CBCC vulnerable children and blankets to their caregivers.

Target beneficiaries:

CBCC vulnerable children and caregivers

Distribution of clothes to CBCC vulnerable children and blankets to CBCC caregivers.

Supported by Gift of the Givers Malawi

Nutrition Support at Tikondane CBCC

Nutrition support provided at Tikondane CBCC.

Tikondane CBCC

Nutrition support at Tikondane CBCC.

Likuni Phala Distribution

Distribution of Likuni Phala at Tikondane CBCC to support child nutrition.

Tikondane CBCC

Distribution of Likuni Phala at Tikondane CBCC with support from Gift of the Givers.

Supported by Gift of the Givers

Day of the African Child

TICOSO participated in the Day of the African Child event in Chiradzulu District.

St Theresa Primary School ground, Chiradzulu District

Tiwasunge Community Support Organisation participated in the Day of the African Child event in Chiradzulu District, held at St Theresa Primary School ground.