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These projects that are ongoing and successful:
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Wells for Potable Drinking Water
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 The several villages in the Dzuwa area have not had clean water and have had to rely on unsanitary sources such as streams, swamps, rivers and self-dug open shallow wells. Due to the lack of clean, potable water, waterborne diseases have spread quickly and had a deleterious effect on the health of the people of the region.
In the last three years, generous donations have made it possible to install dozens of covered, shallow wells that provide clean, disease-free water to the villages around Dzuwa, affecting the lives of over 5,000 people. The gift of clean water keeps on giving to the entire village year after year and from one generation to the next.
Click here to read more about how JTW has provided fresh drinking water to the people of Dzuwa.
Click here to view photos of some of the new wells.
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Missionary Housing
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 Housing was needed to enable JTW to have a full time presence in Dzuwa. Several full-time JTW missionaries are living in Dzuwa and teaching at the local elementary school.
Two houses have been built using local workers and resources. By doing so, more money was introduced in the local economy, thereby enabling the local people to buy fertilizer and food and to pay their fees for school. In addition, the construction of these houses has also reminded the people of Dzuwa of God’s love and has helped them believe in the vision of JTW.
Click here to view photos of the new missionary housing.
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Agricultural Development
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 Agriculture is the backbone of the Malawian economy. About 80% of the population of Malawi depends on farming for their livelihood. In Dzuwa village, more than 95% are subsistence farmers. JTW is committed to working with the people of Dzuwa village to maximize their productivity and grow the economy.
JTW has moved ahead with plans to:
- Establish cooperatives for the local farmers in Dzuwa village
- Set up demonstration gardens and provide training to farmers in irrigation farming and modern farming techniques
- Cultivate 6 acres of land to grow cassava, which will provide a reliable food source for the people of Dzuwa and a source of income when sold at the local market
- Provide loans for seed & fertilizer, as well as for farming equipment.
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Women Development Program (Micro-Finance)
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 It is the goal of JTW to further the socio-economic development and freedom of the women of Dzuwa village and the greater Dzuwa area, enabling them to achieve their goals and dreams. We believe that these programs will enable the women in the community to care for themselves and their families, fight hunger, poverty and diseases, educate their children, start and manage small scale businesses, and participate in local development.
Click here to view photos of the women in the Micro-Finance Group.
Current and future programs include:
- Small scale business training
- Micro-loans with the help of Opportunity International Bank of Malawi
- Financial and resource management training
- Family & personal development
- HIV/AIDS awareness & prevention
- Agriculture development/training
- Community development training
- General health and nutrition training
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Dzuwa Young Farmer's Association
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 JTW started the Dzuwa Young Farmers Association in the summer of 2007. The main goal of the Dzuwa YFA is to boost agricultural production and natural resource management in Dzuwa village by working with the local young farmers (ages 20-40). Through the Dzuwa YFA, JTW Ministries is committed to:
- Establish Farmers' Clubs in the local area.
- Provide training to the members of these clubs by bringing in agricultural experts and extension workers. JTW Ministries will work with the Malawian government as well as other local NGO's to provide proper training to these farmers and monitor the progress of their work.
- Provide loans to the members of these local clubs each year to assist them with their farming activities. The loans to be given for purcashing seed, fertilizer, treadle pumps, and more.
- The preservation and planting of trees in Dzuwa Village. JTW Ministries has set aside some property where trees of various kinds will be planted. This year our goal is to plant not less than 5,000 trees. This will be done in conjunction with the Dzuwa YFA.
Click here to view photos of projects done through the Dzuwa Young Farmer's Association.
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Maize Mills
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 Nsima, made from ground maize, is the staple food of Malawians. Formerly, the people of Dzuwa (particularly the women) had to walk seven kilometers to a maize mill in Santhe with bags of corn on their heads to get their corn ground into flour. The construction of a maize mills in Dzuwa not only gives them nearby access to the machinery to grind corn, but it also provides them a source of income as they sell use of their mill to people in nearby villages.
Click here to view photos of the new maize mills.
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These are projects we're planning or have recently started:
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The Lighthouse Christian Centre and Internet Café
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Joy to the World Ministries has opened a Christian Centre in Kasungu, Malawi, where people can come to linger, to learn, and to latch onto the Christian message and Christian principles. The project combines a Christian library and coffee shop, together with high quality Internet/IT facilities.
Please click here for more information about this project.
Click here to view photos of The Lighthouse Christian Centre.
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School Feeding Program
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The school feeding program was established to ensure that children remained in school during the times of the year when food isn't as readily available. If children don't get enough to eat at home, they are much less likely to go to school. The community contributes corn during the months when it is more readily available, and Joy to the World coordinates the distribution of nsima (the local dish made from corn meal) to the school children during the part of the year when food is scarce.
Click here to view photos of the school feeding program.
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African Bible College Interns
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 JTW will continue to utilize the resource of the African Bible College (ABC) in order to identify strong candidates for future positions on the staff.
For more information about this program, click here.
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Medical Clinic
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 For the vast majority of the people of Dzuwa, medical care was virtually non-existent. JTW has built a medical clinic that will be staffed by a full-time nurse who can provide basic medical care to all of the people of Dzuwa. The nurse will give priority to the needs of pregnant women and young children.
For more information on the Dzuwa medical clinic, please click here.
Click here to view photos of the medical clinic.
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Chicken Coops/Piggery
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 Animal farming will help the economy of Dzuwa Village, as well as provide financial sustenance for JTW's ministries.
Chicken coops and piggeries are being designed and constructed to provide adequate housing for the animals prior to their sale at local markets.
Click here to view photos of the new chicken coops.
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These projects are planned for the next phase:
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Support One Teacher for One Year
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 Currently Dzuwa has one elementary school with over 500 students and eight government teachers and two "volunteer" teachers supplied by JTW. The high student-to-faculty ratio makes it impossible for the teachers to invest the time needed to ensure their students receive a quality education. As JTW has become involved in Dzuwa, the Malawian government has sent additional teachers to the elementary school, for which we praise the Lord!
In order to help bring three more teachers to Dzuwa, JTW has started the ONE teacher for ONE year program. With your tax deductible donation of $250 per month ($3000/year), JTW will hire a trained teacher from the African Bible College to teach at the Dzuwa Elementary School.
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Christian Secondary School
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 The quality of public education at elementary and high school levels in Malawi is severely lacking. Not only is there insufficient government support in terms of finances, resources, and teachers, but there are also few trained teachers available. In fact, there is no secondary school in Dzuwa village, and the nearby government and private secondary schools fail to provide a quality education.
JTW is committed to providing high quality education to children and young people in Dzuwa village and beyond. Besides providing a general high school education, JTW is also committed to providing extensive and excellent vocational training to equip the children and the young people in Dzuwa to become independent and productive citizens. This program will offer education in computer skills, construction, carpentry, agriculture and more.
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Electricity
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 Bringing electricity into Dzuwa will be play a vital role in the construction of the proposed Christian secondary school as well as support JTW operations in general.
The current plan is to install electricity in Dzuwa once construction begins on the secondary school.
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