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YouthCare Ministries

About Us

YouthCare was established in 2003 to reach the orphaned street children of Lilongwe, the capital city of Malawi.

We operate the SafeHaven orphanages for 7 boys and 12 girls, providing a safe home, food, discipleship, and education. We also conduct AfterSchool Programs, Summer Camps, vocational training and a girls’ empowerment program.

Besides the burden of overwhelming poverty, Malawi’s inhabitants are being ravaged by the growing pandemic of HIV/Aids, which has infected an estimated 16% of the total population. Tragically, this little land has earned the nickname “The Orphan Nation” because of the one million children who have been left alone in the wake of this disease.

Our mission is to enhance the lives of at-risk urban youth by equipping them with the tools necessary for academic excellence, life skills, spiritual growth, and leadership capacity, while meeting their basic physical needs.

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When you sponsor a child or youth through UrbanPromise International, you change a child’s life forever! With your support, our ministries are able to reach the children and youth in their communities through holistic programs.

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Our Programs

Summer Camps

The Summer Camp programs are run at our three sites during long holidays (July end to August end) to keep kids and teens busy, away from danger, useful and productive. Life skills, spiritual formation, and HIV/AIDS messages are imparted to them through fun games, trips, songs, dramas, sports, and creation. The Summer Camps are run for 5 weeks and serve more than 500 kids every year.
 
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Healthcare

YouthCare Clinic was established November 2018 to provide the needed medical care to the community of Chitipi and the safe haven home kids who were deprived of immediate health care due to the long distance of closest health centers and a shortage of medication. Since its inception, our clinic has been a hope and light to clients who would not afford medical care at a subsidized fee.
 
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High School

Education is the key to success, Malawi has a high illiteracy rate due to a number of students dropping out of school. This is often caused by poverty, poor infrastructure, inadequate learning materials and a shortage of teachers. In the year 2017, we opened our modern high school, decorated with quality infrastructures, qualified teaching personnel, and resources to equip the under-resourced community with high-quality academic excellence coupled with spiritual and leadership development.
 
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After School Programs

With the high rate of illiteracy affecting Malawi education, our After School Programs exist to support the young people of the community through free tutoring, life skills and career guidance for students from grades 3 to 7.
 
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Safe Haven Homes

Every child deserves a home which allows them to grow and learn, becoming all God designed them to be. Our homes exist to bridge the gap by providing a safe environment, adequate food and resources thrive as well as spiritual discipleship.
 
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Education Scholarship Program

Over 100 beneficiaries have benefitted through this program. Support has included tuition assistance for college, food, transportation money and many other ways. Poverty contributes to the demand of students seeking help from the program. 80% of tuition seekers are those desiring to pursue a university education and 75% are girls.
 
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Contact us

Executive Director
Gomezgani Chirwa
chirwagomezgani@yahoo.co.uk

youthcareministriesmw@gmail.com

https://youthcareministries.org

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