Naar aanleiding van het Winterfeest 2010 hebben wij een brief ontvangen van de coördinator John Chirwa om ons te bedanken.  Hun taal is het Chichewa, maar de communicatie met ons verloopt in het Engels :

From: the Coordinator and chiefs of Likoma Island
Project Malawi-Belgium
PO Box 78
Likoma Malawi
3th of June 2010

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

On behalf of the people of Likoma and on my behalf, I would like to thank you for what you have done for us through the project Malawi programme.

Now, our children, mainly the orphans and those who come from the poor families, have been able to go to school, witch was not the same before.  Also their health has been improved a lot.  The project have helped to save our children because we known hunger in our country.  The children who didn’t come to school were without food.  Now they come to school and they have a meal.

Those families who have adopted make sure that the child have a daily meal with the money they get through the project. Because of the project there is just a small number of street children in our place. Now we don’t have to force our children to go to the school, they like school because they can eat and play there.

The project is also doing a very good job by helping the Aidsfamilies, the disabled children and children with other diseases who need medical attention on the mainland of Malawi.

I would also thank the students from your high school.  They came here for their practice.  I hope students continue to help our children and teachers to know the international standard of teaching.

It is my wish that you are continue to assisting us because it is only education that can make Africa change from poverty.

I know that it is not easy for a Belgian to come and live for a month or more on Likoma, live is not good but please don’t leave us now, we are very far from standing on our own and can use your help, please keep it up.  We appreciate what you are doing for us.

Lastly: may God bless you all.

John Chirwa