By Tom Arsenault | Overseas Program Manager
ASAP Africa launched our Malawi program in January 2009, just as the world’s economy took a giant downturn. It has been a struggle to survive and we are saddened to announce that we were forced to close our program in Malawi as of May 1st 2011. As a result, this project to supply bicycles to rural women volunteers has been moved from Malawi to Zimbabwe where ASAP has been working since 1994 and the program is better established.
The need is more acute in Zimbabwe and the distances women walk are much greater. Your donation to this project will help not just one woman succeed but it will help her entire village to succeed. This bicycle recipient volunteers her time, walking throughout her village regularly to help her peers, sharing skills and coaching groups in best practices in ASAP's Village Savings & Lending micro-finance project. Because of your donation her time will be used more effectively, further increasing the benefits for all the women in her village. Please note that the bicycles will be purchased once we have funds to secure the bulk-rate price. Thanks for your interest in our project.
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