FOMO (Friends of Mulanje Orphans)

Friends of Mulanje Orphans (FOMO) is a community based orphan care programme supporting over 5000 children through a network of 13 centres in Mulanje district of Malawi. FOMO covers all aspects of the childrens welfare including health through our outreach clinic, formal and informal education, food security and production. The programme also covers pre-school, out of school activities and further learning through our play schools, computer, driving and tailoring schools. The programme also covers the provision of school materials, personal items (Soap, clothes, blankets, mosquito nets) and community much more.,The programme is run by a very small staff with over 200 local volunteers; our funds are raised by a small, but resourceful volunteer committee in the UK. FOMO provides direct aid and reaches out to many thousands of orphaned and vulnerable children, but we do need a regular source of funding and your personal donations are both valued and appreciated.,,AIM: ,The mission of FOMO is to provide and enhance the health, education, shelter, and meet the basic human needs of all orphaned and vulnerable children of Mulanje.,,OBJECTIVES: ,To raise the standards of, and provide continuity of care and education to all Mulanje's orphaned children. ,To integrate the orphaned children in the local community by fostering or adoption.To raise awareness about issues related to FOMO's activities.,To enable FOMO Mulanje, to be self-funding through business ventures.,To involve the local and greater community in FOMO's activities,