New Initiatives in Malawi
Current operations and work in Malawi are focusing on the Southern Region of the country, in particular Zomba District. The Malawi government has taken a pro-active stance in working with international NGO’s like FVM to target geographical areas and populations within Malawi in need of particular areas of assistance and partnership for development. We at FVM have embarked on a very intentional course of action which has three principles at its core:
1.We will mentor, train and empower local African leadership to implement and manage new developments within FVM’s mandate.
2.We will focus primarily on eye care and Early Childhood Development as being the two areas where we are most
qualified and equipped to provide support.
3.We will deliberately avoid the “mission compound” mentality by locating permanent African leaders and visiting expatriates off-site.
African Leadership-Newton Sunday Sindo is currently on contract with FVM (Canada) to provide leadership in Malawi as FVM’s Canada-Malawi liaison Development Officer. He is highly qualified with a diploma from Soche Technical College in Rural and Community Development and experience in several related fields. He is the Mulanje Regional Chair for SCOM (Student Christian Organization of Malawi).