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The Malawi projects international ltd

Registered

Charity no. 109757 Date registered. 20/03/2024

Public benefits

[What are the direct benefits flowing from your organisation's purposes?] Easement of poverty Provision of healthcare Providing education Saving lives [How can the benefits identified above be demonstrated?] Education is provided to scores of adults through the adult literacy schemes. This then supports both the adults and their children. The 12

medical outreach programmes provide healthcare and disease prevention in the villages to almost 100,000 people per year. The family farm loans enable families to become food secure for life The co-operative opportunities enable families to provide for themselves The education provided in the schools supported by the feeding programmes advances learning for the children The further education provision to the girls from the orphanage has and continues to enable them to progress to the highest level of education and qualifications [Is there any harm arising from any of the purposes?] No [Who are the charity's beneficiaries?] The people of Malawi [Is there any private benefit flowing from any of the purposes? Is it incidental and necessary? No

What your organisation does

We organise a number of fundraising initiatives each year throughout northern Ireland. These include street collections, bake sales, raffles, boot sales, quiz nights, sponsored events such as mud runs, marathons etc. We have monthly sponsorships in place from individual donors. We have a small number of corporate sponsors who support us on a yearly

basis We receive donations of all types of household items which we then sell from our shop, at car boot sales and online.

The charity’s classifications

  • The prevention or relief of poverty
  • The advancement of education
  • The advancement of health or the saving of lives
  • The advancement of citizenship or community development
  • The relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage

Who the charity helps

  • Children (5-13 year olds)
  • Ethnic minorities
  • General public
  • General public
  • General public
  • General public
  • Older people
  • Physical disabilities

How the charity works

  • Accommodation/housing
  • Accommodation/housing
  • Advice/advocacy/information
  • Community development
  • Education/training
  • Medical/health/sickness
  • Medical/health/sickness

Charitable purposes

The charity's objects ('Objects') are specifically restricted to the following: ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH AND SAVING LIVES RELIEF OF POVERTY RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED BY REASON OF YOUTH, ILL HEALTH, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE ADVANCEMENT OF CITIZENSHIP AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT [This is an extract of the full Objects from the charity's Articles which is necessary as they are too long to fit within the 4000 charactier allowance. To view the full objects, please follow the link to their governing document filed with Companies House on 14 February 2024 here: https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/NI694415/filing-history]

Governing document

Memorandum and Articles

Other name


  • 5 Trustees
  • 0 Employees
  • 0 Volunteers

Contact details

Public address

  • Brian Smyth, Brian Smyth, 28 Cornascriebe Road, Portadown, Armagh, Bt62 3ss

Trustee board

Trustee
Mrs Gerardette Mcveigh
Ms Kathleen Carroll
Mrs Lynne Whiteside Whiteside
Angela Hamill
Caleb Halfpenny

Areas of operation

List of regions

  • In Northern Ireland
  • Internationally
  • Malawi