MoH Board member Van Kornegay sends a child on her way with a new blanket in the village of Matapila as Center Director Shadraq Chisenga looks on.

Blanket handout aids Malawian children during cold weather months

MoH sponsored a blanket handout program in July to provide orphans some additional shelter from the cold.

This was the second year in a row for the blanket handout program. Last year there were funds to purchase blankets for only about half of the children MoH serves at its feeding centers, but this year several generous donations made it possible to make sure every child was given a blanket.

Cold weather makes the months of June through August especially hard for destitute children in Malawi. Many have only lightweight clothes and inadequate shelther to protect them from nights where temperatures can drop below 50°F.

The blankets were purchased in bulk from a dealer in Malawi and distributed at the feeding centers by MoH Center Directors and village leaders. MoH handed out approximately 1000 blankets to children in five villages.