The Malawi Famine Relief Program
As many of you know, over the past two years we have been providing food on a monthly basis to an increasing number of very needy children, widows, elderly, crippled and blind people here in Malawi. What started off as a program that saw us feeding 700 people a month has now grown into a much larger operation that sees us providing food for over 3200 people each month. The people who receive this food truly are the neediest of the needy.
This past fall, as the availability of maize in Malawi dwindled and the price to purchase maize more than doubled, it became increasingly difficult to both find and purchase enough food to feed everyone in the program.
As word of this challenge grew, friends and supporters responded with tremendous resourcefulness and generosity. With much effort, a few of our friends were able to locate a local processor of food here in Malawi. We signed a contract with this food processor, who has guaranteed a supply of enough food to feed the 3200 in our program for a period of eight months. This has been an enormous answer to prayer.
The challenge now is raising the funds to purchase the food that has been made available.
Through our arrangement with this food processor, it now costs just $4 to purchase a 12 kg bag of maize flour, enriched with vitamins. This is enough to give one person two meals per day for a month, and quite literally help keep them alive.
Over the past few months, many of you have been asking how you might be able to get involved in feeding the hungry here in Malawi. This famine relief program offers you a way to contribute that will have significant impact in the life of a hungry person.
If you choose to participate, know that 100% of the money you give will be used to buy and transport food, as all administrative costs have been covered in other ways. If more money comes in than is needed for the current supply contract, we’ll just buy more food and feed more people. You can buy as many bags as you want. Your gifts will be tax deductible and should be sent to Iris Ministries Canada – Malawi Famine Relief.