Mtendere Village was inspired by the vision of Chief Napoleon Dzombe , which he shared with John Blanchard during his first visit to Malawi .
Chief Napoleon conveyed the desperate need for a program to intervene and care for the orphans and vulnerable children ( OVC ) in Malawi , and John committed to help .
Established in honor of John & Lindy ’s son , Christopher Blanchard , this particular program is very dear to the Blanchard family .
Dana Blanchard , or Mama Dana as she is more commonly referred to at Mtendere , lived on site during the initial development , and she returns each summer to spend the season with her Malawian family .
The heart of the program is to be His hands and feet by caring for the children at Mtendere , and meeting their spiritual , physical , academic , and emotional needs .
Mtendere Village is home to 134 children , living in 16 homes with a housemother and several brothers and sisters .
This family environment is one that many of the children have never previously experienced .
100X has also built a library and multipurpose building on the property — giving the children a place to gather together , learn and build community .
The children attend a local primary school and receive afterschool tutoring at home in the afternoon .
All of the school fees , uniforms , and supplies are paid for through our sponsorship program .
Once children progress to secondary school ( 9th grade ) , they attend boarding school and return home during school breaks .
Through education , these children will have the resources necessary to provide a better future for themselves and for their families — one where they are never faced with the decision of whether or not to abandon their own children .
Maternal Health .
Right now , 1 in 18 women in Malawi will die during their lifetime due to complications and the lack of medical care during pregnancy and delivery .
For every 100,000 births that occur in Malawi this year , more than 800 mothers will die during delivery or shortly after because of complications .
The correlation between high rates of maternal mortality and the number of orphaned children in a country is strong , and Malawi estimates that there are already more than one million orphans .
100X Development is working with several key government , nonprofit , and academic partners to develop the Live to Love program .
Live to Love will provide education , nutrition and HIV screening to pregnant mothers , and then strengthen the capacity of midwives and community healthcare workers to respond to the needs of mothers in areas where obstetric care is systematically lacking .
Community Health .
Through local collaboration with partners such as Blessings Hospital , Lumbadzi Clinic and the Kamuzu College of Nursing , we provide health assessments and treatment to women and children in the rural villages of Malawi .
For many , this is their only access to healthcare .
In some respects , it was the partnership with Blessings Hospital that catalyzed our involvement in Malawi .
We are committed to expanding resources available through Blessings , and are currently working with them to provide an outpatient clinic , a free “ Under 5 ” clinic , a weekly pediatric physical therapy session , and a free ART clinic for patients who are HIV+ .
Nursing Education .
In a country with only 16 obstetricians serving a population of over 16 million , it is evident that nurses play a critical role in the healthcare system .
With high rates of maternal death , and the 10th highest infant mortality rate in the world , it is essential that the hospitals and clinics in Malawi be staffed with fully trained medical personnel .
Unfortunately , while there are more nurses than doctors , the human resource shortage also extends to nurses , and services in rural areas are limited .
Through partnership with Kamuzu College of Nursing ( Malawi ) and Auburn University ’s School of Nursing ( US ) , we are working to train and equip nursing students with the resources they need to care for the well - being of every patient .
In 2012 , we launched a collaborative training program that allowed students from both universities to work together and implement what they learned in the classroom in clinical settings ranging from home - based care to rural clinics .
In just one week , students provided care to more than 600 women and children .
We are also working with the University of Alabama at Birmingham to facilitate the development of a curriculum for a PhD nursing program at Kamuzu College of Nursing .
This will be one of the few PhD nursing programs available in in sub - Saharan Africa .
100X Development Foundation , Inc. is registered 503 ( c)(3 ) nonprofit organization .
Donations are deductable to the full extent allowable under IRS regulations .
Lily James can not fight the music .
In the title role of 2015 ’s handsome Cinderella rework , her beautiful singing served as a plot point , attracting a suitor to her like a sailor drawn in by a siren ’s song .
She ’s gotten another bump in visibility as the female lead of Baby Driver , another film fundamentally oriented around music . (
The swooningly romantic scene in which she and her crush Baby share a pair of earbuds at a laundromat is already a fan - favorite . )
Now she ’s taken her next major role , and it ’s sure to put her vocal cords through their paces .
Here we go again , more casting news about Mamma Mia ! :
Here We Go Again .
The Hollywood Reporter has the exclusive that James has joined the cast already including returning talents Amanda Seyfried , Meryl Streep , Pierce Brosnan , and Colin Firth .
Though she ’s the official cast newbie , hers will still be a starring role ; the new film splits its time between the present - day and extended flashbacks to the early days of Donna , and James will play the younger version of Streep ’s character .
And with a soundtrack featuring ABBA tracks that did n’t make the cut for the first film as well as a handful of reprises , James should start doing her vocal warm - ups now .
That said , I can not imagine a more terrifying task for a young performer than being told , “ Make us believe you could grow up to be Meryl Streep . ”
James can handle the singing and dancing no problem , but this could present her with an unprecedented challenge as an actress .
Has she seen Kramer Vs .
Kramer ?
Who could possibly want to be compared to that ! ?
During their search for a stolen vehicle Wednesday morning , Missoula Police discovered a possible forgery case .
Public Information Officer Travis Welsh explains . “
Officers received information that two people who had been determined to be suspects in a previous car theft were presently under the Russell St. Bridge on the south side , ” said Welsh . “
An officer did go down and found the two people who had been described .
He was able to identify the male and female and also determined that they were the suspects in the car theft .
They were taken into custody . ”
The vehicle was searched after they were taken into custody and officers dug up even more dirt on the two suspects . “
At the recovery of the vehicle , the other officers observed evidence inside that seemed to connect or suggest that the two were connected to a forgery scheme , ” Welsh said . “
Through continued investigation and interview , probable cause was developed and currently the two are in custody being held for felony theft and felony forgery . ”
Police arrested 27 - year - old Erika Jarvis and 26 - year - old Chris Heaton who appeared to be in the process of forging U.S. currency .
Welsh says an investigation is ongoing to discover if any counterfeit currency was actually spent in Missoula .
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Well , you can read my recipes and churn them into great , tasty foods .
It 's true .
Try it .
an archive of my daily cooking .
seventy percent of recipes are from malaysia .
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Have you ever try the Ginseng Steamboat ?
My advice : just DON'T. It 's sucks my whole weekend .
My husband and I suffered a bad headache after eating the ginseng steamboat .
I felt that all the nerves were going to tercabut and my brain was going to pecah bersepai .
Arggh .. I just ca n't imagine how sakit it was .
Curse ginseng .
Curse the restaurant also .
We vomit , vomit & vomit until my body weight decrease into 2 kg ! ! !
Well it is good to lose weight but mind you , not in this way .
According to Chinese 's friend ; Ginseng is not suitable for those who is not use to it .
It is too hot .
He advice us to drink the young coconut juice without ice .
and yeah it 's work .
3 days later someone forwading an email telling that ginseng can stimulate the cancer cell !
