There are 45,000 patients in Malawi who are receiving palliative care and living with extreme hunger.
On 23 March 2024, Malawi’s President Lazarus Chakwera declared a State of Emergency in 23 out of Malawi’s 28 districts. The crops of two million farming households have been obliterated by tropical storms and drought, leaving vulnerable families without nourishment or a source of income.
In Balaka District in Malawi, EMMS International and our partners delivered the first bags of maize flour to palliative care patients and their families.
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​We urgently need to raise funds to buy and distribute maize flour directly to households where a family member is receiving palliative care. Each bag of maize, a humble yet desperately needed offering, represents sustenance for a family coping with a loved one’s terminal illness. Our partners are on stand-by to distribute food to 2,596 families through our network of 21 hospitals and health centres whose palliative care services we developed. Please help us raise the funds to buy the food for our partners to distribute.
Malawi Hunger Relief:
Delivering maize to where it's needed most
Thousands of families who are facing the personal and economic tragedy that a terminal illness brings, now also face a devastating humanitarian emergency.
As the nation grapples with natural disasters, economic instability, and the effects of global conflict, the most vulnerable families are on the brink of despair.
​Malawi, a land where subsistence farming can sustain millions is becoming ever more vulnerable to climate change. Its proud people have been afflicted relentlessly by cyclones, droughts and floods, leaving fields barren and homes destroyed.
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Residents in Chikwawa in Malawi have lived through Storms Ana and Freddy, which caused devastation and long term damage to families' crops. The Matron at one of our partner's palliative care services explains why it is vital that her patients, who have been living in extreme hunger, receive nutritious maize supplies. Thanks to supporters like you, we have been able to meet this need.
Imagine facing an incurable illness, too weak and malnourished to absorb life-prolonging medicine and unable to feed your children.
Let's make a difference, together.
As palliative care families navigate the complexities of treatment, they are burdened by the desperation of hunger. Their journey towards a loved one’s end-of-life is fraught with obstacles, from crippling family debts to the invisibility that comes with their inevitable withdrawal from society.​
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They are overlooked, sometimes no longer able to afford to send their children to school or be a part of their community. Often unable to reach emergency food distribution points, they and their families can be left without food, and left behind.
Their plight has our attention and compassion.
With your support, and working with our partner in Malawi, we can embark on a mission to alleviate their suffering by providing sustenance to those who need it most.
£27.04 will buy a bag of maize, feeding one family for three months.
£108.16 will buy four bags of maize flour, nourishing a typical family for one year. With a year's supply of maize, we aim not just to alleviate hunger but to restore dignity and hope to families in the midst of this food crisis and in the midst of their family crisis.
£540.80 will feed five families for one year at one of our partner hospitals or health centres.
Just £1,622.40 would provide food security for an entire hospital's palliative care families for a whole year.
Please stand in solidarity with the most vulnerable people of Malawi by donating today. Your contribution, no matter the size, will provide nourishment, helping to sustain life and uphold the dignity of Malawian families in desperate need. You can donate:
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Online, using the form below
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Through bank transfer to Account No: 06 00 06 68 Sort Code: 80-02-28
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By calling 0131 313 3828
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By posting a cheque, payable to "EMMS International" to EMMS International, Norton Park, 57 Albion Road, Edinburgh, EH7 5QY