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Malawi Children's Village is a home based orphan and other vulnerable children support
program in Mangochi, Malawi. It now supports over 2000 orphans in 37 villages whose parent(s) have died of HIV/AIDS
It's Mission is a home based program that watches over the orphaned and other vulnerable children from birth to
eighteen years providing, shelter, food, safety, health care and education until they can live independent healthy lives.
* AIDS is changing the fabric of African cultural, social and economic life. In Malawi, Africa, there
are now over one million HIV/AIDS Orphans in Malawi.
* Malawi Children's Village (MCV) is located
in the district of Mangochi in Malawi. It is one of the poorest areas in Malawi and hardest hit by the HIV/AIDS epidemic
* Life expectancy: 1989 - 45 years; 2002 - 39 years
* Former Peace Corps Volunteers
from the 1960's together with Chakunja Sibale, a Malawian, founded the program in 1996. Mr. Sibale is the director.
* In the spirit of the Peace Corps, MCV is administered and run by Malawians, assisted by international
friends.
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