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Monday 07:30 - 17:00 Tuesday 07:30 - 17:00 Wednesday 07:30 - 17:00 Thursday 07:30 - 17:00 Friday 07:30 - 17:00 Saturday 08:30 - 12:00

Reford, Phalombe (2026)

Now headquartered in Phalombe, focusing on orphan care, gender rights, youth development, advocacy, and education.

14/07/2024

Mission
REFORD exists to promote and defend the rights of underprivileged community groups, including orphans and other vulnerable children, widows, youths, people with chronic illnesses, people living with HIV/AIDS, and those in need of gender and socio-economic empowerment.

Vision
An empowered society capable of mitigating the impact of HIV and AIDS and sustainably meeting its livelihood needs.

Objectives
To fulfill its mission and vision, REFORD focuses on:

Preventing the transmission of HIV/AIDS and STIs, especially among the youth
Providing care and support to orphans and other vulnerable children
Offering care and support to people infected and affected by HIV/AIDS
Improving the nutritional status of the chronically ill
Advocating for equal participation between males and females in development activities

30/06/2024

REFORD and MHEN hail Kumemeza approach

Blantyre, June 29, Mana: Phalombe Restored Hope Foundation for Rural Development (REFORD) has described Kummwetsa Mother Care Groups initiative known as Kumemeza as an important tool for mobilizing resources to effectively achieve sustainable community led development.

REFORD Executive Director, Steve Ndiwo expressed the Groups initiate on Friday during Mother Care Group training at Kammwetsa Clinic at Chileka in Blantyre where he observed that Kumemeza approach by the Mother Care Groups brought positive changes to the community in the area.

“Kumemeza means sourcing funds from different organizations and other well-wishers for development in the community here at Kummwetsa. We have seen the seriousness of this Mother Care Group in sourcing funds to drill boreholes, build clinic connected to solar powered electricity,” he said.

REFORD Executive Director who visited some of the Mother Care Groups projects acknowledged the Mother Care Groups ways and means of mobilizing resources citing a proposal that the Group wrote to District Health Office for a refrigeration to keep vaccine safe in the clinic.

Chairperson of Malawi Health Equity Network (MHEN)-Global Alliance on Vaccine and Immunization (GAVI) platform, Dr. Stanley Chitukwi accredited the work by the Mother Care Group for constructing an under-five clinic and procuring a solar panel to ensure solar powered electricity at the health facility.

“This is very impressing. The mother care group has managed to construct the clinic and on top of this the group also bought solar panel,” he added.

Health Surveillance Assistant (HAS) who works hand in hand with the Mother Care Group, Amos Square commended MHEN for training the mother Care Group to initiate community led development activities.

“The training helped the women care group in a number of ways because they are now able to mobilize resources to do things on their own,” he added.

Group Village Head (GVH) Kabwerekera said he would not condone women that shun to attend Antenatal Clinics during pregnancy.

“I will punish women that shun antenatal clinics and those that will give birth at home,” he said, adding that he did not see reasons why women should fail to utilize the health facility that is within the area.

Kummwetsa Mother Care Group at Traditional Authority (TA) Kunthembwe has mobilized burnt bricks to build a house for the HAS so that the health worker should reside closer to the clinic.

Services offered at Kummwetsa under-five Clinic include growth monitoring, and child immunization ranging from BCG to PCV.

By Beatrice Bangula

16/06/2024

Restored Hope Foundation for Rural Development (REFORD) is a local NGO situated in Malawi. Initially established as a Community-Based Organization (CBO) in 2001, REFORD was officially founded in 2002 and registered under the Trustees Incorporation Act of Malawi in October 2004. The organization is part of several networks, including the Network of Organizations Working with Vulnerable and Orphaned Children (NOVOC), the Civil Society Coalition for Quality Basic Education, the Council for Non-Governmental Organizations (CONGOMA), MANET, MANASO, and the Mulanje District Education Network.

REFORD's headquarters is now in Phalombe, and its operations extend to Mulanje and Mwanza districts. The organization's mission is supported by various programs such as Home-based and Orphan Care, Gender and Human Rights, Youth Development, Advocacy, and Basic Education. These programs are designed to address the needs of vulnerable populations and promote sustainable rural development. Through its comprehensive approach, REFORD aims to improve the quality of life for community members and foster an environment of equity and opportunity.

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Phalombe

Opening Hours

Monday	07:30 - 17:00
Tuesday	07:30 - 17:00
Wednesday	07:30 - 17:00
Thursday	07:30 - 17:00
Friday	07:30 - 17:00
Saturday	08:30 - 12:00

Website

https://refordmalawi.wordpress.com/

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