Enterprise and Employment
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2011
November
Facilitated a workshop to make furniture from cardboard. Those attending were a mixture of disabled and youth, and most of items constructed are known as Assistive Cardboard Equipment.
October
 The application by Christi for a grant through the Peace Corps to provide a new maize mill for grinding maize in Chimteka has been accepted. This is wonderful news as villagers have to travel large distances for this service. Also it is a very good income generating business.
February
 A person has been identified within the community who could train people in sewing skills.The sewing machine is being renovated for this purpose.
January
 Six people from the community received a week's training on driving the new motorcycle ambulance. The instructor belonged to the Eranger group. It is the intention that they may later obtain a driving licence.
2010
October
Maize is collected and brought to the maize mill as the engine starts, but operation will not start until structures are in place to make sure that the mill is properly managed.
September
 Sylvester has completed work on the grinding mill engine. It has been a big job with a complete engine refurbishment and it was good to hear it back in operation.
June
 A doll making workshop took place in the hall, as the Social Welfare Office is trying to reduce the dependence on poorly constructed (Chinese) manufactured toys.
April
The disabled group have constructed a pig khola (house) and organized a feeding regime without any outside assistance. It is hoped that the pigs will breed and the piglets will be distributed within the Parents of Disabled Children Malawi (PODCAM) group.
The community Hall has been selected to be used for 13 days of training care givers for CBCC’S across Mchinji, by the District Assembly and UNICEF. This brings in revenue for the CBO of 340,000 Mkw (€1,700), which is a first of its kind, and the CBO have entrusted CCS to open a bank account for them. This is significant as it allows the CBO the opportunity to develop some programs without any outside assistance.
2009
The provision of input capital for Income Generation Activities is being considered so that the people of Chimteka can become self-sustaining in the future. It is hoped to provide opportunities for jobs in the locality. For example:

Nuts and bananas are sold for cash

Completion of the preparations for the Chicken Khola project, which the community will manage, to produce eggs from 120 layer chickens onsite. They would sell the eggs at usual market price and within three months it is hoped they will be making enough money to cover the running costs of the project, e.g. chicken feed.

Create opportunities in the area to develop businesses by extending electrification by solar energy; operating maize mills; growing garden produce etc.

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