A new director at Open Arms

The children returned to school, with many of them starting at a new educational institute, and we also welcomed Charlie McCaulder as the new Director of Open Arms.

Jasmine says goodbye

​Saying goodbye to people you love is never easy… especially when you’re saying it to people who have become like family.​

Reflections on Travelling Lake Malawi in a boat made in Scotland

​You may have heard or seen the BBC article about the Scottish boat that for 65 years has travelled the length of Lake Malawi dropping off and picking up passengers and supplies on the way.

Open Arms’ intervention is gratefully received

Many of you will recall the desperate situation we reported on in early December last year, after hundreds of thousands of families were affected by a devastating food shortage in Malawi. Floods, followed by drought and very late and erratic rains, had wreaked havoc on the maize harvest, leaving much of the country starving and people literally fighting over scarce supplies.

World Malaria Day

The Children from Open Arms regularly receive treatment at Blantyre's Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital, for a range of illnesses including Malaria.

Malawi Floods Update