Safe World for Women

Katerva Awards

MALAWI: Celebrating Freedom of Association

IWD-2012-SURCOD

ORGANISED BY: Sustainable Rural Community Development Organization (SURCOD)

WHERE: Chididi Bridge, Chididi, Nsanje, Malawi

WHEN: March 8, 2012 from 8am to 9am

EMAIL: surcod_development@yahoo.co.uk

WOMEN ON THE BRIDGE: SURCOD on Join Me on the Bridge website


"The women of Chididi communicated the message of equality and peace.

We celebrated our freedom of association and remembering friends who are in situations of war and hunger and lack this freedom.

The women marched from two sides - from Mkhutche to Chididi Bridge and From Nyamadzere to Chididi and they all met at Chididi bridge to show that they are for peace."

SURCOD-IWD-2012

 

PROGRAMME

9:30 AM: PARADE
11.00-11.05: OPENING PRAYER (REV W.J. MVULA)
11.05-11.10: OPENING REMARKS
11.10-11.15: INTRODUCTION
11.15-11.35: SPEECH (SURCORD ADMINISTRATOR)
11.35-11.50: WELCOME REMARKS (GVH MKHUTCHE)
11.50-12.00: TRADITIONAL DANCE
12.00-1215: DRAMMA / COMMEDY
12.15-12:35: SPEECH (C.P.E.A Nyamadzere Zone - Girls Future)
12.35-12.45: TRADITIONAL DANCE
12.45-13.00: SPEECH (CDO - VSLA)
13.00-13.10: CHOIR
13.10-13-30: SPEECH (GUEST OF HONOUR)
13.30- 13-40: TRADITIONAL DANCE (MKHWAYA - GVH MCHACHA)
13.40-13.45: GIFT PRESENTATION (GUEST OF HONOUR AND SURCORD ADMINISTRATOR)
CLOSING PRAYER

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About SURCOD

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The Sustainable Rural Community Development Organisation (SURCOD) works at the forefront of advancing empowerment of women and girls through various development projects in Malawi.
Projects include helping disdvantaged boys and girls access secondary education and developing women's community enterprises.