Friday, 21 May 2010

Malawi - Planned and Delivered

I cast my mind back a couple of years, ahead of my visit to Northern Malawi.

In 2007 we had a dream and put together a plan to take Opportunity International up to Mzuzu for the first time. It was an ambitious move. Then we had to fund it. The Challenge Fund we presented to donors was effectively our prospectus - see the vision here http://bit.ly/cXsr3o

Many people and organisations placed their faith in us and responded very generously and the money was raised. The plan swung into action and we've achieved the targets 6months ahead of schedule.

I can't wait to see the result for myself. I also want to apply my head-held-high test. We can measure lots of things but not this. Opportunity does what it does to bring hope and dignity to poor people. To empower them to lead a full and abundant life as God intended. We know we've succeeded when thousands upon thousands of people can hold their heads high in their families and the wider community.

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