People Reaching Out

THE PROJECT

Chauncy Maples is Africa's oldest motor ship built in 1899 and has sailed on Lake Malawi since. People Reaching Out is helping to raise £2m to renovate the ship as a primary health clinic on Lake Malawi, serving 500,000 of the world's poorest people who have little or no access to medicine. The needs of lakeside Malawian people combined with the history of Chauncy Maples, and how she got to Lake Malawi, make this a tremendous endeavor.

This venture is high profile in Malawi and recently the President of Malawi publicly announced the project. Chauncy Maples herself is known to most Malawians and has played an important role in the history and development of Malawi.

THE CLINIC

The clinic will travel to different villages daily and will house an on-board nursing team that will provide treatment for diseases such as malaria, dysentery, tuberculosis, measles, HIV/AIDS to these inaccessible lakeside communities.

Other vital improvements will include ante-natal and maternity care, simple operations, dental care, child immunization, malaria prevention, family planning and counseling on safe sex.

£2 MILLION NEEDED – CAN YOU HELP?

We urgently need your substantial help now to raise £2m and make this project happen – the quicker we raise the money, the sooner we can improve the lives of lakeside Malawians. Sick people can't work; sick children can't learn.

MAJOR DONORS TO THE CHAUNCY MAPLES PROJECT