Sponsor Joyce Adam
Program Profile
Partners like you have helped the Mgwayi Village Partnership Program grow and improve over the years to provide essential care for children in need. Sponsorship provides these children with an education, food, medical care, necessary resources, and more. Partners have also volunteered to serve the families of Mgwayi through several projects, helping the community develop and become more self-sustaining.
Initial Assessed Needs:
- Lack of medical care
- High rate of malaria
- High rate of malnutrition
- Limited access to school
Date program launched: 2007
Programs/Services Currently Provided:
- Education (through funding and access to COTN's schools)
- Evangelism and discipleship
- HIV/AIDS testing and awareness
- Medical care provided by partners
- Resource distribution
- Access to University/Vocational Program
- Malnourishment program (as needed)
- Bible studies and summer camps

Population: 17,377,468 (2014 est.)
Life Expectancy: 60 years
Under Age 5 Mortality Rate: 71 deaths per 1,000 live births
People Living with HIV/AIDS: 1.1 million
Orphaned Children: 1.3 million
Secondary School Attendance: Boys—10%, Girls—10%
Population Living on Less Than $1.25 Per Day: 62%
Sources: UNICEF, The World Factbook (2014)
