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Local branch in Blantyre, Malawi

Movement for comprehensive social change.
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FIOH local branch
FIOH local branch in Blantyre was establshed in 2008 and is the sister organisation of FIOH -Tonsberg in Norway. They are supported financially by the local branch in Norway, and the two organisations have a very close partnership in terms of exchanging experiences and knowledge.
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FIOHs philosophy
FIOH are committed to the global environment and a globaly fair distribution of wealth. Our philosophy is based on the encouragement of values such as cooperation, sharing, fellowship, truth and non-violence, rather than on dogmatic approaches to solving world problems. The value emphasis, however, gives the philosophy an international relevance. For example, exploitation can filter down to the lowest levels of the poorest societies. The movement is non-religious, non-party-political and is open to anyone, no matter what their religious beliefs or none, who are seeking to make the above values the basis of their way of life. ___________________________________________________

We are currently focus our work around folowing areas:
Empowerment, education and vocational training - Involvement of women in development processes  - Distribution of  information that will help to spread the philosophy of the movement.



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Chiciri Prison, Prison Fellowship and Nsanje pre-school
We are fully engaged in Chichiri Prison, Blantyre and develop the educational facilities, builds support networks and works towards improving the conditions of men, women and children. We are also engaged in different other projects as Nsanje Pre-scool and community, Prison Fellowship and Permaculture projects.
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To further develop our projects we are dependent on your contribution!
All contributions go in full to FIOH local branch in Blantyre, Malawi,
and can be sent to:
FIVH- Tønsberg Box 285, 3101 Tønsberg, N-Norway
Cultura Bank account number: 1254.07.14000

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FIOH in Norway congratulate the board of the newly established Future in Our Hands in Blantyre, Malawi!
The board members are very dedicated, eager and are looking forward to start on the challenging work. Picture of the great  board of FIOH local branch from left: Cathrine, Kjetil, Harris, Janet and Enerys.

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Board members of FIOH local branch in Blantyre, Malawi:

Have you got any questions or commentaries? Don´t hessitate to contact  Janet Kasamala by e-mail or telephone.

Name:            Janet Kasambala
Born:             10.02.1986
Position:         Chair person
Engaged in:     Chichiri Prison and Nsanje pre-schools
Telephone:      +265 91 358 85
E-mail:            janetkasambala@yahoo.com
I have a BA: Education Humanitees, University of Malawi. Programme manager for FIOH in Malawi and also a teacher in Chichiri Prison. I love my job, I love the people I work with and hope by doing what I do, someone will get a second chance in life.
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Name:           Cathrine Charmaine Mbeta
Born:            1977
Position:        Vice chair
Engaged in:    Prison Fellowship
Telephone:    +265 51 972 10
E-mail:          catherinembeta@yahoo.com
I did most of my schooling in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. I am hoping and looking forward to working with Future in Our Hands because I feel as humanitarians we have a lot to offer. I am an accountant by Profession, and am the Human Resource Manager in the FIOH in Malawi. I love reading, I play volleyball and very adventurous.  I laugh a lot at least to get rid of wrinkles around the face.
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Name:          Harris Kasasi
Born:           1976
Position:       Secretary
Engaged in:   Chichiri Prison and Prison Fellowship
Telephone:    +265 57 137 32
E-mail: hkasasi@yahoo.com 
I´m born at QECH Blantyre, Malawi. Student at Polytechnic studying business managment and working as a communication officer on part time basis. Board member of FIOH and logistics officer. Expect to expand the activities of Future in Our Hands without conflicting other peoples beliefs and political interests.
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Name:          Enerys Bamusi
Born:           1983
Position:      Treasurer
Engaged in:   Nsanje pre – schools
Telephone:    +265 97 773 65
E-mail:  enerysbamusi@yahoo.com
I´m a teacher at Tedzani Primary school F.P in Zalewa. Home district is Blantyre – Chileka. I believe that through love for ourselves and others we can make a difference and that’s what I intend to do through FIOH. To reach out to the disadvantaged while preserving natural resources for the future generations.
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Ex-official board member FIOH in Blantyre, Malawi.

Name:        Kjetil Sivertsen
Born:         1975
Position:    Ex-official in FIOH -Blantyre, and board
                  member of FIOH -Tonsberg, Norway
Telephone: +47 965 12 467
E-mail:        betong75@hotmail.com
Kjetil is one of the initiator of Future in Our Hands in Blantyre,Malawi and is an ex-official board member. He has a degree in International Understanding and Cooperation alongside African Aid History at the Vestfold University College (VUC). He is responisble for fundraising in Norway and for the cooperation between FIOH in Malawi and Norway.
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Project administrator and coordinator from FIOH local branch in Tonsberg.

Name:        Gard Almén
Born:         1961
Position:    Chair person FIOH-Tonsberg, Norway
Telephone: +47 928 92 906
E-mail:       gardalmen@hotmail.com
Gard is project administrator and coordinator for FIOH in Norway and Malawi. He is a student teacher specialising in culture and language. He has a lot of experience with network building for former inmates and former drug addicts through his work for the Red Cross. Gard is the leader of FIOH in Tonsberg.
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More information at:
FIVH Norway:                       http://www.framtiden.no 
FIVH Norway in English:          http://www.framtiden.no/om-oss/in-english
FIVH- Tonsberg:                   http://tonsberg.fivh.org
FIOH international network:    http://www.fiohnetwork.org
FIOH USA:        http://www.fiohnetwork.org/fiohnet/fiohusanet.htm
FIOH Kenya:     http://www.fiohnetwork.org/testimonies/romtest.htm
Development Fund:                http://www.utviklingsfondet.no/English
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History, ideology and policy of Future in Our Hands
Future in our hands was founded by Erik Damman in Norway 1974. Erik Dammann, stresses, in particular, the need for lifestyle changes in the affluent society. He maintains that international social justice cannot be achieved without a general lowering of material living standards of most people living in the rich countries.). It´s Norway's largest movement for comprehensive social change. The same inspiration that brought it to life has also produced FIOH groups in USA, Sweden, Great Britain, Sri Lanka, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi and several other countries. We are committed to the global environment and a globally fair distribution of wealth. We believe the two are inseparably linked, in a way that requires us to work on both subjects in an integrated way. The movement has about 23.000 members in Norway, and currently focus it's work around three pillars:
1. Consumption and quality of life. Create support for the need for a reduced consumption of natural resources in Norway, to protect the environment and the world's poor Create a longing in the population for a less commercialized society, and a lifestyle with a reduced focus on materialism.
2. Fair distribution. Create support for global redistribution, where the poor improve their living conditions, and the rich reduce their consumption of natural resources. Work to reverse the flow of capital, which currently runs from the South to the North.
3. Business ethics. Norwegian business and investments in poor countries shall contribute to leveling global inequalities, and improve environmental conditions. Environment and human rights shall not be sacrificed for the sake of business- and investment profit.
 
As a part of FIOH “The Development Fund” was founded in 1978 as an independent from FIOH and non-government organization (NGO). They support development projects through local partners in Asia, Africa and Latin America. They believe that the fight against poverty must be based on sustainable management of natural resources. In 1998 The Development Fund was separated from FIOH as a unique organisation and is unfortunately not longer cooperate with over organisation. As a small local branch of FIOH in Tønsberg we have anyway decided to also try working with inspiration from The Development Fund. We are now in a process trying to establish a sort of new cooperation with the Development fund.