MALI came about after Marian Pallister, a Scottish journalist living in Argyll, visited Zambia with the charity Christian Aid to attend a major HIV/AIDS conference.

Introduced to Fr Dario Chaves in Lilanda, she made many more visits to help the Catholic radio station produce educational programmes. Staying in Lilanda, she was there when Fr Dario set up St Joseph’s school, and she was the first English-speaking friend of Mthunzi - and was invited to bring more friends.

She did, and the result was the support of very generous people in Argyll and the Isles and elsewhere in Scotland and Ireland. We pay school fees, we’ve enjoyed exchange visits, and  we’re establishing a library of African literature. In 2007, MALI gained charitable status.

Keep visiting to see our up and coming fund raising initiatives.