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Malawi Red Cross Society Celebrates World Red Cross Day with the needy.

Malawi Red Cross Society (MRCS) in partnership with the Japanese Blanket for Africa Campaign (JBAC), on 8th May, on the World Red Cross day joined the rest of the Red Cross Red Crescent movement celebrations by launching the 2019 blankets distribution campaign to the needy in Malawi.

Speaking during the launch at Masambo School ground in the Area of senior chief Mazengela President for MRCS Levison Changole said about 25 thousand pieces of blankets will be distributed this year to the orphans and vulnerable children, the elderly, the chronically ill, and the disabled in 33 divisions in all the 28 districts in Malawi.

“With #Love receive the gift of Blankets from the people of Japan through MRCS.” Said Changole. He added that the choice of the date was carefully chosen to share the #Love with the vulnerable communities in line this year’s World Red Cross Red Crescent Day theme #Love.

While thanking the Red Cross for the donation, senior chief Mazengela advised the beneficiaries not to sale the blankets, but to use them to avoid cold related infections such as pneumonia and other ailments  the winter.

During the same event, 16 Volunteers from Lilongwe Division were awarded Red Cross Life Associate Membership Certificates