With the year 2017 exiting and 2018 being ushered in, gospel singer Favoured Martha real name, Martha Pingasa, on Friday took time out to eat and dance with orphans at Mwayi Orphan Care in Ndirande, Blantyre.
\nThe singer\u2014 who in the year 2017 made history by being among the top beneficiaries of the Airtel ringtones royalties driven by Copyright Society of Malawi (Cosoma) \u2014 also donated different items to Mwayi Orphan Care.
\nShe said, being the end of the year and the festive season, she thought it wise to reach out to the community.
\n\u201cI just thought it wise, with the year coming to an end, to come and eat with these orphans, celebrate with them as well as give them words of encouragement,\u201d Favoured Martha said.
\nThe singer said she selected Mwayi Orphanage after considering its history and challenges the institution faces.
\nSome of the donated items include bags of maize, cooking oil, soya pieces and note books.
\nShe could not be drawn to say how much she had spent on the items.
\n\u201cI would like to thank people who took their time to make contributions,\u201d she said.
\nFavoured Martha, who is also Musicians Union of Malawi (Mum) Vice president, thanked people for patronising her shows.
\n\u201cPeople support us by patronising our shows. We are where we are today because of them. So, we also need to give back to the society; hence, interacting with the orphans.
\n\u201cAgain, I have grown up in a poor family and, so, I know the challenges that orphans and other vulnerable children face,\u201d she said.
\nFavoured Martha described the year 2017 as a success.
\n\u201cGod favoured me in the year 2017; in the year, I was able to reach out to people through different performances. I was also one of the top beneficiaries in the Airtel ringtones,\u201d the singer said.
\nIn the year 2017, the singer also dropped her third album Mawa Limafika. Her other albums are Ondikonda Ndilinaye and Yehova Musalole.
\nShe took time out to perform the song \u2018Mawa Limafika\u2019.
\nFavoured Martha also performed the song \u2018Yahweh\u2019 from her previous album, which saw her break into tears.
\nIn the song, she talks about some of the challenges that people, including orphans, go through, finding solace in the fact that God always takes people through problems.
\n\u201cI would like to wish everyone all the best in 2018 and I call upon them to celebrate responsibly,\u201d Favoured Martha said.
\nFavoured Martha, who had time to learn how the orphans are taught, also donated wrappers of zitenje to caregivers as well as some cash.
\nFarao Katoma, who sells newspapers in the morning and later works at the orphanage, hailed Favoured Martha for the gesture.
\n\u201cThe items we have received will help us a lot. We normally lack food and, so, the maize we have received will take us up to March,\u201d Katoma said.
\nHe also said that most of the caregivers work on voluntary basis and called upon well-wishers to support them.
\n\u201cWe have 52 orphans in total and, from that number, 15 have started Standard One and others have started secondary education,\u201d Katoma said.
\nHe said, in the past, the orphans used to sleep at the centre before the arrangement changed. They now come in the morning and leave for home in the afternoon.
\nOne of the people who accompanied Favoured Martha, Themba Phiri, said the orphanage was doing a commendable job in looking after orphans, who are the future leaders.
\n\u201cI would like to thank Favoured Martha for taking time to do this. When she told us the idea, we felt it was good because most orphans do not have time to celebrate at the end of the year. So, we decided to make contributions,\u201d Phiri said. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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