Musicians Union of Malawi (Mum) has received a K16 million funding from the Swedish Musicians Union.<\/p>\n
Mum President Reverend Chimwemwe Mhango confirmed Tuesday saying the K16 million funding is for this year\u2019s project.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur proposal was for over K25 million but they have cut it for reasons we don\u2019t know. This has made us to remove some activities which were designated for women\u2019s empowerment and it\u2019s unfortunate,\u201d Mhango said.<\/p>\n
He however, said they will be able to do one basic training as unionists, conduct some trainings in the chapters, hold an Annual General Meeting and run the office properly.<\/p>\n
Last year Mum received a K20 million funding.<\/p>\n
Mhango said he wil l coordinate the programmes alongside Emre Sorkun from Swedish Musicians Union.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are very thankful to our friends in Sweden for trusting us and supporting Mum. They actually have promised that if we continue being transparent and committed, support will continue even next year,\u201d the Mum leader said.<\/p>\n
The two parties have since signed the agreement.<\/p>\n
\u201cEmre Sorkun was here to sign the agreement with Mum and left on Sunday. Again this year Thomas Dyan from FIM will also be involved in monitoring our project,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Mhango said without this funding they would still be lacking.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs Mum we do not receive any funding from government and we rely on other stakeholders and Swedish Musicians Union funding has been very instrumental. Last year\u2019s trainings in all our chapters were an eye opener in several areas,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Mhango said through the fund which is reviewable yearly, they were building a very good foundation for the union.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have been transparent always as a union and that is why this funding is continuing and I just want to thank fellow musicians for the cooperation and call upon those who haven\u2019t joined the union to do so. We need to be strongly united in order to achieve positive results,\u201d Mhango said.<\/p>\n
He said the signing of the agreement was also attended by Mum Women\u2019s Desk chairperson, Martha Mituka, Mum\u2019s Treasurer, Anthony Dumba and Wendy Harawa.<\/p>\n
Sorkun said they have been in partnership with Mum for close<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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