2. The case for IMG’s
continued support
• Strong history, strong
responsibility
• The potential for regional
IMG involvement exists
• The need in Malawi is
great
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3. IMG’s History
with Iris
• 10 years of fundraising
• Funds have increased
every year, with
$25,000 sent in 2012
• Ian Martin has been the
sole provider of
Christmas joy for both
children on base and in
surrounding villages
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4. Quick Iris Overview
• It opened in 2003
• Iris is... 7 children’s
homes, a primary
school, a farming
centre, a bible school,
a regional feed
program & provides
disaster relief for the
area
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6. Why is Iris there?
• Iris is in the town of Bangula in the Nsanje District
• Southern Malawi experiences regular crop failure
due to extreme weather and food insecurity is a
constant issue among the people of the Nsanje
District.
• Most people are subsistent farmers and live off less
than a dollar a day and malaria is prevalent year
round.
• There are over 40,000 orphaned or vulnerable
children in the district of 250,000 people
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11. What needs to happen
this year
• $ value of how much
we’ve raised,
• how much more we
need to raise and how
we’re going to do it...
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