Archive for February, 2009

Mary Donohoe & Ms. Tamika Nyondo were interviewed on Today with Pat Kenny on RTE Radio 1, on Tuesday February 10th.

Podcast link: http://www.rte.ie/podcasts/2009/pc/pod-v-100209-8m36s-todaypatkenny.mp3

Mary Donohoe thanked the Irish public for their great support to the work of The Rose Project. It was noted that the new Central Maternity Hospital, funded by The Rose Project in Lilongwe, the capital of Malawi, will open ahead of schedule in May 2009.  A formal opening ceremony will take place in October 2009.  Ms Tamika Nyondo spoke of the impact of The Rose Project at community level through the iconic ‘Lighthouse clinic’, also in Lilongwe, Malawi.  Ms Nyondos mother is a nightnurse at the Lighthouse Clinic.  Ms Nyondo shared her view that the work of the Lighhouse has brought great direct benefit to the people of Malawi, and helped remove the stigma associated with HIV and AIDS in Malawi. A podcast of this interview is available on the RTE website

http://www.rte.ie/podcasts/2009/pc/pod-v-100209-8m36s-todaypatkenny.mp3