Malawi government blocking Madonna's charity

The dream of American Pop Singer Madonna to carry out a number of charitable works in Malawi will remain in jeopardy if what a local newspaper has reported is anything to go by that the board of Non-Governmental organizations (NGO) has turn down an application by the pop star to have her Trust registered in Malawi. Madonna is linked to be the brain behind Raising Malawi Trust though other reports indicate that she is just one of the trustees.

The Sunday Times newspaper has quoted an undisclosed source from the Civil Society community in Malawi who has revealed that the Joyce Banda government is deliberately frustrating any moved by Madonna attributing the whole scenario as 'bad blood' between President Joyce Banda and Madonna.

'From the look of things, Madonna’s work in the country will continue facing challenges as long as the current administration continues to call the shots' the source is quoted as saying. The source further claimed that some top government officials have been pressing the NGO board not to accept Madonna’s application.

Board Chairperson for NGO’s Board in Malawi Emily Banda has since turned down the claims and revealed that Madonna own no single NGO in Malawi but rather is one of the trustees of a number of NGO’s including the Raising Malawi Trust. 'Let me mention that Madonna the musician does not have an NGO that applied for registration; rather, Madonna is one of the trustees in several organizations that applied for registration. One that I call that we have not registered is Raising Malawi Trust,' Banda told the paper.

She claimed that the trust failed to meet the required registration requirements. The NGO chief however could not completely rule out Raising Trust Malawi, saying they still stand a chance if they bring forward the other required documents.

Meanwhile, 380 NGO’S have been registered according to Banda. She has however asked all registered NGO’s to always comply with the country’s registration laws and failing which they will be fined or completely turned down.

From www.nyasatimes.com

Comments

[Pablo]

Madonna is wrong if she thinks that Maduro is our enemy, U.S.A. has launched a campaign to discredit Venezuelan President, just because he is against the american empire, i´m gay and i like Madonna but those manifestations in Caracas are organized by the right and the U.S.A Embassy in order to destabilize the country. Sometimes Madonna is pretty ignorant about the social progress and the real values of freedom. What about Joe Arpaio in Arizona who commits violence against mexicans in the border and Obama, her superstar, is speechless! She first should look for the real reasons and stop watching CNN, maybe 3 hours in the gym and 4 children don´t let her time to learn about other societies, she didn´t even go to Caracas to perform a Concert, comming secretly to México to buy Frida Kahlo paintings doesn´t make you sensitive to the pain of the people, and then, she claims that people critizes her.
I think Maduro is a good President and if he turns into socialism is because it is demostrated that capitalism has fail to get equality, how many artists in the world can launch a video on MTV?
Otherwise, Kabbalah says that the most important thing in a task is not how much you get but your intentions, and Madonna is always boasting she is a "working girl from Michigan" who got every thing from having nothing. working hard doesn´t make you a better person

[JC]

I can't believe how much ignorance and pride has this guy. After all the effort, love and money that she and her group put to this project. Brings education to everyone who the deserves it.people from Malawi should stand up for their rights on equal education for girls and guys ! Stop to ignorance,descrimination and abuse.