2010 Opus Prize Laureate
LUSUBILO ORPHAN CARE PROJECT
KARONGA, MALAWI
In the northern district of Karonga, Malawi, Sr. Beatrice Chipeta, who passed away in 2019, operated the Lusubilo Orphan Care Project, which empowers individuals facing hunger and HIV/AIDS. Lusubilo now supports four areas in the Karonga region.
Lusubilo sponsors a service program designed to empower individuals to care for each other. The agency invests in formula for malnourished infants, trains young mothers in nutrition and infant care, underwrites community-based child-care centers, oversees agriculture programs, sponsors vocational training and staffs classrooms and a residential facility for 70 orphans.
Sr. Beatrice leads Lusubilo Orphan Care Project with a spirit of gratitude and hope, combined with a commitment to improving the lives of others. With Sr. Chipeta’s leadership, the people of Karonga support more than 9,000 orphaned children and 800 vulnerable family members each year.