Board of Trustees

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Foundation for Communnity Support Services (FOCUS).
Tamala Fweta's House,

Opposite MBC Transmitting Station,

Private Bag 17,
Karonga,
Malawi,
Central Africa.
Telephone: +265 1 362 712
Cellphone: +265 9 793 698
+265 8 510 259
E-mail:
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T/A Kalonga, The Board Chairman.	Work Experience Chief Kalonga from 1991 Worked as a Welder Head with PVHO District Advisory Forum NICE - Member Government Water Supply – Board Member Northern Region Community Policing Chairperson Trainings attended Chiefs Management – Mpemba Staff Development Institute – 2002 Attended Malawi Human Rights Commission on the Role of Chiefs in protecting the Rule of Law
Mrs. Rosemary Weeks (nee Nyirenda), Board Member.	Born in January 1947 in Karonga District. Qualifications: Diploma in Education - University of Malawi, BA History-Birkbeck University of London. Work Experience: Has taught in Malawi and Zambia. Also worked as a Librarian oUK for 15 years. Current is a Project Coordinator for Matema College, Karonga
Mr. W.K.P. Malanga, Board Member.	Born on 25th August, 1943. Qualifications: Degree in Education, Diploma in Education, Masters Degree in Education Studies at University of Malawi; Chancellor College. Work Experience and achievements: Worked as Secondary teacher and promoted from Diploma teacher ET3 to Graduate A (POA). Founder of Kaporo Foundation for Rural Development (Kaporo Acadamy) and selected as Executive Director of the secondary school.
Mrs. N.M. Mwenifumbo, Board Member	Born on 26th July, 1946. Qualifications: State Registered Nursing, Registered Public Health Nurse, Management Course for MID Level Health Personnel, Family Planning Service Provider Course and Secondary School education. Work Experience: Nursing Sister - Ministry of Health September 1970 t
Mr. A.S. Mwenifumbo, Board Member	Born on 3rd June, 1944. Qualifications: Masters Degree in Community Health (University of Liverpool, Liverpool school of Medicine, Dept. of International Community Health, UK - 1977), Post Graduate Diploma in Health Education (University of Leeds, UK - 1977), Royal Society of Health, Diploma in the Inspection of Meat and other Foods, (College for the Distributive Trades, London - UK) and Diploma in Public Health, (University of Malawi, the Polytechnic. Work Experience: Worked for the Ministry of Health as a District Health Inspector, joined Lecturing Staff of the Polytechnic as a Lecturer and also worked with UNICEF as Assistant Programme Officer in the Health Sector.
Mr. W.J. Mwagomba; Board Member	Born in 1947 Qualifications and achievements: Wrote Cambridge, passed a Staff Training College Course as a Executive Officer - Accounts, joined the Civil services and worked with the Accountant General's Department, promoted to Senior Executive Officer Accounts, posted to Malawi High Commission - Lusaka, promoted while in Foreign services to the rank of Chief Executive Officer - Accounts, back to Malawi and posted to Government Press as Head of Finance. Promoted to Senior Accountant - S8 (Super Scale), sent to London - UK for a course in Financial Management and Auditing, promoted to Principal Accountant as Financial Controller (super scale 7), also worked as Assistant Chief Accountant super 6 scale, Office of President (OPC) Headquarters and finally Re-appointed as a Head of Finance at the Malawi Electoral