Hope Ministries International (HOMI)
Blessings Mlowoka and Pike Ng’oma organised a packed day of education and fun 25/09/2021 Captions and photos give a flavour
This Lady is 92 and still farms her land – she sent me a special message, see text below 
Football Jerseys and new Football 
All ready before the day T-shirts with HOMI logo 
I was very touched, Pike took the trouble of designing a logo for Poems For Parliament 
Trophy for the winner 
Writing materials for the school-children 
Blessings presenting the writing materials for the pupils 
Teaching about Climate Injustice 
Learning about the injustice of climate breakdown 
Learning about the lack of Climate Justice 
Climate Justice is needed now 
The piercing expression on this wronged lad’s face. All our children are entitled to be very angry with us for over-burdening our planet so wrecklessly 
We shall all need to change to improve our chances 
Key Messages : Think Green, Control Overpopulation; Involve Us in Climate Justice; Climate Justice Now!; Lets protect our Bio-diversity 
All the children in the world are at risk from climate breakdown 
These are the innocent recipients of climate injustice 
How can we carry on with business-as-usual? 
It is not fair that they have to suffer from our emissions 
There is humility in this little lad’s stance, when are the affluent going to learn humility? 
Where do we go from here? 
Thank you all for attending and listening 
Learning that extreme flooding is caused by extravagant lifestyles in a different part of the world 
Blessings raising awareness about climate injustice 
Learn the reality that things can only get worse 
Blessing delivered all the training sessions 
We must apologise to these people 
We must try and redeem ourselves by changing rapidly and completely 
I received many thanks, it is for me to thank the Malawians for their generous forgiving nature 
Later in the day, the Degrowth presentation for Community leaders 
Degrowth presentation for community leaders 
The slide shows the injustice of growth economics
There was a special message from the 92 year old lady featured first in the photos, who still farms her land:
She said….. “Barbara wanditchenetsa ndikuoneka bwino….ambuye amudalitse wakumbukila osowa” English: Barbara has dressed me well and I look beautiful today let God bless her because she has remembered those who are in need. “Mumuuze Barbara, tili ndi vuto la madzi kuno; madzi owe tikugwiritsa ntchito siabwino pa koto was munthu” ENGLISH: Tell Barbara we have water problems here; we are suffering a lot the water we use is NOT good for use. This message touched me (ie Pike) …..and I did NOT want to tell you because it’s not what we went to preach but because she mentioned it in a specific way……. I need to deliver.. Thank you Pike for delivering her message in full to me – the world need to know of the problems you are facing
My involvement in the day was simply providing funds and a brief PowerPoint presentation about Degrowth, which Pike translated to the national language – Chichewa.
Blessings and Pike chose how to spend the money and deliver the education. They selected some excellent messages which we can see the children displaying on their placards:
- Think Green, Control Overpopulation
- Involve Us in Climate Justice
- Climate Justice Now!
- Lets protect our Bio-diversity
Pike gave me a vibrant description of the day:
Good morning Barbara…. We had a wonderful and beautiful Degrowth/Ecological overshoot Campaign yesterday. ……first of its kind. -Primary pupils and their teachers -The communities and their traditional chiefs -And Football Bonanza involving two communities giant teams…… From activities from around 9am -6pm we already found a good number of gatherings… School had about 100pupils…communities we planned for 50 but it was over 100 as well some sat outside the hall and later Bonanza called over 3,500 …..
Chiefs and community leaders welcomed the development and promised to take part in family planning. ….because they have learnt a lot from the campaign. …. They say they had big forests….. and was all sold and deforestated. …proud of money and now they are facing the wrath of climate change… This training was in the church…. meeting chiefs… community leaders and community members who came from different sides….Kms away….. We use the church as a community HALL because they don’t have any….They have bricks and site and have builders but the problem is building and finishing….materials like sheets…….
After providing lunch the afternoon was taken up by the football bonanza. A game between NKHAMBO FC and ABULU FC. Goals were scored and celebrated. ….. Some pictures below with a few comments. Thank you so much Pike and Blessings for all your hard work. I am grateful to everyone who attended. I hope that this event might inspire more collaborations to rectify the climate injustice which will continue to worsen every day until the world embraces a new direction, which could be inspired by a Global Aspiration for rapid, voluntary and ethical IPAT Degrowth to address global ecological overshoot.
ABULU FC – They were victorious this day! 
Pike is seen here presenting the Trophy 
Blessings on the left in HOMI T-shirt, Pike on the right in a PFP T-shirt, the young man centre wearing his new football jersey 
I was really touched, Pike designed a Poems For Parliament logo for the day 
Blessings handing over the PFP Ball to the Group Village Chief 
Celebrating their win 
Celebrations after the match 
Pitch invasion – match is over! 
The village chief gets a new football 
Such an amazing 92 year-old lady, I hope solutions to the water supply will be found 
The young men in their new football strip, with the message of the day
NKHAMBO FC – They hold PFP Ball as in both teams had NO Ball to use in the match….and also in the whole community. 
NKHAMBO FC after the match I suspect – a little down-hearted 
Post match picture 
Showing off their new football strip, and imagining they’ve won the trophy 
NKHAMBO FC – was this after the match? Head in hands at the back, their strike maybe? 
Pike with the new ball showing masses….confirming to to gathering that the ball is fresh and new… 
Some of the new football jerseys I think – adorning some fine fellows 
Blessings and the two captains of the teams 
The game begins 
The game 
Might be a goal scoring moment captured here 
Final whistle I think – pitch invasion! 
This must be the final whistle 
Few photos after the game, well done everyone 
The elders watching the game