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Thank you so much for your continued support of Positive Steps. To date we have raised in excess of £38,000 (GBP) through fundraising events and regular personal donations. A special thank you to all of our regular donors, these are the people who have regularly...

Two of the Positive Step team have just returned from a short visit to beautiful Malawi. The team at Nkhoma Hospital once again welcomed us with open arms.  Major power and water shortages have not had an effect on the brilliant things that happen there, some of which...

  ... Today we received these photos with a two word message ..."thank you" Your support for Positive Steps is making a real difference to peoples lives ...

Sadly ... our main fundraiser for this year, the Big Band Night planned for 10th September, has had to be CANCELLED ... This was because the number of ticket sales (less than 60) was below the events break-even point and it was considered not to be viable for the...

Tickets are still on sale ... Proper fun for a good cause ... Please help us make this night a real success ...

Siyileni Sagalamu was born with deformity of the bones in her legs.  She will soon be going to the Beit CURE International Hospital in Blantyre (southern region of Malawi) for bilateral tibia repair; the weight bearing bones in her lower legs.  This surgery will mean...

SAVE THE DATE ... BIG BAND NIGHT Tickets ... on sale now 

Sunday 17th July saw our second Vintage Tea Party at the lovely Walled Gardens in Dorset.  It was a really lovely event that raised an amazing £566. A special thankyou to everyone that came along and supported,...

Sunday 17th July 2.30pm Vintage Tea Party At the beautiful Moreton Walled Gardens, Moreton, Dorset ...   Free entry and parking. Please come and join us for afternoon tea on the lawn and enjoy a walk around...

April 16th 2016 - Positive Steps hosted its second Murder Mystery evening ... this time it was 1953 … the year of the coronation of our great Queen Elizabeth II!  A truly vintage experience from beginning to end... after exchanging pounds for old pennies, much fun was...

I worked in Nkhoma Hospital in 2010 for eleven and a half months as a junior doctor. During this time, I was responsible for the adult medical wards where I conducted daily ward rounds and saw patients as they were admitted through the outpatient department. My...

Murder Mystery Night tickets still on sale ... why not get a table together with friends? See The Valley Players act out scenes of intrigue and mystery and try to work out 'who dunnit' ... Come and join us for Cheese, Wine & Murder Mystery in Durweston Village...

You may remember in October 2011, we posted about the charity’s support of Daniel Chimutu, an Orthopedic Clinical Officer at Nkhoma Mission Hospital.  We are thrilled to report that Daniel is currently in his fourth year of his Degree in Medicine at Hubert Kairuki...

Positive Steps Charity supports work in and around Nkhoma Hospital, in central Malawi, which is situated some 37 miles (60 km) south of Malawi’s capital Lilongwe … The charity makes links … and bridges gaps in health care to...

Meet Dinnah Chimutu (pictured below), who is in the second of her six years of studies at the University of Malawi in Blantyre, with the aim of becoming a Doctor. She is being sponsored by a Dorset family, who were connected with her through Positive Steps. [gallery...

There have been lots of people saying they are going .... so now it is time to really show your support and buy some tickets ... why not get a table together with friends? Come and join us for Cheese, Wine & Murder Mystery in Durweston Village Hall on 16th April...

Come and join us for Cheese, Wine & Murder Mystery in Durweston Village Hall on 16th April 2016 (Doors open at 7pm for a 7.30pm start) Tickets: £15 (includes a welcome glass of wine, cheese platter & pudding) ...Tickets available by calling the box office on...

We thought we would start 2016 with news about some of the on-going work in Malawi, where Positive Steps continues to bridge gaps in health care, by working closely with the charity 500 Miles. These photos depict people living in some of the most rural parts of...