About Orbus:

Orbus was established in June 2007. Orbus’ mission arose out of the work of the Namatete orphan care program conducted by the Namatete CCAP (Church of Central Africa Presbyterian) in Blantyre, Malawi, which feeds and teaches hundreds of orphans every Saturday.

Orbus is managed in Malawi by Rev. Colin Mbawa, who worshipped at SYPC with his wife Shirley and their three daughters Edith, Lois and Miriam, for three years while studying at the Presbyterian Theological College in Box Hill. After completing his studies Colin and his family returned to Blantyre where Colin was ordained into full-time ministry as the Minister at Namatete CCAP.

Colin and some friends from SYPC and other congregations from within the Presbyterian Church of Victoria then established Orbus as a way of coordinating assistance for the care of orphaned children in Blantyre.

It is for the children in the Namatete CCAP feeding program that Orbus are hoping to build a kindergarten, primary and secondary school and vocational training centre in Ngumbe Village, approximately 2-3 kilometres from Namatete. 

Helping these children is the motivation behind Orbus, and it is the desire of the growing group of Orbus supporters to want to offer as many of these children as we can, a safe, loving, nurturing home and school where they can be protected, loved, cared for and trained, all on a foundation of love for God and for people.

Orbus Development and Aid in Central Africa Limited is a voluntary charity organisation. It is registered in the Central African nation of Malawi and has a board of unpaid directors made up of five Malawians and three Australians. All Orbus operations are to be located in Malawi or other African nations. The Australian directors provide input on these African operations rather than conduct any Orbus operations in Australia.

Orbus’ primary aim is to assist local communities in Malawi and surrounding countries through initiating self-sustaining development projects which will help individuals to reverse the cycles and consequences of poverty.

For further information regarding Orbus please visit the Orbus website at www.orbusafrica.org.

Donations to the work of Orbus can be made through SYPC. Please call 03-9877 0312 for further details.