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#EMPLOYEESPOTLIGHT: PETER MLAUZI

Passion and purpose empowering young people. Periodically, we shine a light on our employees who are making a difference in our target communities. These stories of service highlight the individual efforts of our dedicated staff, what motivates them, and how the work that we do is impacting on our targets....

SHG is our Saviour – Kestina’s Story

Kestina Mhango runs a small business selling rice through which she is able to support her family. After leaving school at 20 years and having her first child at the age of 21, providing for her family is something Kestina has struggled with. Life was unbearable as with her husband...

MENSTRUAL HYGIENE KITS – MEETING THE NEEDS OF GIRLS

Not having sanitary supplies means days without school  and not leaving their houses/hostels. It also means girls using unhealthy materials, cloth, paper, leaves, mattress stuffing, corn cobs, or anything they think can be used to manage the menses. Centre for Youth and Development is excited to share the progress of...

Looking forward to 2020. . .

Thank you for your support and standing with us in the previous years. 2020 signifies another important stage for us. We are stepping into a new decade that fills us with hope and possibility. As the Chinese proverb says: if you are planning for a year, sow rice; if you...

Greening the fields again: Tapukwa Irrigation Scheme Renovation

Winter is generally a dry season in Malawi and water becomes a precious commodity. In Tapukwa, a community in the Henga Valley in Rumphi District the fields around the valley bottom are green with winter Maize, Tomatoes, beans, vegetables and many other crops thanks to irrigation. The scheme was built...