In recognition of United Nations International Women’s Day, we celebrate the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating gender parity. This year, after all we’ve experienced, achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 world, shows us how crucial it is to create...
Meet Bettie Mhango, she is 32 years old and belongs to the Chimwemwe Self Help Group in Nkombezi area. Bettie lives with her 4 Children as she separated from her husband. She dropped out of school in Standard (grade) 7 and had her first child at a tender age. After...
Covid-19 has had a huge effect on Malawi as Nation. The Financial sector is one of the worst hit with many business owners closing up their businesses. Members of the Self-Help Groups are not spared, and some lost their businesses while for many others businesses remained stagnant because of the immense uncertainty poised by Covid-19...
Youth unemployment continues to be a developmental challenge in Malawi where at least 7.52% of youth, aged 15 -24, continue to be unemployed and the Government is grappling for solutions to fix this statistic. The Centre for Youth and Development (CYD) has been focusing on self-employment as part of their...
Elness Simwera, in the video, is one of many students that recently graduated secondary school, who learned Computer Studies and accessed offline education resources, through the donated computers that we provide to school programs in Malawi, in partnership with The Turing Trust. We are beginning to see long-term positive educational outcomes which include: improved...
