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Introducing the Code Club at Robert Laws Secondary School, Malawi

Our first Code Club after being accepted as a Code Club Growth Leader was set up at Robert Laws Secondary School in the Mzimba District, Malawi. The club started meeting regularly for an hour every Friday and Saturday in October 2019 and currently has 28 members. The club is supervised...

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...

GUEST BLOG: Philanthropy that makes us global

It has been a difficult road for many when it comes to accessing computer based learning in Malawi. The struggle for many learners has been evident as many people in our city were most likely to start using computers as a learning aide when they start University. Essays were handwritten...

INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION DAY 2020

In 2018, the General Assembly of the United Nations passed a resolution that proclaims 24 January as international Education Day to celebrate the role of education in development, bridging the poverty gap and reversing inequality. This year’s focus is on ‘education as humanity’s greatest renewable resource’, and celebrates how learning...

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...