Hi everyone! We need your help. My Giving Circle is giving away $25,000 to Australia's favorite charities across four categories. We are currently #4 in our category as a community development organisation. With your help we can get to the Top 3 and receive between AUD 1000 to AUD 2000 in grant
Our Trip to Malawi – Matt and Wendy Napier
This month we have a guest blog post by our partners Matt and Wendy Napier (Walk to a Better World) We recently had the opportunity to visit some of Empower’s projects in Malawi and see first-hand the work they are doing to empower local communities. Our trip started with a tour of
What is permaculture?
What is permaculture? Here at Empower Projects, we are CONSTANTLY talking about "permaculture" and whether our approaches to agriculture, community financing, technology or training are being informed by it. But what is it exactly? Why is it so important to us? Our Founder Shanil Samarakoon is
A Massive 2016!
Greetings from Sri lanka everyone! As our Executive Director in Malawi says, "Change is a seed of slow growth" and in this light 2015 has been an important year for Empower Projects. It is a year in which we received tax deductibility status in Australia, effectively doubled the size of our team
We are Tax Deductible in Australia!
It is with great pride and deep satisfaction that I announce that Empower Projects now has DGR status in Australia! As of the of the 25th of June 2015, all donations over $2 are tax deductible in Australia. This is a tremendous achievement as we are a small organisation - we are currently
