Returning to Malawi (2023)
Our Co-Founder and Executive Director Dr Shanil Samarakoon shares some highlights from his recent visit to Malawi. It’s been over…
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Mphanga Primary and Kakoma Primary set to launch breakfast programs
Greetings! We hope you are having a positive start to 2022. Across 2021, despite lockdowns and restrictions as a result…
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Haswel Filiton of Demera Cooperative
Tell us about yourself? My name is Haswell Filiton and I am married with 3 children. I come from Seketse…
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Sowing Seeds of Change at Mphanga Primary School
Mphanga Primary School is a school of 1,500 pupils in Malawi’s Mchinji District. As of 2020, parents of pupils and…
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Glory Makileyi of Mitula Primary School
My name is Glory Makileyi, I am 8 years old and I am in standard three. I had no chance…
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An Educational Visit to a School in Kasungu
Hi everyone! My name is Bright Msku and I am the coordinator for Empower Malawi’s school projects. I’m writing this…
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From the Field: Empower Malawi launches new project in Lilongwe District
Bright Msuku here! We at Empower Malawi partner with rural regions across Malawi for 5 years to support local efforts to achieving self-reliance. Rural regions in Malawi typically comprise of Traditional Authority (T/A)
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2017: Highlights
Greetings everyone! I hope you are having a relaxing end to the year. At our end, another momentous year comes to an end and a HUGE 2018 is soon to fill our horizon. Here’s a quick summary of some highlights from 2017.
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My First Day in Kapita
About 5 hours north of Lilongwe lies the district of Mzimba South East. Kapita is a large area comprised of 38 villages. The area is governed by a village head and the main source of income is farming of maize and coffee.
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Development in Action
After a couple of days in Kapita, I am beginning to come to terms with AFT (African Flexible Time). A concept coined by my friend Chawezi to help me understand the flexible nature of Malawian scheduling. The term initially surfaced when we were expecting to do our interviews with Kapita’s largest village.
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