Welcome Solister!
My name is Solister Mhango, Member Service Officer and I am 26 years old. I originally come from Karonga District. I hold a Diploma in Financial Accounting from the Malawi College of Accountancy.
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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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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
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Timbiri Savings and Credit Cooperative : From Small Beginnings Come Great Things
If we were to encapsulate our efforts in Mpamba, Nkahata Bay across 2015, we’d say that we’ve been “sowing seeds”. Working shoulder to shoulder with community is central to our work and we recognise that this is not a process that can be rushed and forced into convenient timelines.
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Why we believe Zuwa can be a game changer
What this means is that by Empower Projects serving as the parent organisation, Zuwa Energy will be a profit for purpose company,
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Kapita Primary School – A Five Year Journey
Kapita Primary School is nestled atop one of the many undulating hills that stretch across the South-East Mzimba region of Malawi. To reach it, one often has two choices, a seasoned 4×4 or a long (steep) walk.
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Arriving in Malawi
Coming to Malawi, I was not sure what to expect. Having travelled through a few African countries before landing in Malawi, I was expecting Lilongwe to be a fast-paced, high-intensity and stressful city.
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Kapita Primary School – On track to become a model school for Permaculture
A LOT has happened over the past 3 months in Kapita. Being the very first project that Empower Projects supported in Malawi, Kapita has been our partner community since 2010. Our permaculture specialist Tina Sosten has been
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A Massive 2016!
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
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