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Malawi, People, Values

The 3 Greatest Lessons I’ve Learnt Through 5 Years of Working in Development

January 10, 2016
By Shanil

I joined the Empower Malawi team in 2010 as a fresh young graduate with no experience about development work. A scientist at heart, equipped with theories, hope and confidence amassed from the long lecture hours, I was eager to get down to work. I cared less where and how.

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Cooperatives, Malawi

MPAMBA VISION WORKSHOP

July 11, 2015
By Shanil

Hi everyone, Bright Msuku here with some good news. In the mid of 2014 Empower Malawi extended its projects to a new area of Mpamba in Nkhata-Bay district. Mpamba is a vibrant agro based marketing area. Approximately Mpamba has 38 villages and an approximate population of 10, 000 people. 

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Australia, News

We are Tax Deductible in Australia!

May 10, 2015
By Shanil

This is a tremendous achievement as we are a small organisation – we are currently  volunteer run in Australia and only had 3 full-time employees in Malawi at the time of application in 2014. Overall, we clocked in over 200 hours of effort to submit a robust application.

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Australia, SriLanka

Gava and Gary in Batticaloa

January 11, 2015
By Shanil

Arriving in Baticaloa, we didn’t know what to expect. Still a largely unexplored area by tourists given it’s the lack of activities, none of our friends were able to give us a heads up either. Once we got there it was beyond

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Australia, People

Lessons in Crowdfunding

January 11, 2015
By Shanil

It’s important to be clear about who you are impacting , the specifics of what is going to be done with the money raised (the more tangible the better) and why this is important to you/ your team. We are emotional beings and as per the ever popular 

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Interviews, Malawi, People, Values

Staff Profile – Bright Msuku

January 11, 2014
By Shanil

Our PR Officer Kane Callaghan will be in conversation with one of our staff members each month. This month Kane had a chat with the Asst. Project Coordinator of Empower Malawi, Bright Msuku.

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Interviews, Malawi, People, Permaculture

Sylvia Banda’s Story

January 10, 2014
By Shanil

Our Project Coordinator Bright Msuku recently sat down for a chat with Sylvia Banda, an inspiring woman from the Kapita region in Nothern Malawi.

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Australia, Interviews, Values

Unpacking the Ego

August 11, 2013
By Shanil

It became clear to me upon examination that it (working on social projects) was an escape – a drug of sorts. My intentions on the surface were good…but the internal drivers of this call to action were not entirely altruistic.

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Australia, Malawi

Empower Malawi: 2012 Reflections

January 11, 2013
By Shanil

HAPPY new year to everyone! Clock by clock days hide behind the door- 2012 is now last year. It was an exciting year for Empower Inc’s initiative in Malawi, the Malawi project in all aspects of leadership, projects, partnerships and presence.

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Malawi, People, Values

Joining Empower Malawi: The Journey Begins!

January 11, 2013
By Shanil

It started like a cat playing with a teddy bear when I met Ben Cole an Australian citizen who is currently consulting for the United Nations International Children’s’ Education Fund (UNICEF) in Malawi.

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Monday, 20, Jan
Permaculture in Schools – Our Approach to Improving Student Wellbeing in Malawi
Wednesday, 26, Sep
Why we love cooperatives!
Tuesday, 26, Sep
Kapita Primary School – A Five Year Journey
Tuesday, 1, Mar
Our Impact in 2021
Monday, 17, Jan
Mphanga Primary and Kakoma Primary set to launch breakfast programs
Monday, 5, Apr
Haswel Filiton of Demera Cooperative
Tuesday, 9, Feb
Our Impact in 2020
Tuesday, 15, Dec
Sowing Seeds of Change at Mphanga Primary School
Wednesday, 15, Jul
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