Why we love cooperatives!
We at Empower Projects are passionate about cooperatives. Primarily as they are a force for tremendous social, economic and environmental impact the world over!
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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 here to explain!
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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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Empower Malawi: The Next Five Years
Over the last few months our team across Malawi and Australia have been reflecting on our work to date. We’ve been dissecting the key factors underpinning our many successes and perhaps more so, our failures and the rich learnings attached to them.
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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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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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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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