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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Permaculture in Schools – Our Approach to Improving Student Wellbeing in Malawi
Challenges faced by rural schools in Malawi Rural schools in Malawi, like in many parts of sub-Saharan Africa, are a…
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Two Schools in Malawi Launch Community-Run Breakfast Programs
Two schools in Kasungu, Malawi launched community-run breakfast programs! This blog outlines how they got there.
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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
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) jurisdiction, each with
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Supporting agricultural cooperatives in Lilongwe
Today I’d like to share some information about our efforts to support three agricultural cooperatives in Lilongwe. Our latest project in Lilongwe is focused on Demera (Demera Paprika Cooperative) and Mngwangwa (Milindi and
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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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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
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This March, our Empower Malawi team launched its latest five-year partnership with two rural regions within the Lilongwe District (Demera and Ngwangwa extension planning areas). This five-year regional partnership will comprise
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