A University of Malawi (UNIMA) student, Alia Umali has developed a device which is can transform the country’s health sector. Umali, based in Ndirande Township in Blantyre has developed a device called “E-Health Monitoring System” which she says is capable…
In a quest to improve academic growth, a Chikwawa-based organisation, Community Focus (COFO) has donated school bags to 112 learners from Mantchombe Primary School in the district. COFO says the donation has been made under a special sponsorship initiative being…
Hassan Bakali, a resident of Traditional Authority Machinjiri in Zomba, has embarked on a mission to restore forests devastated by charcoal burning in his area. Bakali’s journey began in 2023, after he gained insight into the effects of climate change.…
As one way of uplifting education standards, a Chikwawa-based organisation, Community Focus (COFO) has donated essential learning materials to 2,000 learners from Mantchombe Primary School in the district. The donation was made under a special initiative called “Njira Project” which…
Community members from Machinjiri Village in Traditional Authority Machinjiri in Zomba are beaming with joy after teaming up to construct a bridge at Machinjiri stream. Led by Machinjiri Village Natural Resources Management Committee (VNRMC), people in the community joined hands…
Some passionate villagers along Lake Chilwa in Zomba district are leading the way in protecting and restoring the lake’s potential amid challenges induced by climate change. The villagers, operating under the banner Mkuba Beach Village Committee (BVC) from Namasalima Village…
A 41-year-old agriprenuer Wiseman Helton has managed to turn his life around economically through farming. Helton, based in M’bwatalika Village in Traditional Authority M’bwatalika in Lilongwe has managed to graduate from subsistence farming to commercial farming through investment in irrigation…
Amid continued rise in prices of cooking oil on the local market, a Mchinji-based cooperative, Mikonga Cooperative is making cooking oil more affordable and accessible by processing it locally. The cooperative is producing the cooking oil at its factory based…
A Ntcheu-based organisation Chamanza Community Foundation (CCFD) has mobilised over 500 textbooks to be donated to three public schools in the area of Inkosi Njolomole in the district. CCFD launched the three-month mobilisation exercise in June this year through a…
Special needs learners from Lundu Primary School in Chikwawa District will now have a chance to undergo computer training, thanks to an organisation called Community Focus (COFO), which has donated modern computers to the school. COFO says it has made…