The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has set aside funds of up to US$ 2.2 million to help in funding bicycle-related innovative ideas under a project called “Tchoova Njinga Innovation Challenge”. Under the initiative, Malawian innovators are being…
A group of enterprising youths from Demera Extension Planning Area (EPA) in Traditional Authority Kabudula on the outskirts of Lilongwe city has come together to launch a cooking oil manufacturing venture. The group, comprising 15 members, is manufacturing cooking oil,…
While to many snails are often viewed as slimy and disgusting creatures, Goodfellow Phiri, a Lilongwe-based innovator, has found a way to turn them into a lucrative business. Phiri’s company, Environmental Industries, has developed a unique body lotion called “Gezina…
State owned National Economic Empowerment Fund (NEEF) has partnered with the Smallholder Farmers Fertilizer Revolving Fund (SFFRFM) to speed up the distribution of fertilizer to farmers across the country. The initiative aims to support farmers who have been granted the…
A group of university graduates has joined forces to establish a professional firm, MERC Associates, which is specialising in monitoring, evaluation, research and consulting services. The innovative venture is the brainchild of a team of 7 young professionals determined to…
Lilongwe-based environmental activist Goodfellow Phiri has developed a concept to use discarded bottles and buckets to plant crops; hence, helping clean up the environment. Phiri’s venture has also seen him growing vegetables and other crops inside Area 25, Sungwi market,…
Mangochi-based youthful entrepreneur Mariam Stand has managed to transform her life from a rice seller to a real estate owner. Stand, from Mtalimanja Village in Traditional Authority Mponda in the district has been selling rice in Mangochi township since 2011.…
Dedza based young farmer, Werengani Nabot is generating significant profits after developing an innovative approach to agriculture. Based in Biwi James village in the area of Traditional Authority Chauma, Nabot is producing fertilizer from human urine, an unconventional method that…
Blantyre-based renowned gospel musician Allan Chirwa has embarked on a remarkable journey to make a difference in the lives of the vulnerable. Drawing from his own experience as an orphan, Chirwa has established a foundation operating under the name “Allan…
An environmental oriented organization operating under the name Youth Action For Success and Development (YASD) has unavailed an ambitious project that will see market users at Nkhora in Dedza district collect waste materials from the market which will then be…