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…
For Alice Nyondo, a mother of four from Muchemwa Village in Chitipa, fetching water used to be an exhausting daily ordeal. Every morning, she and her neighbours would walk over five kilometres to the nearest borehole, balancing heavy buckets on…
Linda Ward Foundation has donated 70 bags of fertilizer worth K7.2 million to Community-Based Child Care Centers (CBCCs) in Kamteteka, Mzimba. Linda Ward, the Foundation’s founder, expressed her concern for the caregivers, who as volunteers struggle to afford essential farming…
A Mulanje-based Organisation, Othakarhaka-Passing On The Kindness (OTK) has become a beacon of hope for the homeless in Traditional Authority Nkanda in Mulanje by building 14 houses for vulnerable families, many of whom were affected by Tropical Cyclone Freddy. 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…
Karonga District Council chairperson Bellium Msukwa has challenged Wovwe Community Skills Development Centre to venture into entrepreneurship and help government in job creation to spur socio-economic development. Msukwa made the appeal on Saturday at Wovwe in Traditional Authority (T/A) Mwirang’ombe…
Thirty Hope Ambassadors graduated on Saturday under the Mbedza Youth Leadership Award Scheme at the Hope & Wellness Centre in Songani, Zomba. The scheme, launched in June, aims to equip youths with leadership skills in various areas. “Initially, we had…
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,…
One of Malawi’s most disaster-prone districts, Chikwawa, has often faced floods and droughts, leaving many households grappling with food insecurity and economic instability. It is for this reason that Gift of the Givers (GoG) Malawi has empowered 4,050 farmers in…
Football Association of Malawi (FAM) on Friday opened the long-awaited Luwinga Inclusive Football Academy at Luwinga Technical Centre in Malawi’s Northern Region city, Mzuzu City. Speaking during the opening ceremony, FAM President Fleetwood Haiya said the opening of the academy…