The CCAP Synod of Livingstonia in partnership with Plan Malawi has empowered 242 youths with vital vocational and entrepreneurial skills through a special project called Zantchito. The youths, comprising 169 young women and 73 young men have been equipped with…
A Lilongwe-based youthful entrepreneur, Chris Maliyeliye has offered to provide opportunities to underprivileged youths to acquire technical skills through an initiative being conducted by an organisation called Active Life Foundation in conjunction with Anganga Media. Through the initiative, Maliyeliye wants…
Standard Bank Malawi bolstered its committed to preserving and promoting Malawi’s cultural heritage by donating K40 million towards the third edition of Malawi University of Science and Technology’s Cultural and Research Innovation Festival. The two-day festival was held from 22…
A cooperative of young people based in Mzuzu City is making remarkable progress financially after launching bee farming. The cooperative, comprising 40 young people, operates under the name Mtende Youth Cooperative which is under an organisation called Citizen Impact Organisation…
Ashraful Aid International Humanitarian Organisation has donated 117 blankets to Courageous Kids Foundation, a facility that cares for orphaned and vulnerable children, to help keep them warm during the cold season. The donation, delivered to the foundation’s office in Mpemba,…
Eleven Malawi University of Science and Technology students have secured scholarships to pursue undergraduate and postgraduate studies. A statement from MUST, says the recipients have got the scholarships from Transforming African Agricultural Universities to Meaningfully Contribute to Africa’s Growth and…
Malawi Institute of Procurement and Supply (MIPS) has donated assorted items worth K6 million to Chikondi and Mphatso Orphan Care Centre in Area 25, Lilongwe. The donation, made as part of MIPS’s annual corporate social responsibility initiatives, included 20 bags…
A Zomba-based food scientist cum entrepreneur Rita Blessings Kumwenda is powering the country’s food future by producing oyster mushrooms. Through her company, Parah Enterprises, Kumwenda has turned herself into a reliable supplier of mushrooms locally. Since 2022, Parah Enterprises has…
The National Economic Empowerment Fund (NEEF) has called on farmers to utilise irrigation farm input loans as part of efforts to ensure food security and boost agricultural productivity in Malawi. Speaking during a field visit to Pharaoh under Mtosa Extension…
A Lilongwe-based youth-run cooperative, Kafumbata Model Garden Youth Cooperative is on course to dominate the supply of agricultural products particularly in Lilongwe city. The cooperative, based in Mande village in the area of Traditional Authority Masumbankhunda primarily grows horticultural crops…