Stories of Hope and Empowerment from Malawi
Can you imagine?
Inside the doors and windows of your own home should be a safe place. For many people in the world, it isn’t. In Malawi most of the homes in the village are made of bricks that the villagers make themselves. They mold the clay like mud into brick shapes. Some bake...
Elizabeth’s Story
“I thought it was the end of my life.” That’s what Elizabeth said about her situation when she was raped before entering high school. Elizabeth lives in a home with a family of 11. She had been able to attend elementary school regularly, but the pregnancy put an end...
5 Things
Are you as excited about what God is doing in Malawi as we are? Perhaps God is prompting you to lean in a little closer. But then what could you do? A lot actually, and the even better news is that everyone can do something! God gives us all different ways to...
Love Changes Everything
It started and has been this way since the creation of man. Even the Bible, in Galatians 6 says, “A man reaps what he sows.” It is a law of nature and of man. But what if you cannot sow? What if you only get rain during a few months of the year? Imagine it, how...
International Women’s Day
She is worth more than rubies, that’s how King Solomon described a noble woman (Proverbs 31:10). As the world celebrates women this month, we want to especially celebrate the women of Malawi. In particular, the women of Malawi who live in the village. We are so...
Chisomo’s Story
There is an African saying, “Those who visit the lake have the opportunity to see the Hippo.” The western world might say, “You don’t know, what you don’t know.” At 16 years old Chisomo had never left the village. Her parents died when she was young. This left the...
Girls in School
We say the words all the time, “Education is the key to a better future.” Yet, the data and reality are shocking. Education is not easy to come by for most people in the world. This is especially true of those living in developing nations like Malawi. For millions...
Harvest During Hunger Season?
A harvest in the middle of the hunger season, unheard of. But it is happening! Each year during January, February, and March there is a time known as the hunger season in Malawi. During these months people run out of food. The hunger season is a time of the year when...
Seal of Transparency
Did you know that Y-Malawi has earned the esteemed Platinum Seal of Transparency? This is the highest level of recognition offered by GuideStar a financial accountability monitor, and a service of Candid. By sharing metrics that highlight progress Y-Malawi is making...
Water at last!
Our Vocational Training Center in Nkhotakota is continuing to grow. Since opening, the center has graduated almost 150 students in carpentry and tailoring skills. These graduates can now begin their own businesses and use the skills they have learned to become...
COVID-19 update (Just such a time as this!)
Throughout most of 2020 cases of COVID-19 were minimal in Malawi. Early in the pandemic, the government reacted quickly putting response measures in place that were impactful. By the end of 2020, with a population of 18 million people, Malawi had experienced less than...
Come and See
It was crazy how many things had to be done differently during 2020. That got us to thinking, why don't we do something different for our 2020 Annual Report? So we did. The end result is an hour long movie about the amazing things God is doing through Y-Malawi. The...