Success Stories
From a pigsty to a modern secondary school: The tale of Ngowe CDSS
They leave their homes for what they call a school. They do not care, as long as they get what they want: education.
You follow one of them to see where he gets education. The discovery is shocking: The boy goes to a carport and finds his friends also sitting down. A portable chalkboard in front. That is enough for a classroom. All they need is a teacher.
When it is national examinations time, the learners use pigsty as their hall. To them, these facilities, provided by the Natural Resources College (NRC) are enough.
Intensifying the battle against malnutrition
Maize is a staple food in Malawi. Although the country grows many other food crops, there has been over-reliance on the grain.
Concerns have been raised over the years that the over-reliance on maize has worsened malnutrition.
The European Union (EU) through grants provided to selected organizations is currently implementing Farm Income Diversification Programme (FIDP) II, Scaling-up Nutrition (SUN) Component.
SUN Component of FIDP II seeks to increase capacity of farmers and district level staff, through participation of the civil society to better understand nutrition and other nutritional issues related to Agriculture.
Boosting Kamwendo cooking oil factory’s production
The group has been in the business of producing cooking oil called Thanzi for a long time. They have won awards, both at local and international level.
However, over the years, Kamwendo Cooking Oil Group has been producing cooking oil from sunflower using simple machines, and from a not so-nice building.
Malawi Enterprise Productivity Enhancement (MEPE) Project has assisted the group with the construction of a new factory. Apart from having a magnificent building, MEPE has also assisted the group with oil production machines.
