Malawi
Our projects in Malawi
Description: Education, health, agriculture, access to clean water, and emergency response in the Mangochi District (Malawi).
PARTNERS
References and Description of the Collaboration:
The local partner of Ampelos in Malawi is Rev. Fr. Dr. Joseph Kimu, founder and leader of Saint John Integral Education Centre in Malawi (www.saintjohnmw.org). Ampelos and Father Joseph Kimu are in constant contact to monitor the project's progress and understand the needs. In 2023, a delegation of 13 volunteers visited Saint John Integral Education Centre in Malawi for three weeks, where they had the opportunity to directly observe all the projects funded through Rev. Fr. Dr. Joseph Kimu and provide technical support to projects such as fish farming (tilapia), cheese production, and jam making.
The local partner of Ampelos in Malawi is Rev. Fr. Dr. Joseph Kimu, founder and leader of Saint John Integral Education Centre in Malawi (www.saintjohnmw.org). Ampelos and Father Joseph Kimu are in constant contact to monitor the project's progress and understand the needs. In 2023, a delegation of 13 volunteers visited Saint John Integral Education Centre in Malawi for three weeks, where they had the opportunity to directly observe all the projects funded through Rev. Fr. Dr. Joseph Kimu and provide technical support to projects such as fish farming (tilapia), cheese production, and jam making.
MAIN ACTIVITIES
1. Education: Promote early childhood education for children in an environment that culturally lacks interest in education. Additionally, promote girls' education in a culture that does not support women's empowerment through education, viewing them primarily as homemakers and child-bearers. This will be achieved through integral education each year for 700 children aged 3 to 5 years and 500 girls aged 12 to 18 years.
2. Access to Clean Water: Guarantee drinking water at a reasonable distance from homes, preventing waterborne diseases linked to the consumption of contaminated streams and lakes. This also prevents residents from traveling long distances every day to access water.
LIST OF DONE AND ONGOING PROJECTS
- Construction of classrooms at St John’s Girls Secondary School in Mangochi
- Completion of library and physics, science, chemistry, and agriculture laboratories
- Construction of two classrooms in Mkwanda
- Digging for 45-meter-deep potable water wells in villages not served by potable water
- Construction of houses for families affected by Cyclone Freddy
- Funding pedal water pumps for irrigation of gardens and fields
- Electric cooking pots for food preparation for the schoolchildren and girls
- School fees for female secondary school students (full boarding)
- School fees for preschool students (full boarding)
- 2nd hand computers for St John’s Girls School in Mangochi
- Support for internet connection (Starlink)
- School bus
- Solar Pannel
- Classroom Desks and student-house beds
