A source of help for the
people of Malawi
Malawi has just suffered a significant devaluation of its currency which has a serious inflationary impact. The Malawi Kwacha has moved from 1,400 to 2,150 Kwachas for £1. The effect this can cause is that busnesses over compensate and increase prices by more than the devaluation %.
Below is a collection of videos of the devastation caused by Cyclone Freddy in early 2023. Nchima provided support to a handful of affected communities.
Nchima, with its partner charities PassoFundo (Germany) and Medulawi (Netherlands) now pays educational fees for over 300 young Malawians.
We have an established infrastructure on the ground in Malawi and strong governance systems in place to ensure that all funding reaches the students it is intended to benefit
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NT support to Freddy Victims-2023-05-17-06-25-50
Shire River
Limbe
How do we help?
Nchima, which has been running since 1962 is largely an educational charity now on the basis that the evidence base is that support rooted in education is the most effective form of support.
Our aim is to recruit talented but under priveleged Malawians and support them through school and if they manage to gain entry, a tertiary qualification
Malawi remains one of the poorest nations in the world and relies on continuous investment in its people to progress to self-sustainability.
Nchima, with its partner charities Medulawi (Netherlands) and Passofundo Studienforderung (Germany), supports talented under privileged Malawians primarily through education. Given the absence of a social security system, many Malawians are reliant upon family for fees. Hence our support to young people from the poorest of backgrounds is intended to generate maximum impact on poverty.
We work very closely with our European partners and have changed processes and levels of accountability as a result of out collaboration. All students in further education now provide us with reports of the academic progress and community engagement activities. This has allowed much greater insight into the daily lives of our beneficiaries and enabled us to adjust some of our decisions and policies.
We have a very strong and dedicated team on the ground in Malawi and are certain that the support is directed to those who are most likely to benefit.
We are most grateful for the efforts of our Malawi team along with those of the tireless Josie Quinn who coordinates all our financial and administrative activities from the UK. We are also very grateful for the support received from our partner charities, not only the financial support but the time taken to support student administration.
We shall continue to strive to improve the lives of young Malawians, mainly through education.
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