Mphongole, Malawi
ground break august 2022 | COMPLETED JANUARY 2023
We’re excited to announce that our school in Mphongole, Malawi is completed and is providing vital education to 482 students (242 girls)! We have seven wonderful teachers, teaching eight different grade levels. We are also working with community leaders to identify and enrol more girls.
We couldn’t have done this without you - so thank you, you wonderful humans!
About Mphongole, Malawi
Malawi is a landlocked country in southeastern Africa with a diverse landscape, several substantial lakes, and a mostly tropical climate. More than 7 million Malawians over the age of 15 are illiterate, and over 70 percent of the population lives below the poverty line of $1.90 a day. Nearly half of all primary school-age children dropout before advancing to secondary school.
About 80 percent of Malawi’s population lives in rural areas, and the economy is heavily reliant on its agricultural industry which accounts for one-third of GDP and 80 percent of export revenues.
The village of Mphongole is a rural community located in the Kasungu region with a population of about 600 people. Most community members are subsistence farmers who rear livestock and grow tobacco, groundnuts, beans, soya, and corn.
Meet one of our Mphongole Students
Name: Tryness
Age: 12 years old
Class: 6th grade
Ambition: Tryness dreams of being a teacher when he grows up.
Twelve-year-old Tryness is a passionate sixth grade student and one of 482 children in Mphongole who can't wait to have a new school to learn in. His favourite subject is Maths!
