Justin Zimba Mtenje and Nester Mwale were the couple who made my day last Saturday when they exchanged marriage vows.How often do we foresee that our childhood friendship will one day lead us standing before the crowd making promises saying; "I do"?The story of Justin and Nester is so special because they were best friends since primary school. They both studied at Chalowa primary school, which is one of the schools Join My Village assists today by providing support such as new teaching materials, new...
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The Kalimira School Management Committee is just a perfect example of how good community relationships can be the driving force to creating positive change. School Management Committees are made up of an elected group of teachers, parents and community leaders, who are responsible for overseeing school improvement programs, including our initiatives through Join My Village, in their primary school.  Mr. Mtuta, Chairperson for the Kalimira School Management Committee, explains “In unity there is power”. He was referring to how united this committee is when it...
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New term = new friends! This is just what Rhoda, one of our Join My Village scholarship girls, has told me when I went to visit her at school last week.     The new school term has just begun and Rhoda has a new best friend called Pilirani, who she shares her jokes and secrets and spends most of her time with. Pilirani and Rhoda have known each other for a long time. They were together at primary school and now they are together again...
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In recent months Join My Village has introduced an exciting new initiative – exchange visits for our Village Savings and Loans Associations (VSLA). These are visits that take place among VSLA members under Join My Village as one way of increasing confidence of participating members that what they are doing is worth showcasing. During the visits, members from different groups meet each other, share their experiences, stories and lessons learned, and also share a meal! VSLA members are given the opportunity to discuss challenges they...
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The villages in Kasungu district in the rural farming area of Malawi where Join My Village works are very close knit. Connected through bonds of family and custom, there is a strong sense of community and people work and live close together. Perhaps this is similar to the towns you come from? However in the past two years these villages have created a new, and very unique, friendship. With you – our supporters online in America and around the world, and also with the CARE...
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