Here at Join My Village we believe education is key to a better future. Not only do our scholarships increase education opportunities for girls but other activities also aim to improve the quality of education. One of these ways is providing reference materials to primary schools. Join My Village has so far distributed 3 Oxford dictionaries, 6 English grammar books, 4 Common Mistakes in English text books, 2 board rulers, 2 world maps, 1 atlas, 1 Chichewa/Chinyanja/ English dictionary and 2 student companions since its...
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Many people believe that a  person from a poor household has no time to think about someone else’s burden, but one of the women’s village savings and loan associations (VSLA) established by Join My Village in 2009 has a different story. The Chiyanjano association is an inspiration for communities everywhere by also operating as what they call a "mothers group" which assists the most disadvantaged children in their local primary school, Chalowa primary school. Chiyanjano VSLA is one of the 130 groups that was established with support from Join My Village in 2009. The group...
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In all of Malawi and in particular the Kasungu district, it is very rare to find more female teachers than male teachers per school. Despite female teachers being inadequate in primary and secondary schools, their presence brings joy to students, especially girls."They are our advisers apart from being our role models" said Harriet Chenembu a pupil at Lingadzi primary school while pointing at Zelifa Nguluwe a female teacher at the same school. Having a female teacher at a primary and secondary school is really important...
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Like strong tides running to conquer the shore. This is how I would describe the female teachers Join My village is working with in rural areas of the Kasungu district in Malawi.Join My Village knows how important female teachers are for the future of girls in Malawi. They are important role models for young girls, improve the quality of teaching and add diversity to the school environment.  That is why Join My Village is supporting female teachers by constructing safe, new teachers' houses in our...
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I know in America, Europe and other parts of the developed world, teachers live in their homes or rented houses, sometimes far from the schools where they teach and they can get there easily because they can drive or take public transportation.However in rural areas of Malawi, such as Kasungu, it can be very difficult for teachers to find good and secure housing near the school, especially for female teachers. This is why Join My Village (JMV) has so far constructed 9 houses for female...
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