In January, I had the pleasure of travelling to Malawi as the newest member of Join My Village in the US to see firsthand the impact of our work.  It was my first time in Africa and was an amazing trip.  But the best part was getting to know the CARE Malawi staff in Kasungu better including Henry Mhongo, our Media Officer. Being a Media Officer in Malawi isn’t easy.  While I was in the town of Kasungu, which is where CARE Malawi’s regional office...
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It is late winter here in Malawi which usually begins early May, and all primary and secondary school students are on holiday. I know and understand that in times like these, most of you in the USA spend your time with families, relatives and friends away from home with lots of travel and shopping- good for you!         While the end of our winter days are steadily drawing closer, teachers and students in Malawi are also busy preparing to go back to school. “We...
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Alice Mkonda is one of our Scholars who goes to Kafukule Secondary School. In one of our past blogs, we reported about her expulsion from school as a disciplinary action against her. This 15 year old girl was found talking with her boyfriend around the school campus at dark which is against the school rules, and so, despite that she was in a class that would be sitting for the national exams soon, she was sent home and was told to come back only to...
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Life moves on. Students come and go, and, believe me it happens faster than you can imagine. Almost one year has ended for our girls in Secondary School.  Rhoda Chaima is Join My Village’s lead scholar at Santhe Secondary School who has been sharing with us her experiences and what it means to be in Secondary, especially as a first year student. Rhoda Chaima is one of Join My Village’s 100+ students who are preparing to go to the next class. Today, Rhoda, who is...
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