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Building the Headteachers house at HopeCDSS
Progress with building the heads house has been huge this week. Walls are complete and the roof is ready to go on. The building team...
Jul 16, 20201 min read


The MLP App – Teaching the Nation
An exciting new way to help students to engage more widely with learning in Malawi is the development of an app. Chris Scutt, who has...
Jul 12, 20201 min read


Hope CDSS classroom complete
The first classroom block at Hope CDSS is complete (apart from painting!) which was an excuse for celebrating with the builders: Chicken...
Jul 10, 20201 min read


Helping vulnerable families during Covid19
Help us support vulnerable people in Malawi during school lock down and restrictions. Please give your gift here. This week we have been...
May 31, 20201 min read


Progress at Hope CDSS
Great progress has been made at Hope CDSS this month. The roofs of the classroom block and science block are on, so plastering is now...
May 29, 20202 min read


Covid19 in Malawi
The fear of covid19 here in Malawi is enormous. With most people living on the little they earn each day, and with no support from...
Apr 24, 20201 min read


Ready for the roof
We had a fun week putting beams on the roofs of the classroom block and the science block. Lifting the beams in place was a whole site...
Apr 15, 20201 min read


Primary school children plant trees
Thrilled primary school children were shown around the new secondary school today. We were hoping to inspire them to finish their...
Apr 4, 20201 min read


Government closes school in Malawi
The announcment by the government that schools are closed came wihtout warning giving no preparation. Sadly this also means that the...
Mar 27, 20201 min read


Building without heat!
The classroom block at Chipwepwete is going up quicker than expected. The builders have been putting in SSBs – soil stabilised bricks –...
Mar 13, 20201 min read


Great progress at Chipwepwete secondary school
Mark and Sara Goodman, two of our trustees, have been in Malawi for 3 weeks overseeing the building of the new secondary school at...
Feb 21, 20201 min read


In Malawi – building work about to begin
Over the last few months the foundations of four biulding have been laid by our partners in Malawi, Fisherman’s Rest. Now it’s our turn...
Jan 27, 20201 min read


All change in 2020
These two girls at Chipwepwete are very excited about the year ahead. You are invited to join us on Thursday 23rd January from 7.45pm to...
Jan 21, 20201 min read


Delighted children at Namende Primary
At Namende primary school there are no reading books, nor reference books. Indeed there are very few text books. It’s a struggle for...
Dec 2, 20191 min read


Qualities of a great leader
It was wonderful to be able to take assembly at Chipwepwete Primary with the help of three of our sponsored students, Gift, Bernard and...
Nov 5, 20191 min read


Block making at chipwepwete secondary school
Every 40 seconds a block is made at Chipwepwete for the foundations of the new secondary school. The foundations for three teaching...
Oct 26, 20191 min read


Rebuilding after Cyclone Idai
Thank you for your donations towards relief and rebuilding following the cyclone. We were overwhelmed by your response. We are pleased to...
Sep 30, 20191 min read


Hope4Malawi Autumn newsletter
Our latest news is here in our latest newsletter Hope4Malawi Newsletter Autumn 2019 . Read about our sponsorship programme, rebuilding...
Sep 27, 20191 min read


Visiting Yamacani, one of our sponsored students
What do you do when a mother of five young children tells you plainly that she cannot afford to visit her son at boarding school nor...
Sep 20, 20192 min read


Another primary school in UK partners to bring hope to children in Malawi
A great morning: Assembly with the children at St Mary’s and All Saints CofE Primary school in Beaconsfield. They have raised funds to...
Sep 13, 20191 min read
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