Barnett Kanyenda, whose business plan on an Integrated Livestock and Fish Farming business was most impressive to be selected by the judging panel following the dual blind marking system as the most thorough and most deserving of the first prize. And Pempho Mwale, whose business plan for a Special Effects Makeup(SFX) Studio was deemed to …
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Meet Temwani Chilenga: An African Star from Malawi
Every now and again, you hear about or meet someone who amazes you so much that it restores your faith in humanity. Sometimes that person is someone in a far-away land. At other times that person is an unsung hero amongst your country folk. Temwani Chilenga is one such person. If the spirit of Ubuntu …
The income challenges faced by Local NGOs
By Sangwani Joseph Nkhwazi Last December, I had an interesting conversation with the director of a Non-governmental Organistion (NGO) in Malawi. It was before Christmas and as is usually the case with such a time of the year, most companies were preparing for the festive season, with Christmas parties aplenty and talk of presents for …
Why Mentorship?
Sometimes funding interventions do not achieve all their outcomes because the funding is not enough. At other times it is because the funding is not utilised properly, or it has strings attached. Further still, at other times (and in the context of investment into a micro-enterprise), the failure can be down to a lack of …