This is part of a two series story initially published by our team leader Samuel on his Facebook page. I knew that Elijah Chikumba was a hardworking student, so when I saw him roaming the streets on a Friday morning, I was baffled. Later in the day I went to
Among the 6 siblings, Mphatso ( whose name means ‘gift) is the mother. Their mother who walks with the ways of the world in search of money, easily abandons them for more than 3 months and returns whenever she feels so. Mphatso’s mum left before Standard 8 exams were written,
Mentorship for students in and out of school has been described as the best remedy for better performance in the lives of young people. This is according to leaders of Youth Empowerment and Support Initiative (YESI Malawi) who had involved secondary school-going students and recent university graduates in a mentorship
by Ezelina Kamaliza I started my first job when I was 22 Years old, all I did was write stories on Child rights with particular focus on girls, the challenges they face and efforts being made to empower them. I thought I was only doing my job. Talking to Members of
By Florence Cheyo ‘‘You cannot choose to be born in a poor family, but you have the power in your hands to rewrite your story and wallow out of poverty”. Our background should not determine our destination in our life, as human beings we should have an ambition to become
By Lester Munthali I believe failure is part of learning; we should never give up the struggle in life. You fail not because you are destined to fail, but because there are lessons which you need to learn as you move on with your life. When I was a junior
By Chisomo Banda I have learnt to never let negativity define me. Negativity has a way of lowering one’s self-esteem, turning you into a walking carcass buried in self-doubt. It all started with a question from a lecturer on my first day of university. “What program are you studying?’ he
By Precious Nthukwa Growing up, I went to school aimlessly. I would hear people talk about university, but that was a far-fetched dream for me. No one in my family had made it past secondary school. This background forced me into believing I was destined for doom. I got myself
This week’s edition of Mentors Engage Program, our online mentorship chat, we invited Mrs. Vera Kamtukule (VK), Chief Executive Officer for the Malawi Scotland Partnership who speaks on the topic: Public Speaking. Due to WhatsApp group limitations, we only managed to have 256 participants. Therefore, we curated the chat into
