In July of each year, Determined to Develop partners with the community to celebrate and display the vibrant culture and traditions of the Chilumba region. This year, the day consisted of dances, music and commemorative speeches. Happily coinciding with the visit of University of Dayton representatives (D2D’s largest partners), American…
Determined to Develop (D2D) recognizes the beauty of Malawi as its headquarters are located at the Maji Zuwa (“Water and Sun”) resort, which sits directly beside Lake Malawi. With the Tanzanian mountains lingering beyond the lake, our view looking out from the resort is breath-taking. Such aesthetic elegance is not…
Rob Green first came to Malawi in 2015 as an ETHOS student from the University of Dayton. He is an engineering graduate and is currently undertaking a masters of environmental engineering. Since January, Rob has been working closely on a number of construction projects with Determined to Develop, sharing his…
In Determined to Develops's (D2D) rural catchment area, most people retrieve their water in the traditional Malawian way, by carrying heavy, cumbersome buckets balanced on the head from long distances. Women and children spend hours each day collecting water from often unsafe sources for bathing, cooking, drinking and cleaning. Streams…
Determined to Develop is heavily engaged in its signature project of constructing a new high school that will have national reach in Malawi, Africa. Wasambo High School will be a charter school in the Chilumba area of Malawi that will provide a high quality education for Malawian students that's accessible…
In November 2016, Determined to Develop (D2D) reported on the first cycle of adult literacy participants graduating from the program. 24 graduates, made up solely of women, attended twice weekly adult literacy classes for two years to learn how to read and write in order to develop themselves, their families…
There are a number of issues that are a threat to the destruction of the environment in Malawi and one of them is deforestation. Malawi's rural residents cut down trees in the local area to use for firewood, building structures to house their livestock and constructing fishing boats. All these…
Accidents can happen any time and everywhere and when they do, a first aid is always needed before getting people to the hospital and that is why it is very important to have first aid knowledge because one might save someone’s life at some point instead of just watching and…
Determined to Develop would like to welcome two new full time staff members. Ruth and Forbes both joined D2D at the end of 2016. Ruth is a graduate of the University of Livingstonia with a degree in development studies. Previous to graduation, Ruth also did her capstone attachment / internship…
Lughano is one of over 400 students supported by D2Ds Youth Sponsorship Program. Recently, Lughano experienced his first trip outside of Malawi on a 5 week fundraising trip to the US with Founder and Executive Director of D2D Matt Maroon and our Women’s Coordinator Ponleo Kalonga. Lughano spoke at fundraising…