On October 11th, the world celebrated the International Day of the Girl Child for the seventh year in a row. 2012 was the first year the United Nations marked such a day, with the purpose of empowering all females around the globe and encouraging the fulfilment of their human rights.…
For a couple years now, Determined to Develop (D2D) has supported four different IGA (Income Generating Activity) groups in the surrounding Chilumba area. One of the IGA groups, the “Temwa Mother Group” has now been operating for three years. Within the group, eleven local women, all with families of their…
In 2015, Determined to Develop (D2D) constructed a physical building to be used as a technology center for youth in the local area. Until recently, the technology center remained an empty building, waiting for funding to furnish the room with computers, projectors and other useful technology. At the end of…
In recent years, Determined to Develop's (D2D) Female Youth Empowerment Program (FYEP) for girls has grown substantially. The program is a safe, women’s only space for girls to talk about all sorts of development issues and challenges that are unique to them. After completing a two year pilot, whereby the…
Of Determined to Develop's revolving goat loan programs, the Sangilo group is the oldest. The group began in 2014 with 20 women. The project provides vulnerable women with two female goats which they rear, and pass on the offspring to a new cycle of women, with the aim of contributing…
For two months each year, Determined to Develop (D2D) hosts a collaboration of budding human rights and development students from the US and Malawi, who collaborate with each other to conduct valuable research into D2D’s key programming areas. The University of Dayton’s Malawi Practicum program and the University of Livingstonia’s…
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…