Maji Zuwa and Determined to Develop have previously grown a small number of vegetables to supplement the diet of the residential sponsored youth. With the help of three fantastic engineering students from University of Dayton, we have built a much…
Determined to Develop has had a very exciting couple of months, with a number of varied guests, volunteers and students joining us at our home base, Maji Zuwa. D2D is a host organization for Malawian and British volunteers through a…
This week Form Four students (the final year of Secondary school in Malawi) across the country are sitting their Malawi School Certificate Examination (MSCE). The MSCE is a two-week long national exam sat by all school leavers. A minimum of…
On Tuesday, May 26, on the quiet evening campus of Khwawa Community Day Secondary School, the flick of a switch turned on a light bulb in one of the school’s classrooms. This small motion carried monumental significance in the development…
Maji Zuwa was lucky to receive Lieutenant Colonel Joseph E. Williams, the most senior United States’ Defense official and Defense Attaché to both the Malawian and Zimbabwean Embassies. Lt. Col. Williams was in the northern region on a base inspection…
Determined to Develop supports four nursery schools in the Sangilo area, which together provide Early Childhood Development (ECD) education for over 350 children. Education is vital for alleviating poverty and the World Bank Human Development Network (2013) has found that…
Running water is something that is often taken for granted in the West. Folks in the developed world assume they will turn on a tap and clean water will come out – any time day or night. However, this is…
Determined to Develop held a residential Youth Leadership Workshop between the 2nd and 4th April for all the students who have their school fees paid through the D2D Youth Sponsorship Program. The workshop was held over Easter, during the school…
Determined to Develop’s largest area of work is the Youth Sponsorship Program, which covers school fees for over 120 students. While most of our sponsored youth attend secondary school, we also sponsor several students attending primary school and university. How…
It was an exciting week for our reforestation project, which saw the planting of our seedlings we have been growing to halt the levels of deforestation in Sangilo. Deforestation is a major environmental threat, not only in Sangilo Village, but…