Big news from Malawi!
We flew to Malawi in November and look back proudly on some productive weeks. In six months a school has been built, two farming pilots are up and running and a foundation has been set up in Malawi, all done entirely by volunteers.
In the months since the last newsletter, a great deal of hard work has been done both in the Netherlands and in Malawi. We live two full travel days apart, so it was high time to go and see for ourselves again. In November we flew to Malawi to see the work with our own eyes and to work out new plans together.
It was an unforgettable collaboration. It is almost unbelievable what the foundation has achieved in six months: the school even has a roof on it already! The village Chief followed us every step of the way, and the Chief of the entire district (responsible for 28 villages) gave us all the time we needed and even invited the regional minister of education, with whom we had several good conversations, as we also did with an elected provincial official.
What we have achieved so far
The multi-purpose building - with preschool classrooms, a small office and storage - will be completed in mid-February 2026. The free preschool will have a head teacher, two qualified teachers, two assistants and two cooks, and we are going to give pupils and teachers a healthy meal. Around the building there will be fences, fruit trees, a vegetable garden, a chicken run and two goats.
On top of that, this week we were given the unique opportunity to rent 5,000 m² of land to grow more vegetables, working towards self-sufficient school meals. What is still missing is a steady monthly income to ensure continuity - that is what we are now working on from the Netherlands.
