There Is Hope Delivers MK102 Million Worth of Medical Supplies to Dzaleka Health Centre
At There Is Hope, we are honoured to continue our longstanding commitment to healthcare access for refugees and host communities. On 21st March, we handed over medical supplies worth MK102 million to Dzaleka Health Centre in Dowa, a vital facility serving over 86,000 people, including refugees and neighbouring communities. Six Years of Sustained Support […]
African Development Bank Visits There Is Hope
We were honored to welcome a distinguished delegation from the African Development Bank (AfDB), led by the AfDB Country Manager for Malawi, Macmillan Anyanwu. This special visit was part of the AfDB’s 60th Anniversary Celebrations, and we are deeply grateful that they chose to recognize the impactful work being done by There Is Hope (TIH) […]
Turning Setbacks into Success
23-year-old Congolese Symon Peter from Dzaleka Refugee Camp is a carpentry student that has defied the odds to complete his supposedly 6 months course, in one year. His story is that of hope and hunger for success. Symon lives in a modest home with his elder brother, a social worker with one of the international […]
A Stitch in Time: Vocational Training is Weaving Hope for Single Mothers
Amidst the struggles of displacement at Dzaleka Refugee Camp and economic hardship in Dowa district as a whole, two women are threading needles of hope into the fabric of their lives. Furaha Mulasi, a 37-year-old refugee from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and Veronica Yasin, a 27-year-old Malawian from Dowa, are single mothers determined […]
The Role Model; the First Female Welder, Josophine!
She is 22 years old and a single mother of two who lives in Kasungu. She is the fifth born in the family of a retired primary school teacher. She learned welding and fabrication from July to December 2022. Josephine is a participant in the WUSC PIF project with There is Hope, which aims to […]
Pasco, the Genius!
Pasco is a form three secondary school student. He passed the 2022/2023 National Junior Exams with flying colors! Not just a cliché; he managed to get six As and five Bs. Yes, eleven distinctions in all the eleven subjects that he sat for. Rwandese by nationality, Pasco arrived with his parents at Dzaleka Refugee Camp […]
The making of the first female tailor…
Janet is a young mother of 1 child. She is 23 years old. Janet joined the Tailoring Course with the cohort of January to June 2022 and graduated in September of the same year. She heard of There is Hope from one of our graduates from the same trade. Her father encouraged her to enroll […]
Age Is Just A Number: Mariam’s Journey to Becoming a Tailor at 40
As we chat with Mariam Baisikolo late one afternoon in May of this year, she is interrupted by customers coming to seek her services or a passerby or two shouting “Atelala!…(Tailor!)”. The intriguing story of how the mother of 4 and grandmother of one became a trained Tailor at 43 is what brought me to […]
17 Years of Promoting Self-Reliance Among Refugees and the Host Community!
Our existence has been fueled primarily by self-reliance. We have spent the last 17 years working to ensure that refugees at Dzaleka Refugee Camp and the surrounding Malawian communities have access to opportunities that will propel them to attain self-reliance. Many great things have unfolded before our very eyes. Join us as we reflect on […]
The Single and Self-Reliant Young Lutia
Lutia, who is 23 years old, is single and without a child. Many people in her town are shocked by this, as the majority of her age group are either married or have more than two kids. “I don’t want to enter marriage too quickly, or have a child before marriage. I first wish […]
The Young Solar Technologist
“I am now able to take care of my needs, as well as my sister’s—my family’s…” Some individuals view vocational training as a substitute for formal education. According to unpopular belief, it is intended for students who are either unable to continue their education beyond secondary school or who have dropped out of both […]
The 14-year-old Girl Who Became a Midwife in a Labor Ward
“Even those that got married are struggling, I have seen most of them – married as they are, still rely on their parents for basic necessities. For the same reasons, I decided not to get involved in sexual activities!” She released a chuckle, in astonishment. The intelligent Dina said that it is not also wise for a young girl to get involved in sexual activities as it puts their lives at risk. “I also encourage girls my age that got married to end their marriages and return to school. More so now that the government allows teenage mothers to return to school”, she elaborates.