The Nchima Family
A source of help for the people of Malawi
Nchima has some very good systems for administering funds on the ground in Malawi with a small local team supported some robust systems. Consequently we are very happy to grow our family of charities which currently include Medulawi, Passofundo and Ojeni.
Together we focus on educating talented but underpriveleged Malawians.
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If you are in need, or know someone who might be in need of responsible and accountable spending, then please feel free to contact us.
Nchima, with its partner charities PassoFundo (Germany), Medulawi (Netherlands) and Ojeni (UK), now pays educational fees for over 300 young Malawians. We have an established infrastructure on the ground in Malawi and strong governance systems in place to ensure that all funding reaches the students it is intended to benefit.
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How do we help?
Nchima, which has been running since 1962 is, along with the Nchima 'family' of charities, largely an educational charity now, because the evidence base is that support rooted in education is the most effective action one can take. Our aim is to recruit talented but under privileged Malawians and support them through school and, if they manage to gain entry, a tertiary qualification.
Malawi remains one of the poorest nations in the world and relies on continuous investment in its people to progress to self-sustainability.
Nchima, with its partner charities Medulawi (Netherlands) and Passofundo Studienforderung (Germany), supports talented under privileged Malawians primarily through education. Given the absence of a social security system, many Malawians are reliant upon family for fees. Hence our support to young people from the poorest of backgrounds is intended to generate maximum impact on poverty.
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We work very closely with our European partners and have changed processes and levels of accountability as a result of out collaboration. All students in further education now provide us with reports of the academic progress and community engagement activities. This has allowed much greater insight into the daily lives of our beneficiaries and enabled us to adjust some of our decisions and policies.
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We have a very strong and dedicated team on the ground in Malawi and are certain that the support is directed to those who are most likely to benefit.
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We are most grateful for the efforts of our Malawi team who along with Josie Quinn provide the governance and accountability to give donors confidence that funds go where they should. We are also very grateful for the support received from our partner charities, not only the financial support but the time taken to support student administration.
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We shall continue to strive to improve the lives of young Malawians, mainly through education.
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