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Bosco is one of our Peri-urban Horticulture students at Tingathe. He is part of the 2024–2025 cohort and will be graduating on May 28, 2025. But even before graduating, Bosco has already started putting what he has learned into action! He is now doing irrigated bean farming on about one acre of land in his […]

Yesterday, we held a stakeholder visitation session for our Eco-Briquettes Project! We were happy to welcome partners from DVV International, Chimbalame Zone Youth Network, journalists from Times 360 Malawi and Zodiak Broadcasting Station, and community leaders, including Senior Group Village Headman Kanyemba from Mtandire, Lilongwe. The visitors toured our Tingathe offices and also visited Chitimbe […]

After learning how to make beds, our Carpentry and Joinery students have spent the past week learning how to make stools and picture frames. At Tingathe, we teach our students different skills in furniture making, like making beds, stools, and picture frames, so they can do many types of work, find jobs easily, and even […]

We are excited to announce that both the theory and practical training sessions for the first cohort of the Eco-Briquettes Project have now come to an end! Following the completion of the training, participants have been organized into 30 groups of ten members each. These groups now have free access to briquette-making machines located at […]

At Tingathe, our hearts are filled with joy every time we witness youth in our training program achieve what once felt impossible to them. Many of these young people came to us after dropping out of school due to poverty, peer pressure, and societal negativity that stripped them of confidence and self-worth. But through our […]

After completing leadership and entrepreneurship training and learning the theoretical aspects of producing eco-friendly charcoal briquettes, our participants have now begun their practical sessions! In these sessions, participants are learning how to produce eco-friendly charcoal briquettes using organic waste materials such as rice husks and groundnut shells. The participants come from Mtandire, Mtsiliza, and surrounding […]

Today, our peri-urban horticulture students visited Never Ending Food, a permaculture farm located in Chitedze, Lilongwe. The farm was founded by Stacia and Kristof Nordin, and it promotes sustainable agriculture, food security, and environmental conservation. Never Ending Food integrates natural farming methods that enhance biodiversity, restore soil health, and encourage using locally available resources for […]

On March 1, 2025, our Tailoring and Fashion Design students attended a Date with a Mentor session at Mhub in Lilongwe. The event was organized by Glow Motivation, and the purpose was to provide a platform for young fashion enthusiasts to connect with industry leaders and network with peers. One of the highlights of the […]

Today, Tingathe, in collaboration with mHub, hosted the graduation ceremony for the second cohort of the Going Beyond Project, where 133 youth participants graduated. The event took place at the Tingathe One Stop Center in Lilongwe and marked the conclusion of a six-week training program for youth entrepreneurs from Mtandire, Msiliza, Piyasani, Area 56, and […]

Today, December 2, 2024, Tingathe conducted a session with youth from Mtandire and surrounding areas in commemoration of World AIDS Day, celebrated annually on December 1. The event took place at the Tingathe One-Stop Centre in Area 56, Mtandire, Lilongwe, and was organized in partnership with the Sexual Reproductive Health Africa Trust (SAT). The program […]