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Today, Tingathe participated in the launch of the Civil Society Social Protection Network (CSSPN) Strategic Plan 2025–2030 at Crossroads Hotel in Lilongwe. The event brought together key stakeholders, including the embassies of Germany and Ireland, development partners, representatives from the Government of Malawi, and various civil society organisations. The goal was to raise awareness about […]

What if protecting the environment could also help people earn a living and bring hope for the future? In many communities across Malawi, people face two significant problems: the environment is being damaged and there are few job opportunities. Forests are disappearing, many families still rely on charcoal for cooking and finding ways to make […]

Meet Yohane Kayira, a recent Peri-urban Horticulture graduate from Tingathe. He is one of the young people who did not just attend training; he took it seriously, and now he is living it. Yohane is among the students who have already started practicing what they learned at Tingathe, under the Tingathe Vocational Training Program. After […]

“My most memorable moment was when I was allowed by the Tingathe team to chair a meeting where we discussed programs implementation.” These are the words of Memory Ebenezer Mtonda, a Finance and Administration Intern at Tingathe. She is a final-year accounting student at Malawi Assemblies of God University. Memory joined Tingathe because of her […]

It was around 10 a.m. when we arrived at Mtsiliza Area in Lilongwe to meet Faith Women Group. They welcomed us with smiling faces that lightened up the atmosphere, giving us hope that we would have a good chat with them. The purpose of our visit was to assess how their business is going since […]

What happens when a young person with a passion for storytelling, photography, and culture finds the right place to grow? For Mikellah Mbewe, the answer lies in her journey as a Communications Intern at Tingathe. Mikellah is a passionate young woman. She completed her secondary education at The Wykeham Collegiate in South Africa and is […]

When you walk through Zabeba Area in Mtandire, Lilongwe, you will come across a shop boldly painted with the words: ‘ZABEBA SHOPRITE NKHUKU ZOTCHIPA PANO’, just as shown in the picture above! These words mean “Cheap chicken here at Zabeba Shoprite!” This shop is run by five women from B13 Women Group. These women are […]

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 […]