Blogs

9 November 2024

The highlights of working in Kwanjana

Since I joined For a Change, my experience has been filled with rich, heartwarming moments that stay with you long after the day is over. This school is a true community, where every event strengthens the bonds between students, staff, and the wider village.

24 September 2024

Primary school opens doors to education in Kwanjana

In an effort to improve the education system in rural areas of Thyolo, the For A Change organization has opened a new primary school in the village of Kwanjana.

16 July 2024

Agony of hope

The dawn of the year of 2024 brought so much hope and success stories to bear in the ongoing time. The experience learnt in the previous year brought so much hope and success that just a newly entered year would bring.

3 July 2024

Five years of teaching at For a Change

Clocking to five years working and having the beautiful experiences with For a Change, it's such an amazing adventure. Having a passion for staying around and teaching kids has been a wonderful journey. But well five years? People may ask, how do you cope with the kids?

10 May 2024

The challenge of hunger in Kwanjana

This year’s harvest in Kwanjana has been devastating. As we look at the families we support, it is clear that their harvests have plummeted by more than 50%. Many households, which previously yielded around twelve 50-kilogram bags of maize, have barely managed to harvest one. Considering that an adult requires approximately 300 kilos of maize an...

11 April 2024

Growing His Kingdom

"Growing His kingdom in the little ones heart", this is the statement that comes in my mind every morning as a pre-school teacher. In the nurturing embrace of a nursery school, children are not just taught ABCs and 123s; they are also introduced to values that shape their character and worldview. At For a Change, we believe in fostering ho...

24 January 2024

Teaching at For a Change

In this blog post I want to let you know more about my experience as a remedial class teacher at For a Change Organization. My work has been so nice when it comes to teaching class 5 and 6 learners. This happens because the foundation has plenty of teaching and learning materials which are vital because learners learn through interacting with ...

10 November 2023

Teaching and Loving those with Special Needs

In June 2023 my friend and I made the long journey from Ontario Canada to Malawi Africa. We were hoping to bring what we have learned through our education and experience supporting people with special needs to the school in Kwanjana, hoping the teachers could use what we know to provide more and better education for the children with special ne...