women's empowerment, student sponsorship, food security
Story Time
Empowering Futures: Story Time Q1 Update

Through student sponsorship, mentoring, women’s empowerment, teacher training, and food security initiatives Story Time endeavors to provide holistic support to students facing various challenges, including inflation and hunger. Here's a glimpse into our activities during Q1 of 2024.

Empowering Futures: Story Time Q1 Update
Malawi, COVID-19, environment
Story Time
How COVID-19 Changed Malawi

The year 2020 has brought great change around the world. Malawi has seen its share of floods, elections, and regulation changes due to COVID-19. If you haven’t had the chance to keep track of it all (who does?), Story Time has put together a brief rundown of what has happened in Malawi this year, and where things stand now.

How COVID-19 Changed Malawi
Malawi, school life, COVID-19
Story Time
Story Time COVID-19 Response

The government of Malawi closed high schools mid-year in April 2020, and in November, the government invited Form 4 (Senior) high schoolers back to school in order to study for the exams that they were originally supposed to take in May. Senior students will take their government exams, and all students will advance grades in February. The government has mandated masks, hand washing, and social distancing, but in rural Malawi, at our partner high school, students are not able to buy these items

Story Time COVID-19 Response
school life, Malawi
Abena Oduro
How are Teachers Able to Focus on Malawi's New ...

Teacher training workshops have started and are continuing this year. Dr. Zikani Kaunda, Story Time Vice President said, “It’s good that we have all the teachers on board, the progress will be demonstrated in the students’ performance.” Each teacher will have a plan of action, from today until the end of the term, to see what has improved in terms of students’ performance.

How are Teachers Able to Focus on Malawi's New Urgent Guidelines? Making Sense of MSCE, JSCE & Teacher Training
women's empowerment, Short Stories
Abena Oduro
In Her Sight: The Power of Community

Through the stories of Ahamadu, Emma, and Sunganini, the changing narrative surrounding women’s health within the community is explored.

In Her Sight: The Power of Community

culture + arts

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Baobab: How One Tree Gives Life Mystery and Hope

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Baobab: How One Tree Gives Life Mystery and Hope

This unusual tree looks like it has been planted upside down, and has many African tales associated with it. Today it’s being used for many different things, it is even considered a superfood. However, like many other species of plants in Malawi, the Baobab tree is endangered. The pressures of poverty force many Malawians to burn these increasingly rare trees for fuel.