women's empowerment, school life, powerful futures
Story Time
Sewing Seeds of Change: How Teaching Girls to ...

The Women’s Empowerment Program (WEP) program started 10 years ago with supplying all the female students with menstrual products so they could attend school. This program has grown in many ways over the past 10 years, including adding reusable pad workshops and skills training!

Sewing Seeds of Change: How Teaching Girls to Make Their Own Menstrual Pads Sparked a Decade of Empowerment
environment, Malawi, day in the life
Story Time
Spotlight: Lake Malawi

In honor of World Water Day, we are highlighting beautiful Lake Malawi! Lake Malawi (Lake Niassa/Nyasa) is nestled between Mozambique, Malawi, and Tanzania. It is the third largest and second deepest lake in Africa.

Spotlight: Lake Malawi
food security, Malawi
Story Time
Inflation rises in Malawi, but you can help.

The 2025 political climate has gotten off to a shaky start. Here’s how it’s affecting the students sponsored by Story Time, and what we can do to help. 

Inflation rises in Malawi, but you can help.
food security, Malawi, powerful futures, women's empowerment, student sponsorship
Story Time
2024 Restrospective

While we made a big impact; launched a successful teacher training program, a ST student achieved the highest score on the MSCE, and due to generous support, we were able to help 27 families afford food; inflation and food insecurity are still major concerns.

2024 Restrospective
student story, student sponsorship, special needs
Story Time
Overcoming Adversity: The Inspiring Story of ...

In the realm of education, every student's journey is unique, but few stories encapsulate resilience and determination quite like that of Zalimba, a Form 4 student and beneficiary of Story Time.

Overcoming Adversity: The Inspiring Story of Zalimba

school life

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Sewing Seeds of Change: How Teaching Girls to Make Their Own Menstrual Pads Sparked a Decade of Empowerment

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Sewing Seeds of Change: How Teaching Girls to Make Their Own Menstrual Pads Sparked a Decade of Empowerment

The Women’s Empowerment Program (WEP) program started 10 years ago with supplying all the female students with menstrual products so they could attend school. This program has grown in many ways over the past 10 years, including adding reusable pad workshops and skills training!

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Story Time COVID-19 Response

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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

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How are Teachers Able to Focus on Malawi's New Urgent Guidelines? Making Sense of MSCE, JSCE & Teacher Training

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How are Teachers Able to Focus on Malawi's New Urgent Guidelines? Making Sense of MSCE, JSCE & Teacher Training

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.