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!
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.
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.
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.
"School is very important for me because it will help me become a good business woman and know which business to invest in...I want to see my community developed and if I am educated, I can be able to help." Read the story of how Herrietta, age 17, Form 1, feels about schools, pads, and being comfortable in class.
This week’s story dives a little deeper into the personal life of one of our students. Odala is the epitome of a student that thrived when he was given the opportunities and chance to. Recently, he was able to pass the national Examinations and graduate high school. Learn more about Odala by reading this account of a typical day in his life.
“The children are our future” could never be so relatable to relatively young country like Malawi. With the average population age being 20 years old, these children are ready to do great things. The members of this community feel very strongly that the portrayal of helplessness, in the face of poverty, is not an accurate depiction of their reality.
