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Women’s History Month celebrates women’s contributions to history, culture, and society. This month we honor AGE Africa scholars and local team members as modern-day history makers in Malawi, paving the way for girls and young women in their communities.

Photo: AGE Africa District Officer, Irina Manjomo Pasiya and AGE Africa scholars at Mulanje Secondary School

Inspiring Communities in Times of Need

In response to the devastating damages caused by Tropical Storm Ana, AGE Africa's CHATS Girls' Club members from Namalomba Secondary School mobilized resources and distributed food and household supplies to community members impacted by the cyclone.   "I nearly cried seeing a blind grandmother dancing because she was so thankful for our scholars," states Mangochi District Officer, Bertha Bonongwe. AGE Africa’s programs proudly promote community service as part of leadership development. Photos: CHATS Girls' Club members distribute resources to a grandmother whose home was severely damaged in the storms.

Support Storm Relief Efforts

If you’d like to help with relief efforts, we are accepting donations to cover the cost of books and school supplies destroyed in the storms.

This Women's History Month AGE Africa extends a special thank you to the women who make our work possible in Malawi. Zikomo, Ulanda Mtamba (Country Director), Irina Manjomo Pasiya (District Officer), Bertha Bonongwe (District Officer), and Lusungu Mwale (District Officer) for showing girls and young women that they too can have meaningful careers.

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Featured Alumna: Alinafe Nazombe

Alinafe Nazombe is an AGE Africa alumna who graduated from Mulanje Secondary School in 2014. She is among the <1% of women in Malawi to hold a higher education degree. She graduated from the Catholic University of Malawi in 2021 with a bachelor’s degree in Environmental Studies. She was such an outstanding student that she was recently hired as an Assistant Lecturer in the department of Geography and Environmental Studies at her alma mater. Congratulations Alinafe for making women's history by being among the few female assistant lecturers in the country!

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Learn Chichewa Women – Akazi Girls – Atsikana History – Mbiriyakale Leader – Mtsogoleri Life as a Malawian Girl "Being a Malawian girl is tough. In most homes, a girl becomes a deputy parent where she takes care of her siblings and prepares them for school, cooks, does dishes, fetches water and firewood, and goes to the maize meal to make flour. The only time most girls have for themselves is when they are at school." Mercy Mbeleko, AGE Africa Scholar Providence Secondary School

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