projects to fund
Repairs to the maize mill: £1,500
The cost of electric and faulty wiring has shut down the local maize mill situated at Makwawa. This was a source of income for the Manager of Makwawa and his family. It has meant that maize is now carried by the local people down to Songani trading centre and back, usually by the women on their heads. A new engine and wiring will cost up to £1,500.
Food Aid: £500/month
Needed during the ‘hungry months’ this will feed up to 150 households. This could be extended to other villages.
Irrigation Project: £3,000
As well as the permacutlure education, another way to increase crops has been to irrigate a field with water piped from Makwawa river. This will mean crops can be grown in the dry season. Extending the pipes into other fields and villages is on our ‘to do’ list. £3,000
Funding for Secondary School Education: £750/child/year.
At present we fund 4 local, academically bright children who would not otherwise be able to go through secondary school. Two boys and two girls. The present costs are £250 per term per student. For the four children this is £1,000/term, equivalent to £3,000/year.
We would like to increase this funding with another 2 young people from the beginning of the new academic year this September if more funds are available. Hence at £750/child/year, increasing our current expenditure by a further £500 per term to £4,500 per year.
Funding for Permaculture Education: Ongoing courses £500/year. Teacher training £1,000/person.
Since working for the charity, I have championed Permaculture as a way that peasant farmers can increase their yields without using fertilizers that kill off the nutrients in the soil. This forces the peasant farmers to push out into the forests that are already ravaged by local loggers for more land to grow food on. Permaculture also encourages a diversity of food crops which can supplement the diet and provide a wider spectrum of nutrients. We have permaulture gardens at the Primary and Secondary Schools, as well as at Makwawa. These continuous projects can take up to five years to be effective and need our teachers to come and visit and to teach more courses every year. My goal is to train at least one local person to be a Permaculture teacher in their own right. Ongoing courses cost £500/year, Teacher training £1,000/person.
Permaculture workers: £200/month.
We have permaculture students from around the world interested in coming to work at Makwawa for free! In return we can offer free accommodation and food at a cost of £100/month. We are hoping to receive our first volunteer at the end of April. The garden is now being tended by two local Scouts who could do with some help. My aim is to have a permaculture food forest garden at Makwawa, as an initial step towards reforestation.
Other ongoing projects at Makwawa:
Monthly Scout camps with activities, £70/month.
Scout uniforms would be great.
Scout leadership training for some of the older, most dedicated local scouts.
Funding for the gardeners at Makwawa, £35/month.
A vehicle for Makwawa Malawi Charity, £5,000
Business creation: start up funds would enable local people to start a business of their own.
The cost of electric and faulty wiring has shut down the local maize mill situated at Makwawa. This was a source of income for the Manager of Makwawa and his family. It has meant that maize is now carried by the local people down to Songani trading centre and back, usually by the women on their heads. A new engine and wiring will cost up to £1,500.
Food Aid: £500/month
Needed during the ‘hungry months’ this will feed up to 150 households. This could be extended to other villages.
Irrigation Project: £3,000
As well as the permacutlure education, another way to increase crops has been to irrigate a field with water piped from Makwawa river. This will mean crops can be grown in the dry season. Extending the pipes into other fields and villages is on our ‘to do’ list. £3,000
Funding for Secondary School Education: £750/child/year.
At present we fund 4 local, academically bright children who would not otherwise be able to go through secondary school. Two boys and two girls. The present costs are £250 per term per student. For the four children this is £1,000/term, equivalent to £3,000/year.
We would like to increase this funding with another 2 young people from the beginning of the new academic year this September if more funds are available. Hence at £750/child/year, increasing our current expenditure by a further £500 per term to £4,500 per year.
Funding for Permaculture Education: Ongoing courses £500/year. Teacher training £1,000/person.
Since working for the charity, I have championed Permaculture as a way that peasant farmers can increase their yields without using fertilizers that kill off the nutrients in the soil. This forces the peasant farmers to push out into the forests that are already ravaged by local loggers for more land to grow food on. Permaculture also encourages a diversity of food crops which can supplement the diet and provide a wider spectrum of nutrients. We have permaulture gardens at the Primary and Secondary Schools, as well as at Makwawa. These continuous projects can take up to five years to be effective and need our teachers to come and visit and to teach more courses every year. My goal is to train at least one local person to be a Permaculture teacher in their own right. Ongoing courses cost £500/year, Teacher training £1,000/person.
Permaculture workers: £200/month.
We have permaculture students from around the world interested in coming to work at Makwawa for free! In return we can offer free accommodation and food at a cost of £100/month. We are hoping to receive our first volunteer at the end of April. The garden is now being tended by two local Scouts who could do with some help. My aim is to have a permaculture food forest garden at Makwawa, as an initial step towards reforestation.
Other ongoing projects at Makwawa:
Monthly Scout camps with activities, £70/month.
Scout uniforms would be great.
Scout leadership training for some of the older, most dedicated local scouts.
Funding for the gardeners at Makwawa, £35/month.
A vehicle for Makwawa Malawi Charity, £5,000
Business creation: start up funds would enable local people to start a business of their own.
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and we can organise it with you,
including a direct link to the progress of the project.
and we can organise it with you,
including a direct link to the progress of the project.