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April 2025 Newsletter - Highlights - Click here

from the Starfish UK & Malawi Teams.

Dear Friends and Supporters,

We would like to give you up-to-date news from the recent team trip to Malawi.

Chris, Emmanuel and Peter have been in Malawi for the last 3 weeks and have visited many schools and projects. The rainy season was still present which meant there were thunderstorms and torrential rains for a number of days which hampered some of their activities.

There is not space to write about everything they did, but you can visit our videos from the trip at the following link- Click here

However, here are some of the highlights.

Glad Tidings Saturday Club

An amazing welcome by the children is always something to warm the heart and it never disappoints!

William and his team at GTOC are so caring of the children who come to the club. They all have a meal which they thoroughly enjoy.

Thugulu Primary School

We have had some great times at the schools we have visited but one of the best welcomes was at Thugulu, where the children had created banners of welcome and came and serenaded us with them and with lovely songs as we went across to the teacher’s office.

More information about this project click here

Nursery Schools

The four nurseries are really providing quality teaching and using the resources so well. The children are responsive and are learning well.

Each year we are so pleased to receive the reports that show us how effective the teaching is compared to the children who start in primary school. Those who go from GTOC are getting far better exam grades

More information about this project click here

Malawi Life

We saw a lot of Malawi life on our trip including interesting shop signs, goats and cattle everywhere, markets and beautiful countryside.

Here are a few photos for you.

Overall, the trip was really successful with many matters being discussed and actions planned. We had time to meet the staff team in the office and had a great and informative staff meeting.

We met the clinic staff team and received an update from them about their work. We were also able to have a meeting with the Principal Education Officer to discuss the development of our schools linking work and the integrated farming project which will enhance the community feeding programme.

2025 Container

We are currently collecting items for our next container, which will be leaving at the end of May. Please see the leaflet below for ideas on what we need.

As we visit our projects, we can assess how much your donations can help.

If you would like to enquire about available space or how to donate, please contact Chris at chrisknott@starfishmalawi.com.