Education programme

Empowering through education, a pathway out of poverty

What we do !

School retention & reinforcement

We work with schools, caregivers, school management committees, and community child protection structures to reduce dropout rates, especially among girls. Through in-school youth clubs and mother group committees, learners are encouraged to stay in school, report abuse, and pursue their dreams. The club encourages peer-to-peer counselling and conducts various extracurricular activities such as games and arts

4,500+

Learners reached

317

Girls withdrawn from early marriages

270

Primary school boys and girls provided with school uniforms

Education is a powerful tool to break the cycle of poverty, especially for vulnerable children and young people in Northern Malawi. Our education programme focuses on increasing school retention, reducing school-related gender-based violence, and supporting orphans and vulnerable children (OVCs) with the resources they need to thrive and realise their academic goals.

School feeding programme

With funding from Nourishing Minds, primary school learners are now benefiting from the free school feeding programme. The intervention aims at providing meals to learners during the school days, primarily to address hunger, improve nutrition, and enhance educational outcomes. The programme is designed to improve a child's health and ability to learn by providing a source of food and addressing potential nutritional deficiencies. the programme is reaching out to 6 primary schools, namely Chisangano, Zombwe, Kayowera, Baula, Ekwaiweni and Chaleka

The project is reaching out to over 3,000 learners in 6 primary targeted schools and has constructed kitchen rooms for each of the targetd 6 primary schools respectively

Education support

With support from our donor partners, EHAP provides education support such as school fees, upkeep, and learning materials to OVCs pursuing various secondary and tertiary education. The OVCs being supported are those that are locally identified by the community orphan care committees across our catchment area

Hannah Kayuni 18, is one of the OVC girls receiving educational support.

Paulina Mkulama now graduated from Malawi University of Business and Applied Science (MUBAS) with a Bachelor Degree in Industrial Agriculture

Vocational skills training for out-of-school youth

Young people who dropped out of school receive vocational skills training in tailoring, carpentry, and entrepreneurship. These skills empower them to earn an income and support their families.