We believe comprehensive education within empowered communities is the answer to social change. By building sustainable school campuses, life-skills programs, and local partnerships in Malawi, every child has the opportunity to create a brighter future.
98 million children in Sub-Saharan Africa lack access to schooling. We're on a mission to change that.
Our Mission
Keeping girls in school is estimated to generate five billion dollars for Malawi's economy over the next 10 years.
economic growth
99.6% of girls stay in school by providing facilities and resources like menstrual hygiene management.
Girls Empowerment
Every additional year of schooling provided for girls lowers their risk of contracting HIV/AIDS by 6%.
Health & Wellbeing
Education is the answer to real, lasting change. It improves lives, strengthens communities, and shapes a better society. By transforming how we connect, interact, and create opportunities, education breaks down the barriers that hold people back and opens doors to a more equitable future.
Why Education?
Education creates new job opportunities, empowers more women to enter business, and paves diverse employment pathways. By integrating practical skills into education through our life-skills programs, we equip students with the tools they need to thrive in various professional environments, expand their career opportunities, and contribute meaningfully to their communities.
Economic Growth
Initiatives that dramatically improve girls' school enrollment and attendance create a population of economically and socially empowered women, leading to greater participation in decision-making, economic independence, and business ownership, significantly enhancing their socio-economic status.
girls' empowerment
School is where we teach essential health practices like nutrition, hygiene, and disease prevention and engage mobile health clinics to provide critical health services. By fostering awareness about issues like malaria, clean water, and HIV/AIDS, schools help shape healthier communities, while also providing direct access to care that improves long-term wellbeing.
Health & Wellbeing
We provide students with uniforms, meals, clean water, private bathrooms, and medical care. Our research and retention rates show that meeting basic needs significantly boosts attendance, participation, and academic success, enabling students to focus on their education and achieve their full potential.
Basic Necessities
We provide students with uniforms, meals, clean water, private bathrooms, and medical care. Our research and retention rates show that meeting basic needs significantly boosts attendance, participation, and academic success, enabling students to focus on their education and achieve their full potential.
Groundbreaking Education
Children who stay in school and receive quality education experience better health and wellbeing, greater empowerment, and expanded job opportunities, allowing them to become powerful difference-makers in their communities.
Brighter Futures
Students Attending Namunda Primary School
1,089
Student Enrollment
Namunda Primary School serves more than twice the number of students as the average U.S. public school.
Students is the U.S. Elementary School Average
470
Average Exam Pass Rate at Namunda Primary School
90%
Exam Pass Rate
While the average exam pass rate in the U.S. hovers around 50%, Namunda students are passing at a rate of 90%.
Average Exam Pass Rate for U.S. Public Schools
50%
When our 2,000-liter tank was only filling to 200-liters, we urgently installed 540-watt solar panels to keep water flowing. Your gift helps cover this emergency upgrade and ensures every student has safe, reliable water every day.
Give Clean Water
clean water should never be in question
DONATIONS ARE 100% SECURE & TAX DEDUCTIBLE
Our four-star rating means we exceed industry standards, outperform most charities of similar cause, and are highly-effective.
Our four-star rating means we exceed industry standards, outperform most charities of similar cause, and are highly-effective.
DONATIONS ARE 100% SECURE & TAX DEDUCTIBLE
When our 2,000-liter tank was only filling to 200-liters, we urgently installed 540-watt solar panels to keep water flowing. Your gift helps cover this emergency upgrade and ensures every student has safe, reliable water every day.
Give Clean Water
clean water should never be in question
Our mobile clinic and monthly health sessions provide students with vital check-ups, medicine, and health education. Your gift helps students stay healthy, focused, and in school.
Support Student Health
when they feel their best, they learn their best
DONATIONS ARE 100% SECURE & TAX DEDUCTIBLE
Our four-star rating means we exceed industry standards, outperform most charities of similar cause, and are highly-effective.
Our four-star rating means we exceed industry standards, outperform most charities of similar cause, and are highly-effective.
DONATIONS ARE 100% SECURE & TAX DEDUCTIBLE
Our mobile clinic and monthly health sessions provide students with vital check-ups, medicine, and health education. Your gift helps students stay healthy, focused, and in school.
Support Student Health
when they feel their best, they learn their best
Your gift provides essential textbooks and teaching guides that equip dedicated teachers. Empowered teachers grow students into successful difference-makers.
Empower a Teacher
their impact is only as strong as their tools
DONATIONS ARE 100% SECURE & TAX DEDUCTIBLE
Our four-star rating means we exceed industry standards, outperform most charities of similar cause, and are highly-effective.
Our four-star rating means we exceed industry standards, outperform most charities of similar cause, and are highly-effective.
DONATIONS ARE 100% SECURE & TAX DEDUCTIBLE
Your gift provides essential textbooks and teaching guides that equip dedicated teachers. Empowered teachers grow students into successful difference-makers.
Empower a Teacher
their impact is only as strong as their tools
Please contact our executive director by emailing alaina@upliftmalawi.org.
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