Some months ago, our Education Program surveyed all the primary and secondary schools in our catchment area. There were a total of 24 schools: 20 primary and four secondary schools. We are so happy to have successfully conducted the survey and analyzed the results from it, which have helped us to start implementation of some projects. Read our latest blog to learn more about this development.
Education Programs
Support Girls' Education in Malawi
Why Education?
In Malawi, there is no free education beyond eighth grade. Students must pay for tuition and few students can afford it. Without a secondary education, most children will return to their villages to work on farms or get married and start a family at a young age. This path almost always leads to a life of poverty.
Orant Charities Africa works closely with a number of schools to sponsor girl students who would not otherwise be able to obtain an education. To support students beyond secondary school, we launched the Orant University Fund in 2022.
What is a Sponsorship?
We keep a record of impoverished students who have the required grades and are interested in continuing their education. Then, we work to ensure that all students who would like to study and cannot afford to are matched with donors who can pay for their schooling and basic supplies. We give the student educational materials, soap, feminine hygiene products, and more to help them focus on their education. Additionally, we monitor our sponsored students’ progress through regular site visits and stay in touch with them after graduation.
Why Do We Focus on Girls?
The situation is almost always worse for young girls. Male education is prioritized in Malawi and girls are often forgotten or purposefully mistreated. Forced child marriage is still prevalent in Malawi. Orant focuses our education funding on girls because they are the most vulnerable.
60% of Orant's recently graduated sponsored students will be attending university
Individual Sponsors
Many of Orant’s students are sponsored by individual donors. Anyone, anywhere can sponsor a student in Malawi. You can select from a large list of students-to-be of any gender and at any level of education. If you would like to sponsor a student, please contact our team at ehearn@orantcharities.org or call +1 (940) 299-1322 to discuss your student sponsorship opportunities.
Corporate Sponsors
GeoShack is North America’s largest dealer of positioning, leveling, alignment, measurement, guidance and grade control solutions to the Construction, Survey, Agricultural, Landfill, Mining, Aggregate, and Industrial markets.
GeoShack has committed to sponsoring 50 girls every year until 2026. All of the girls are sponsored for the entire four years of their secondary school. This sponsorship also pays for necessary school and hygienic supplies that give them further opportunities for success.
Orant is grateful for GeoShack’s commitment to education and recognizing the need to prioritize female education in Malawi.
If you think you or your company would be interested in a corporate sponsorship program, please send us an email at [email protected].
Stories From The Field
Of 20 Orant sponsored students who sat for the Malawi School Certificate of Education Examination (MSCE) last year, 18 qualified for University, and we are thrilled to announce that 14 have secured places at public universities! Of the 14, two are boys and 12 are girls. Read our latest blog and learn more about what this means to Orant.
Some weeks ago, we opened our Orant Nyali Yanga Poetry Competition as a way of encouraging creative expression in Dowa Secondary School Students. We are excited to announce that the competition is still open and the deadline has been extended to July 15th! Read our latest article to learn more about the competition, what it means to us and how important it is to the schools and communities we work with.
Let your light shine with our new poetry competition for secondary school students in Dowa district!
On Saturday, April 27, we are holding a Spring Bingo fundraiser in support of education in rural Malawi. Read today’s blog article to learn more about how your support will help in promoting education in rural Malawi.
Congratulations to the Ulemu Scholarship Recipients! Orant’s Ulemu scholarship seeks to invest in the education of outstanding, hardworking and intelligent Malawian students by sponsoring them towards getting a diploma or bachelor’s degree. Read their bios here!
Meet Jonathan Chikaonda, our sponsored student who got the highest points in his Malawi School Certificate Examinations (MSCE). Read our latest blog to learn more about Jonathan’s journey.
For the first time in the school’s 26-year history, Ngala Community Day Secondary School has a laboratory with lab supplies and chemicals. Read this week’s blog post to feel the excitement Ngala students and teachers share due to this development!
Congratulations to our sponsored student, Alick Nathan. Alick recently graduated from Malawi University of Science and Technology with a Bachelor of Metallurgy and Materials Engineering Honors Degree. Read our latest blog to learn more about Alick’s journey!
Students in our Education Program build relationships with the donors who sponsor them and allow them to attend secondary school in Malawi.