What does mudzi mean?

• Post published:August 19, 2022
• Post category:Get Involved/OCUS Announcements/Opinion
• Reading time:8 mins read

Orant Charities has named its annual gala mudzi. Orant’s mudzi is the global village of people united for our common mission in Malawi.

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Maness packages thowba to sell at Kasese Trading Center

How to Make Thobwa: Malawian Recipes

• Post published:August 18, 2022
• Post category:FEM for Women/Malawi Stories
• Reading time:8 mins read

Learn how to make thobwa, one of Malawi’s common traditional beverages, with Maness Nkhoma's recipe. Maness is a FEM participant at Orant.

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The Orant Farm Project transformed Dumase Mtengowamingo’s family's life.

The Orant Farm Project: Dumase’s Story

• Post published:August 11, 2022
• Post category:Agriculture/Malawi Stories
• Reading time:5 mins read

The Orant Farm Project distributed 20 acres of our farmland to Kasese farmers. Of the farmer recipients was Dumase Mtengowamingo.

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Mara Kamutu - Orant Sponsored Student

Meet Mara Kamutu: Orant Sponsored Student

• Post published:August 4, 2022
• Post category:Education/Malawi Stories
• Reading time:6 mins read

Meet Mara Kamutu: Orant Sponsored Student Mara Kamutu - Orant Sponsored Student Cases of school dropouts and early marriages are not a peculiar phenomenon in the Northern Part of Dowa,…

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8 Must-Know Chichewa Words

• Post published:July 26, 2022
• Post category:Malawi Stories
• Reading time:4 mins read

Malawi’s national language is Chichewa. Chichewa is a Bantu language. Learn 8 must-know Chichewa words from Orant Charities Africa!

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Goodwell Chimwanza, tinsmith at Kasese Trading Post

Microloans for Malawians on the Margins

• Post published:July 14, 2022
• Post category:Business/FEM for Women/Healthcare/Malawi Stories
• Reading time:7 mins read

Everyone who shops at Kasese Trading Post knows Goodwell Chimwanza, the tinsmith. He is always smiling; hard at work.

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Esther Mauda, Orant Ulemu Scholarship Recipient

Meet Esther: Orant Ulemu Scholarship Student

• Post published:July 8, 2022
• Post category:Education/Malawi Stories/Ulemu
• Reading time:6 mins read

Esther Maupa is a 2022 recipient of the Orant Ulemu Scholarship. This scholarship covers university tuition for Orant Sponsored Students.

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Healthcare Program Manager -Orant Charities Africa

Staff Highlight: James Mwambene

• Post published:July 5, 2022
• Post category:Careers/Healthcare/Staff Biography
• Reading time:4 mins read

James Mwambene is the new Healthcare Program Manager for Orant Charities Africa, a Malawian non-profit organization.

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Takeaways from The Moment of Lift

• Post published:June 29, 2022
• Post category:Get Involved/Opinion
• Reading time:6 mins read

Orant Charities highlights three takeaways from reading The Moment of Lift by Melinda Gates -- how empowering women changes the world.

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George treats Julio at Mobile Outreach Clinic

Non-Communicable Diseases in Rural Malawi

• Post published:June 24, 2022
• Post category:Healthcare/Malawi Stories/Mobile Outreach Clinic
• Reading time:6 mins read

Orant's Mobile Outreach Clinic visits rural villages to treat patients who live with non-communicable diseases in Malawi.

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