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The dawn of February 16 was of paramount significance in the light of Othakarhaka Foundation’s mission to provide quality health care services to girls and women alike as the charity-oriented organization was successful in reaching out to 110 primary and secondary school girls who did partake in a training on the production of reusable sanitary …

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ED urges girls to develop their interest in Science subjects

As a way of exposing girls to windows of opportunities and knowledge, Othakarhaka Foundation supported two of the girls that benefit from its education sponsorship program to attend a seminar for women electricians as per organized by MERA in Blantyre. The two girls, Dorothy Goodson and Esnart Mitambo, have just completed their three-year tenure at …

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Othakarhaka Foundation continues to inspire more girls towards academic excellence through its education program which offers secondary and tertiary education scholarships. The latest female to shine academically through Othakarhaka sponsorship is Carol who has been selected to study Pharmacy at the College of Medicine, a Constituent college of the University of Malawi (UNIMA). In an …

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Old Mutual Malawi, South Africa, Zimbabwe and Kenya awarded Othakarhaka Charity Foundation as the grand prize winner of the Sisonke Competition which it introduced to reward the organization with the most impactful initiatives that changes people’s lives at grassroots level on grounds of merit. Having scooped position one in Malawi in the Sisonke Pan African …

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Driven by the power of being an independent woman, female ambassadors Yowoyani Mponela and Hope Kaunda visited Othakarhaka Charity Foundation in order to spend a quality time with teen mothers and young girls who have once dropped out of school on grounds of limited financial support and early marriage. The two female ambassadors in pursuit …

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Eighteen-year-old Canadian girl, Sophie Roux, has donated a computer lab which is a component of a Bloom Box that has a solar powered system with a backup of lithium batteries. This Bloom Box comprises of chairs, tables, teaching board, 21 laptop computers and more accessories such as printers, projector, backup generator, etcetera. Soffie donated the …

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Minister of Gender, Community Development and Social welfare, Dr. Patricia Kaliati, visited Othakarhaka Foundation on 21st February 2022 at its head office in Mulanje to appreciate the wonderful work that the nonprofit organization is doing and also to give moral support and encouragement to the organization in its quest to uplift the living standards of …

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Othakarhaka tailoring school is the new source of fresh air among the female folk as the platform is there to help teen-mothers have a new lease of life having been faced with the plight of being single parents due to teenage unwanted pregnancies and unsuccessful marriages. Ever since the tailoring school emerged on the fore, …

Othakarhaka Foundation Equips Teen Mothers with Tailoring Skills: The Story of Rhoda Read More »

In a drive to fight early marriages and to keep girls in school, Othakarhaka Charity Foundation through its Girls and Women empowerment program provides scholarship opportunities to young girls within its catchment area.   Speaking of which, Malawi as a country has the highest prevalence rate of girl-child marriages in Southern Africa, with nearly half …

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