Malawi is a small landlocked country in Southern Africa with a population of 19 million. Despite Malawi’s booming population, it is one of the poorest countries and least developed in the world. 80% of Malawi’s export revenue comes from agricultural production. Over 80% of the population live in rural areas.
Families are being forced to choose between feeding their children and educating them and are pulling their children from schools at an alarming rate. In turn, educational institutions in Malawi are crumbling due to the diminishing financial resources; for example, kids must sit under a tree in the tropical heat or in unsafe buildings every day for classes. The decline of education and skilled workers is already having an effect as it has resulted in an increase in poverty.
Families are being forced to choose between feeding their children and educating them and are pulling their children from schools at an alarming rate. In turn, educational institutions in Malawi are crumbling due to the diminishing financial resources; for example, kids must sit under a tree in the tropical heat or in unsafe buildings every day for classes. The decline of education and skilled workers is already having an effect as it has resulted in an increase in poverty.
Malawi has a literacy rate of 62%, compared to 99% in the United States. Malawi’s literacy rate among females is 55% and 70% among males, compared to 99% among females and 99% among males in the United States. Life expectancy is at 62 years.
Despite its many challenges, the people of Malawi are resilient, hardworking and the most welcoming people in Africa.
Masanjala
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Masanjala is a rural province in the southern region of Malawi. The center of the province has 3 schools; a Nursery School, Primary School and Secondary School. MEF supports these schools and four other primary schools within the province. The whole province has a population of about 15 thousand people. Almost 100% of the population depends on agriculture as a source of income.
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