Mudzi Connect
Fostering sustainable development in Malawi by co-investing in the ideas and aspirations of local communities.
Mudzi Connect
Overview
Mudzi Connect is a national grant-making organization that co-invests directly in the ideas of local Malawian communities to create thriving and sustainable living spaces where everyone can prosper.
By placing our communities at the core of our initiatives, valuing their perspectives, needs, and aspirations, Mudzi Connect contributes to poverty reduction in Malawi and aligns with the Government of Malawi’s vision for 2063.
Our approach is centered on three key strategies:
- Grant Making: We co-invest directly in the ideas of local leaders and communities, scaling our efforts through approved, local decentralized structures such as Village Development Committees and community-based organizations.
- Community Foundations: We support communities by unlocking the capacity for people to contribute toward their own development initiatives.
- Capacity Strengthening: We strengthen capacities in community-led development principles, participatory development, proposal writing, project management, and monitoring and evaluation.
By The Numbers
We work with our community partners to track 400+ indicators across our 1,800+ investments using a custom built database.
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By The Numbers
We work with our community partners to track 400+ indicators across our 1,800+ investments using a custom built database.
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Project Co-Investments
Mudzi Connect's co-investments in community projects reduce poverty through improved access to social services and enable communities to use their own resources and assets to address priorities-while increasing local leadership capacity to champion community-based development.
The Kafanikhale Village Development Committee is embarking on improving early childhood education by constructing Kachenga Community-Based Childcare Center (CBCC) in the community. The new CBCC will p...
Masimbe Village Development Committee seeks to construct the Chimutu-Phadwe bridge in their community. When completed, the $4,224.53 timber deck bridge will help solve mobility challenges for at...
The Tikondane Beekeeping Club in Mpalare community, Dedza District will use $4,962 from Mudzi Connect to expand their beekeeping business by producing 50 additional hives, and procuring essential equi...
With an investment of $6,113.42, the Chiponda Village Development Committee, located in the area of Traditional Authority Msakambewa in Dowa district, plans to implement an education project by constr...
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Nakondwa Primary School, located in the area of Group Village Headman Chimombo, under Traditional Authority Msakambewa in Dowa, is facing a critical shortage of teachers' housing. Currently, the schoo...
Mudzi Connect Board
The Advisory Board of Mudzi Connect is composed of eight highly qualified individuals with expertise in areas of management, programming, monitoring, evaluation, learning, law, and financial management. With an equal male-to-female representation, our board is robust and full of energy that drives the organization forward.