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 Chikudzo Development Committee, located in the area of Group Village Headman Mwesakumva under Traditional Authority Msakambewa in Dowa, is embarking on the construction of a two-room classroom blo...
Chiundira Village Development Committee, in collaboration with Mudzi Connect, has embarked on an Under Five Clinic construction project led by the community leader, Steria Kamzingeni. The projec...
Mndembo Village Development Committee, in partnership with Mudzi Connect, is launching the construction of Ngombende Under-Five Clinic to address the pressing issue of malnutrition affecting 19 out of...
In its second project, Chinkanda Village Development Committee will build a three-bedroom Health Worker house in Traditional Authority Msakambewa, Dowa district. This follows the recent construction o...
The Zingani Village Development Committee plans to use a co-investment of $6,557.40 from Mudzi Connect to construct a 20m by 8m school library at Maiwe Primary School in Zingani, Traditional Authority...
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.