Margneti Chanunkha
Blessings Chaziya
He appreciates the work that Samalani does to help vulnerable people in the area and says: “Just to appreciate: I really really appreciate what Samalani is doing, just money buys something. But different to learn skills – they will be with you til your death. You can teach your brothers and sisters. Very recommendable job. I want to congratulate Samalani for assisting us. Thank you and god bless abundantly. Thank you.”
Piiirani Chibara
Piirani is 19 years old and lives with her mother, sister and brother. In the future she would like to be a tailor to support her family. She would also like to improve the standard of living of widows and orphans in Malawi.
Jacqueline Chipapa
Pempho Daka
Pempho is 16 and lives with her mother and three brothers. In the future she would like to have her own business to support her family.
Fanny Dule
Fanny is 16 years old and lives with her mother, brother and sister. She likes to play netball and football. Her dream job would be to be a nurse and help people who are sick and provide medicine for them.
Halima Elias
Halima is 17 years old and lives with her mother. She would like to be a nurse, a doctor or a pilot.
Mercy Emdala
Mercy is 23 years old and has a young baby. She wants to learn tailoring to support orphans and to benefit her family. She is excited about the project because she believes it will help her to be more independent.
Nisheki Hamiton
Lejina Jayilosi
Lejina is 18 and lives with her 3 brothers, sister and mother. Her dream is to be a nurse and to speak English and travel to South Africa.
Beatrice Joseph
Beatrice is 16 years old and lives with her father, mother, 4 brothers and 3 sisters. Her favourite subjects at school are Chichewa, English and Mathematics and she enjoys running. She would like to be able to support her family financially.
Evelyn Joseph
Evelyn is 16 and lives with her parents. She enjoys playing netball and football. She wants to start a business so that she can pay for her school fees and continue her education.
Steven Kalia
Steven is 19 years old and lives with his brother and 2 of his 6 sisters. His favourite subjects are Maths, Biology and English. Steven likes to watch movies and preach at the hospital.
Elizabeth Kaluwa
Lydia Kamba
Ibrahim Kaponda
Ibrahim is 19 years old and lives with his parents and sister. In the future he would like to be a carpenter and his role model is his pastor.
Pepkami Kumwenda
Pepkami is 16 and comes from Blantyre, but lives with her aunt in Lilongwe. Her dream is to act or to study law.
Dave Kweteza
Dave is 17 years old and lives with his mum and 2 sisters. He enjoys dancing and his dream is to be a pilot.
Qlimafo Lule
Annie Major
Annie is 17 and lives with her mother and 2 sisters. She likes to travel, sing and listen to music. Her dream job is to be an air hostess as not many people in Malawi choose this occupation and she would like to see more countries.
Precious Mapeiera
Precious is 16 years old and is an orphan. She lives with her aunt and 2 brothers and 2 sisters. Her favourite subjects are English and Maths. Her role model is her uncle because he is a good man and is kind to everyone.
Amina Makuta
Amina is 18 and lives with her mother and sister. She wants to work to have a house and be able to support her family. Her role model is her friend Grace who has finished University.
Chancy Mbumba
Chancy is 18 and lives with his parents. In the future he would like to be a mechanic as this is his father's job.
Hadisoni Moloko
Hadisoni is 18 years old and lives with his uncle. He likes singing and playing guitar. In the future he would like to work as a carpenter and his wishes are to help his parents, old people and people in need.
Lawrence Mussah
Lawrence is 20 and lives with his parents, 2 sisters and 3 brothers. Lawrence likes singing, reading novels and traveling and his dream job would be to work as a journalist.
Enoch Nicford
Enoch is 15 years old and lives with his parents. He enjoys playing football and running.
Blessings Nkhoma
Blessings is 17 years old and lives with her parents, 2 sisters and 3 brothers. Her dream job would be to be a teacher.
Mary Nkhome
Mary is 15 years old and lives with her parents and 2 brothers and 2 sisters. She likes playing netball and dreams of being a nurse. She believes the project will help her to support her parents financially.
Chimwemwe Ohimbalawe
Lekelarni Seba
Brino Thauto
Brino is 24 and lives alone in Lilongwe. His brother and 2 sisters live in his village with his grandparents. His dream is to be a social worker to work with youths to find solutions to combat their difficult social situations. Samson is his role model.
Aliek Zephania
Aliek is 18 years old and lives with his mother. He also has 3 brothers and 1 sister. His role model is his grandad who provides his mother with food and money. His dream jobs would be to work as a driver, mechanic or soldier.