Youth to Youth Empowerment

All over the world, hundreds of thousands choose to volunteer and help others, putting into practice the simple idea that every single person can do something good, be it large or small, to improve the lives of others and positively change the world.

This year Youth to Youth Empowerment Network Joins the rest of the world in making a difference in others and the world.

We believe access to quality education remains a challenge in our society and thus left a lot of young people vulnerable to different social and economic shocks in the future. As part of good deeds Day we are calling upon all well wishers to join us through donating a book/books or any learning materials.

The books will be donated in 3 schools of northern, central and southern region, tentatively on 28 March 2020

A single book can go a very long way. Choose to do good today

We believe that young people should be in forefront in the fight against breast cancer

As one way of joining the rest of the world in combating breast cancer, this year Youth to Youth Empowerment Northern Chapter commemorated with Mzuzu Technical College carrying out an awareness campaign. Friday the 18th of October the team of young people sensitized their fellow youths putting into consideration the impact of breast cancer, the signs and preventative measure.

To grace the occasion Liwell Zimba a nurse by profession facilitated the dissemination process in collaboration with FPAM, addressed the students on the cervical cancer screening. 121 females attended and 26 males were sensitized.

Let us throw it Back to the Skills and Technical Education Programme Project.

Youth to Youth empowerment reached out to more than 15000 girls and boys, advocating for Skills and Technical Education as an option that one can take in making a choice beyond secondary school. We also engaged with more than 1000 technical students in exploring the of technical education in the Business World.
Today we join the Nation and rest of the world in commemorating

Role modeling is one way of helping our youth prepare for what to expect after school.

Youth to Youth Empowerment - team south in collaboration with GTG youth club conducted a mentorship session on Friday at Namame CDSS, Blantyre focusing on Role modelling and introduction to Enterpreneurship and self employment

19 students were in attendance. 7 boys and 12 girls.
Eunice M Kumwènda Herbert Raul Nyirenda GTG Youth Club Burnet Makaika

Education without character can be a disaster in our modern society, this why Youth to Youth Empowerment through it's mentorship sessions engages students in the importance of character in academic life.
we believe access to quality education goes beyond the grades, our team in Central region had a powerful discussion with students of Mbinzi Day Secondary School in Lilongw on character building, with 36 Girls and 41 boys in attendance.

Alick Gogo Tembo Vanessa Nate-ma Manda

Yesterday our southern region team had a mentorship session at Namame CDSS, Blantyre.
The session was attended by 17 ( 5boys 12 girls) form 3 students.

The main topic was "Career and college choices".

Each one Can Teach One

Tingathe is a Malawian NGO which partners with the most vulnerable youth in the country and trains them in vocational skills (bricklaying, carpentry, hospitality and service management, etc.). Tingathe covers all course fees for its participants and, when they graduate from their program, Tingathe helps them either start up their own businesses in their communities or helps them find work in Malawi.
Tingathe’s students, coming from the most vulnerable backgrounds in the country, often have trouble affording travel to and from class/practicals on a daily basis. On top of that, transport is often unreliable. Therefore, in 2019, Tingathe is raising money to purchase their own bus, which will ensure that the 70 students of the current Tingathe Training Program cohort never miss class! In the long-term, this bus will ensure that over 400 students in the next two years will have access to their life-changing programs!
Tingathe believes that, when given sufficient tools, youth can be to become agents of socioeconomic change in their communities! The deadline for this fundraising drive is June 28th, 2019.
More information on Tingathe can be found here www.tingathemw.org and here https://www.globalgiving.org/projects/bring-70-malawian-youth-to-school/

Tingathe Malawi - A catalyst for youth to develop marketable skills as entrepreneurs and professionals

On 8th May 2019, Youth to Youth Empowerment Eastern region team held a career guidance session at Draper CDSS in Zomba Rural and 72 Students from form 3 and form 4 attended the session. Topics that were shared at the session included goal setting and career choices.

One of the students, Enock Mpinda who is very good in Humanities was encouraged to increase efforts in Mathematics and other science subjects to get better university opportunities to pursue his career in Journalism.

Mr Mpingiza, the Head Teacher also Shared his story about his university journey and how he overcame the tough conditions and managed to finish his degree.

During the interaction, the students expressed concerns about the lack of such guidance.

On 1st May 2019, Youth to Youth empowerment in partnership with Maphunziro 265 and Mzuzu E-Hub had a session at Mzuzu Technical college.

The event focused on entrepreneurship, how to write cover letter and resume.

The session was one among many which Y2YE in partnership with M265 and Mzuzuehub will be having with the college

Youth to youth empowerment through it's nothern region chapter had a mentorship session at cornerstone Christian secondary school.

This was conducted amongst the form 4 students who are currently on the campus.

Towera a member of y2yE and a journalist working for zodiak took time to inspire the students as a model , she shared her story and students were motivated.

They were also appropriately guided in their dreams careers on how they can achieve the said dreams.

Meet our Woman Crush Wednesday

21 years old Towera Ngwira is a final year student at the University of Malawi the Polytechnic, pursuing bachelor’s degree in Environmental Health. Driven by the desire to see change in the society, in 2015 she started an organization known as Extra Mile Development Foundation (EMDEF). Extra Mile exists to improve economic, nutrition, health and educational status of vulnerable young people in Malawi. Currently operating in Mzuzu and Blantyre.

Recently the organization in which Towera is the Director organized a writing competition that targeted 50 standard 8 students, at Thandazga Primary School in Mzuzu. The competition aimed at encouraging and improving writing skills. Ultimately extra Miles wanted to motivate the students to work extra hard as they were preparing for their MANEB Primary School Leaving Certificate Examinations

Through mentorship sessions that aim at achieving quality education and health for all in Malawi, extra miles have reached more than 2000 young people. And they are expecting to improve the lives of 5000 children across the country by December 2019. Through Extra Miles Towera and her team of 20 unpaid volunteers have inspired 60 girls at Mlambalala Primary School in Chitawira, Blantyre by providing them with information on menstrual health and hygiene management and donated sanitary pads to the changing room at the school in order to keep girls in school.

When last did you take time to think about the kind of leader you want to be?

Take a day to develop your understanding of what leadership is and explore the kind of leader you want to become. This programme will provide a supportive and safe space to engage with a peer group, reflecting on different aspects of your leadership role and the challenges you face.

This programme has been designed for youths at any stage of their professional development looking for a Self-leadership theory and how they can apply it to real life.

Register by sending
• your name
• current roles or responsibilities (what you are studying or where you work)
• your expectations of the training (what you would like to get out of the programme)

Lunch and Snacks will be provided.