Touch And Feel Africa TAFA

“It is our passion to impact a life and change a nation one child at a time through funding education for students in Malawi, Africa.
We are all a part of a global community
and our aim is to fill a huge need.
For less than $2 per day/student we can accomplish our goal.”

It was only in 1994 that the government of Malawi
introduced free primary education.

It is still is a very costly and a difficult challenge
for most students to attend Secondary School.

Our aim and our success is helping students, by supplementing money they already saved for education - which is usually not sufficient
or paying their school fees.

A basic priority for our project is to fund students (many who are orphans with little means of support) to attend school and receive an education. For a school year, depending on the school (public or private) and if the student will be boarded at the school, the costs are:

Primary School
Tuition per student per Trimester – free
Uniforms, books and supplies per Trimester - $15 ($45 per Year)

Secondary School
Tuition per student per Trimester – from $20 ($60 per year) to $53 ($159 per year)

Uniforms, books and supplies per Trimester - $20 ($60 per Year)
Boarding School – from $150 per Trimester plus uniform, books, school supplies $65

Samu

With a population of approximately 14.5 million people,
Malawi has over 1 million orphans.

How much should I donate?

This is what we can and will do with your donation

$25 Buys notebooks, pens, a school uniform and perhaps a pair needed shoes

$50 Buys student fees and board for 1 term (3 terms in one year) for a student to go to boarding school

$100 Buys student fees to pay for 5 students for 1 term to attend day school

$250 Buys an orphan student a uniform, shoes, notebooks, pens and other school supplies, school fees and feeds them for 1 school term

Less than $2/day, $50/month, ongoing
This w ill educate a child, with special consideration for girls who are orphans, so they have a safe place to stay, sleep, study, feed them, and pay their school fees until they are finished secondary school.

Consider over 80% of the people in Malawi
live on less than $2.00 per day

David

What happens with my donation?

We work with a number of different schools in the Nkhata Bay, Malawi area
A student and a school are matched by location as well as need.

Primary School (day school) – Mkondezi Primary School - Nkhata Bay
Mary Nyirenda, Headmaster (088) 119-4326/(099) 549-4283

Secondary School (day school) – Nkhata Bay Private Secondary - Nkhata Bay
Scott Munthali, Headmaster (099) 946-5986

Secondary School (day school) – Kunyanja Private Secondary - Nkhata Bay
Feston Singoyi, Founder (099) 133-3207 Sydney Simwaka, Founder (088) 854-8017
Bently Mugho - Headmaster (088) 178-0331

Secondary School (boarding) – Mzimba Secondary School - Mzimba
Timothy Kumwenda , Headmaster (099) 949-0435

Secondary School (day school) – Maghemo Secondary School - Karonga
Mr. B.K. Manda , Headmaster (099) 929-9002

Secondary School (day school) – Phonics - Karonga
Dennis Kumwenda, Headmaster (099) 914-8765

Secondary School (boarding) – Bandawe Secondary School - Chintheche/Bandawe
Mr. L.P. Mkandawire, Headmaster 0111938627

Secondary School (boarding) – Nkhata Bay Secondary School - Mzimba
Manuel Kondowe , Headmaster (088)8854826/(099)9922543

Secondary School (boarding) – Palm Private - Chitipa
Alex Kanyimbo, Teacher (088) 878-4286

District Education Manager – Nkhata Bay
Mzondi Moyo, ( 088) 836-3712

Your donation will be used to fund a student,
most often chosen by the recommendation of the headmaster of a school
based on need, academic progress and attendance.

* if you should decide to fund a specific student for “less than $2 per day” we are most happy to provide contact information for the Headmaster of the student

Chisomo

Goal 1 - Adopt 100 students

Help pay school fees and school expenses for students who would otherwise not likely be attending school http://www.touchandfeelafrica.com/students.html
Malawi is one of the poorest countries in the world. 80% of the population lives on less than $2 a day. With a population of approximately 14.5 million people, Malawi has over 1 million orphans.
School fees are mandatory for secondary school. Students must also have notebooks, pens, school uniforms and very often, shoes.
Project Total Cost: $30,000 USD

Ndaona

Feel free to email or call us
if you have any questions about us or our programs.

Barry Thorsness
Touch And Feel Africa
http://www.touchandfeelafrica.com/
touchandfeelafrica@gmail.com
206-7745963

Gerald Macheso
Malawi Education Foundation
http://http://www.mef-malawi.org/
gmacheso@mef-malawi.org
206-7745963