We were so pleased to be able to catch up with Trinitas from Tina Pads.   It was a huge, beautiful surprise receiving your donation today. The money will be used to purchase fabric to provide pads for around 120 girls, possibly more if all goes well! These will be distributed to girls in the Mzimba District who rarely receive support like this as they are some 800km from Blantyre.  These pads will ensure the girls can continue at school for another two to three years, eliminating absenteeism and sustaining their hunger for education. They bring equality to boys and girls - so thank you very much. Unfortunately, it will take about a month to get the fabric sent in from China as we can't find good fabric in Malawi. It's important the material is durable.  With thanks Trinitas Mhango Kunashe And remember, if you ever wondered how these pads work, watch this video for an explanation from some of our students.

Thanks to Tom and Petal for sending over a highly informative update on Zomba Plateau and thanking us for our donation (delivered by Arran and Paul, pictured with Tom).  In it, they describe the challenge ahead for the fire-fighting teams, progress with the seedlings and provide a picture of the disruption to local business and their own conservation efforts brought about by the collapse in tourism. If you would like to support their virtual Run4Reforestation fundraiser, take a look at their  Just Giving website  for more information and don't forget to send over a photo of yourself. More details in their letter below: To all at George Watson's College and Watson's Malawi Partnership We would like to express a heartfelt thank you for the donation to our TREEZ conservation project. We received your donation from Aaron on Saturday. It is very much appreciated and incredibly well timed as we desperately need to buy more tools for our current fire prevention work.  Fire-prevent

Abigail is many things - including a survivor of human trafficking and an amazing member of our STEKAskills Dialogue team.   We had the privilege of meeting her at the Watson's Malawi Ceilidh at the end of last year when she joined a team from STEKA to talk to us about their experience. Abigail tells her own story in a film she's edited - which illustrates her own power and resilience as well as the way in which Steka's Dialogue approach builds real trust and relationships.  To find out more go to www.stekaskills.com .