Every Easter, Sally takes a group of adults to Malawi to meet our partners and experience their work alleviating poverty among young people in the region.  This year, it was the turn of Veronica, Viv and Joan and nothing could prepare them for the brute devastation of tropical cyclone Freddy, one of the worst storms to hit the southern hemisphere.

  And in the blink of eye, it's all over! But for the 44 students - and nine members of staff who accompanied them - this trip marks the  start of a whole new love affair with Malawi and our partners there.

  Dear friends and members of the Watson Malawi Partnership and the George Watson’s College community, We were delighted to receive your recent donations following your virtual ‘Race Night’ in March 2021. You raised approximately £4,000, which is a fantastic sum in support of our vulnerable children and communities in Malawi, and we are grateful for your efforts and dedication. I hope you’ll enjoy hearing some of our latest news from Malawi, as in spite of the difficult conditions we have operated within over the last year, a couple of our children have successfully been able to reintegrate with their communities and return home after thorough assessments, including Blessings and Yankho.  We also welcomed a new baby, Shadreck Benson I pictured above), who was born on the 4 th April 2020 and who comes from Simon Village, T/A Nankumba, Mangochi District. His mother had passed away from high blood pressure on the 21 st November 2020, and after his aunt was no longer able to...

Captain Baz took us horse racing this week - and all from the comfort of our sofas.