With the closing of the second term in Malawi, our Agape House Blantyre staff was invited to visit Likhubula Primary School where many of our Mbayani Back to School Project Students attend public school. It was a time of celebration as the school finished yet another term. During this time, Agape House staff had an opportunity to encourage Mbayani students to study hard over their break so that they can succeed in the terms to come. Encouragement is a vital part of our role w

Through Agape Scholars International’s partnership with Thawandie Private School for the Mbayani Back to School Program, our Agape House Blantyre school was invited this past Thursday to take a field trip to Blantyre’s Chileka Airport in order to educate the students about weather conditions. While they were there, they were able to see weather measuring instruments in action while also enjoying seeing many airplanes landing and taking off from the airport. We are so excited

Agape House Blantyre recently started a new sports club where both female and male students can come on Saturday’s to enjoy fun, athletic activities. While Agape House runs as a school five day of the week for most of the morning and afternoon, we have begun running sports club on Saturdays as an extra time where our students have an opportunity to be relieved of the pressure of being on the streets during the weekend. Through the avenue of sports, we hope to help our student

The United Nations has an annual calendar for raising awareness for various global social issues- International day of the woman, day of  malaria, day of child poverty to name a few. In the current year, the United Nations, through efforts from the Consortium of Street Children ,who have lobbied and petitioned for the day of the street child to be added, was finally declared to be annually recognized on April 12th. With the addition of this day, awareness will be brought arou

Maxwell Watson Maxwell Watson is a current student of Agape House Blantyre. At twelve years old, he has found himself receiving new hope and education through learning at Agape House. After he and his grandmother were sent away, Maxwell has been unable to find a safe place to call home. Therefore, sadly, he is still currently living on the streets. He says that he is proud of himself for being at Agape where he gets both education and hope. This week at school, he learned abo

This past May, our Standard Eight class took the Primary School Leaving Certificate Exams. One of our bright students to pass this rigorous exam and excel into secondary school was Davie Ndala. Davie Ndala is an incredibly hard working student. In fact, he is so dedicated to his studies, that others have witnessed him reading an English dictionary while playing soccer with his fellow classmates in their free time. Davie was even capable of translating from English into Chiche

Happy Sunday from Agape Scholars International! It is our pleasure to introduce you to Tiyaanhulenji Chabwera, our student spotlight for this week. At thirteen years of age, she has returned to gain an education at Agape after dropping out of school in the sixth grade.  With two other siblings, Tiyanhuleji lives with her mother in Mbayani. Together they love worshiping at the Seventh Day Adventist Church. Tiyanhuelji loves to learn. In fact, it is her favorite thing about att

Abigail Patrick At fourteen years old, Abigail Patrick has now returned to the sixth grade at Agape House after dropping out of Maone Primary School. We are so glad that she is studying again with us. Abigail has five older siblings, one of whom is her guardian. Together they enjoy attending the Church of Christ for worship. This week at Agape House she learned about profits and losses in math. In her Bible lessons she learned about the life of Gideon. She loves that she can

Welcome to Agape House’s Student Spotlight of the week. Each week, we tell the stories of our students. This week we would love to tell you about Sostern Misheck. He is a thirteen year old student who came to  Agape House after being found on the street one year ago. After the death of his father, Sostern and his siblings along with their mother, who works at home, have had a difficult time meeting their basic needs, especially in terms of food. Coming to Agape House has prov

There are over 120 million “street children” across the world. 30 million of them can be found in Africa. What exactly is a street child anyway? The Humanium organization and SOS Children’s Villages describe a street child like this: “Street children are minors who live and survive on the streets often growing up in landfills or under bridges in major cities. Because of conflicts with their families these children do not want to or cannot return home.” There are two types of

Agape House is seeking to expand our impact by reaching the location where a majority of our students come from- Mbayani. In the district of Mbayani there is over 10,000 children where students outnumber teachers 300:1 in public schools. With so many students, it proves to be a difficult and chaotic environment to learn in. Due to the overcrowding and financial instability, many of Mbayani’s students are forced to drop out of school. We hope to tackle the injustice of inadequ

Vanilla loves that she can come to Agape House for free education. It relieves a great deal of stress to not have to worry about paying for a uniform or tuition fees. This week Vanilla learned about multiplication and also practiced reading in Chichewa. Once she finishes school, she would love to become a nurse so that she can help treat people. In her free time, she loves to play jump rope. Her best friend is Stella Misheck. Five words that describe Vanilla are: Humble. Resp

Please join us in praying for Prisca as she enters into a future of helping others who are ill. We believe that she can help so many and bring life to those who are hurting. Father, you are the healer of the sick and broken. Due to the circumstances faced by those living in extreme poverty in Malawi, several have fallen ill to disease. You come to restore the whole person, including their health. Please, use Prisca as an instrument of your divine healing and restoration to yo

At fourteen years old, Simeon Pondeponde is the oldest son in the family of four children. Coming from the district of Mbayani, Simeon dropped out of Mbayani Primary School in the sixth grade. Although he was found on Blantyre’s streets two years ago, since then, he has returned to his parent’s home. Since coming to Agape House, he is now currently in the eighth grade and is very much looking forward to taking the exiting exam to enter into secondary (high school) school this

Chrispine Mateketa is a bright 16 year old male from Mbayani where he lives with his parents and six other siblings. Each Sunday, Chrispine and his family enjoy attending Pentecost Life Church together. Although he wasn’t found on Blantyre’s streets, he dropped out of school in the sixth grade due to behavioral problems. We are so glad to that Chrispine has changed greatly since that time is continuing his education at Agape House. He loves that he can learn for free and also

As you walk down the streets of Blantyre in the district where Agape House lies, you will see red x’s on all of the buildings. What do they mean? Malawi’s government has decided to demolish all of the marked buildings and remake them into two-story buildings in order to improve the aesthetic appearance of the city. When we received this news it seemed devastating. Where would Agape House go? Where would the kids go? This has turned into a blessing in disguise. Through this ci

Loveness Kaswada is a beautiful thirteen year old girl from the district of Mbayani. She lives there with her mother, who is a stay at home mom and her four other siblings. She loves to attend First Christian Church together with her family. Due to the death of her father, Loveness was unable to afford her education after the fifth grade. Thankfully, Loveness is continuing her education at Agape House simply due to a lack of finances and was not found on Blantyre’s streets. S

Friday William is a bright eleven year old from the capital city of Lilongwe. Although it is unclear how he made his way to Blantyre, we do know that Friday is having a rough time because he doesn’t have anywhere to stay or sleep peacefully and has been on the streets for about four years. When Friday was in the third grade, he had to drop out of school due to the death of his father. Growing up, Friday came from a diverse background as his father was Muslim while his mother

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From Agape Scholars, we would like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas! What a better way to celebrate than to tell the story of a young boy, that our savior who came into our world, loves very much. This week it is our honor to tell you about Patrick Sulira. Patrick is a thirteen year old boy who lives with his grandparents and five siblings. We are so thankful that he was not found begging on the streets. However, he was only able to complete his education up until third