"They don't have shoes. They sleep on the dirt. One single mom, we went and visited her house and she sleeps on the floor, on a mat with her little four-year-old boy,"
"Secondary education is not free in Malawi. The tendency in Malawi is if you can't afford it, you tend to favor your male children, so girls often get married off in their early teens."
"This is really an effort to try and make sure that girls can stay in school by raising funds, by providing them with the materials they need for education, their tuition, and for some of the girls, they also provide housing,"
Agape Farmhands is a Marin County nonprofit building a prosperous rural community in Malawi with a focus on educating children and empowering girls and women. The organization originated from Agape Farms, started by Anglican priest Francis Matumba, and serves as the U.S. fundraising and oversight arm. Programs cover preschool through high school, fund secondary tuition, provide educational materials, and for some girls offer housing to prevent early marriage. Construction projects include two classrooms and a multipurpose room that protects children and cooks from rain and mud. The program is graduating its first high school class and is considering vocational training next.
Read at ABC7 Los Angeles
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