31/07/2026
Every meaningful partnership begins with one thing: trust.
Earlier this week, we had the privilege of hosting one of our funders from Australia, Partners for Equity (PFE) who were joined by Rachel Szekely of the Szekely Family Foundation as well as Ros Grady & Peter Bardsley. Their visit was not simply to showcase our work, but to open our doors, share our vision, and invite them into the stories that are transforming lives every day.
As they walked through campus, we led them to experience our Agripreneurship project, reading circle using the Teaching at the Right Level (TaRL), arts and engineering using the Project-Based Learning (PBL), briquette making process held at our skills center, as well as the sports activities under the Play and Stay sports program, they met the people who matter most: our children and young women. They heard firsthand how new skills are creating opportunities, how confidence is replacing uncertainty, and how hope is becoming action.
For us, visits like these are more than project reviews. They are a reminder that trust-based funding is built on genuine relationships, shared learning, and confidence in communities to lead their own change. When local leaders and funders sit at the table and choose to listen to each other, they help create solutions that are lasting, locally driven, and deeply impactful.
To the Partners for Equity team the Szekely Family Foundation as well as Ros Grady & Peter Bardsley, thank you for the conversations that lead to the right kind of questions, for taking the time to learn with us, celebrate our progress, and believe in our vision. Together, we're proving that when trust leads, transformation follows.
Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture - Malawi Ministry of Education - Malawi Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade National Youth Council of Malawi ACADES Malawi Ladder to Learning iMind Segal Family Foundation Malawi Olympic Committee Youth Wave Malawi Global Health Corps
