Daughters of Toleza Scholarship

11/16/2022

Important Announcement from the Daughters of Toleza Scholarship -

The Board of the Daughters of Toleza Scholarship Fund has made the very difficult decision to dissolve the organization. Since our inception in 2010, we’ve worked tirelessly toward our mission to empower one Malawian girl at a time with expanded life choices by supporting her secondary education. ...

05/29/2021

Educating girls, especially past primary school is important for building stronger families, communities, and economies.

05/27/2021

For this week's board member highlight, everybody say hello to Lauren!

05/25/2021

Happy Africa Day!

05/22/2021

Welcome, or as they say in Malawi, Takulandirani to the new head teacher at Bakhita Secondary School Sister Cecila!

05/21/2021

Did you know that 1 in 29 Malawian women die during pregnancy or childbirth? This is in part because of Malawi's culture of secrecy and the belief that it is taboo for women to discuss sexual matters, including pregnancy and childbirth. However, there are “secret mothers”, or female elders, who are elected by their communities to keep tabs on pregnant women in their villages (pri.org). Malawians are all about community and helping others in need and in this case they take the saying "it takes a village to raise a baby" seriously. What examples can you think of where Malawians came together as a community to address a problem?

05/19/2021

05/17/2021

It's pen pal month! Three times a year the board members at Daughters of Toleza write letters to the girls at Bakhita Secondary School in order to get to know them better. What questions would you want to ask the girls at Bakhita?

05/14/2021

Happy birthday to the late President Kamuzu Banda! As the first president of the country, Banda played a crucial role during the independence and formation of Malawi.

05/13/2021

We would like to wish all those celebrating Ramadan a happy Eid al-Fitr or breaking of the fast!

05/09/2021

Happy mother's day to all the wonderful mothers and mother figures in our lives, we love and appreciate you!

05/08/2021

Presenting another amazing Malawian women, Chief Theresa Kachindamoto of Dedza District! Let us know which Malawian women you would like to see us highlight next!