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Football Tournament and Feeding

Thank you to all the clubs and donors for the fantastic preloved football kits. These vulnerable children have a real confidence boost when they wear their new kit.

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Sarah’s blog 26/11/25

Thanks to our supporters, we had funds to get a few schools together for a day of football. Football is one of Malawi’s national sports. Of course, everyone likes a football tournament, whether they are taking part or watching.

As I have mentioned previously, because the children we help to support aren’t eating properly each day, we will not hold a sports event without giving children something to eat and drink. The food shortage in Malawi is getting worse. Feeding children at an event like this makes it even more of a special, exciting day. The young people know they will have enough energy to play competitive sports with their friends. They will also probably sleep better that night with food in their tummies.

Thank you to everyone who donated money to help us feed everyone who took part. Also, a big thank you to those who donate preloved sports kit. This means a great deal to the young people. Previously they either didn’t have matching kit or it was full of holes because it was so old. Preloved sports kit is shared out to various primary schools and grassroots sports teams, as well as being kept for use by the orphans and other vulnerable children who play sport at the weekends.

Some of the people we need to thank for football kit are; Julian Chenery from the charity ‘Wear a Sports Shirt Day’. Julian spends almost every weekend collecting preloved football kit from different clubs and we are very grateful for his tireless work. He has sent a huge amount of preloved football kit to the children we help to support in Malawi. Paul Goodwin, another football enthusiast and collector of football kit who lives locally to me, gave us a few preloved football kits, some of which have been used in this tournament. And, of course, thank you to the clubs and supporters who have donated their preloved kit; Kilsyth Athletic FC, Collingham FC, Little Common FC, Seaton Town FC, Borden Village FC, Seafar Villa FC. I apologise if I have missed anyone…let me know and I will amend my post.

Here is one of the appeals we have to help us keep feeding hungry and malnourished children. https://donorsee.com/project/28717?share=1 Or you can give via the website or email me for bank details contact_us@changinglivesmalawi.com Thanks again for all your support, Sarah x

Football Kit Donation Photos

We are very grateful for all the preloved football kit that has been donated for the vulnerable children & young people and to Julian from ‘Wear a Sports Shirt Day’ for his hard work and support.

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Sarah’s blog 20/3/25

We are very thankful for the people who support our work. We always say it takes teamwork and Julian at ‘Wear a Sports Shirt Day’ charity is one of those fantastic people who regularly help the vulnerable young people in rural northern Malawi.

Julian spends most weekends travelling to football grounds to watch the games but to also collect donated preloved football kit. He shares what he collects amongst a few organisations and we are very grateful for his hard work and support. He regularly sends boxes on the Bananabox container and here are photos of some of what has been donated this time.

Some of the students at Bright Futures Secondary School enjoyed modelling these football kits. A couple of the kits will be kept on campus for use by students at Bright Futures Secondary School and also for the orphans who attend the weekly Feeding Programme at the weekend and play sports also. The other donated kits will be given to local schools who are in need of new sports kits.

It is currently the rainy season in Malawi but, once the rains are over, there will be a football tournament organised with all the local schools invited. Everyone looks forward to sports days like that with great anticipation and excitement.

Thank you again to Julian for all your hard work it is much appreciated. Also thank you very much to all the clubs who have donated kit to be reused in Malawi. Having matching football kit brings a sense of belonging, of pride in their team and of self-confidence. Knowing that people they have never met care enough to send them football kit makes a big difference to these vulnerable young people. Thank you on behalf of them, Sarah x

Staff Accommodation Update

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Sarah’s blog 4/10/24

I’ve got a brief update on the second staff accommodation block. There are six rooms in this block. It is built in the same style as the first block, but that block has four rooms. It is built in a motel style with a veranda along the front and each unit has its own front door. Inside each unit is a sitting room and a bedroom.

Water has been piped to this area of the campus, so there is a water tap that is in place and ready for filling buckets of water. The second staff latrine block is being built as well as two shower rooms and sinks for washing clothes. These sinks will be protected by a roof so that anyone washing clothes will not be standing out in the rain during the rainy season which is due to start in a few weeks.

This project has been possible thanks to; Vets with Horsepower, The Clive Richards Foundation, The Inverclyde Trust and The Souter Charitable Trust. We are very grateful for the funds we have received from each of the above organisations. It is extremely difficult to attract teachers to come to work in such a remote area. There is no suitable accommodation in the village for teachers to rent, so it is vital that staff have somewhere to live on Bright Futures Campus.

Once the project has been completed we will have more photos to show you.

We’d love some help with this project please to ensure it can happen before the rainy season. It will be a real treat for all the vulnerable children we help to support if we can organise a football tournament. Each child taking part will need food and drink so please do help if you can. Thanks, Sarah x

To help with the football tournament please click here https://donorsee.com/project/24384?share=1

The second accommodation block is almost ready.
You can see the new water tap where the blue buckets are in front of the building.
The two accommodation blocks with the water tap between the buildings. The gardens to the front of the buildings will be planted once the rainy season begins.
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