Tag: girls education

Sewing Lessons at BFSS

Sewing classes at Bright Futures Secondary School are helping S3 and S4 students learn extra skills.

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Sarah’s blog 26/10/25

Levison Mlambya, the Director of Bright Futures Secondary School, has sent these great photos and a video of S3 and S4 students who are taking sewing lessons and carpentry classes to learn skills for life.

In the sewing lessons they are learning to use the sewing machines that have been donated and sent on the container via The Bananabox Trust.

Learning skills for life will equip these vulnerable students, who are all living in extreme poverty, with a way to earn money in future, giving them choices and chances they wouldn’t have had previously. Many thanks to the donors of the sewing machines & sewing supplies.

If you’d like to make a donation to support buying more fabric we would be very grateful. https://donorsee.com/project/29253?share=1

The plan is that during sewing lessons at BFSS, they make reusable sanitary pads and bags to put these in and, when there are enough, give them out to those who need them in various local schools. Your financial support will be so helpful.

Thanks also to their sponsors for supporting them. There are still S1 students needing to be matched with sponsors to support their education. https://changinglivesmalawi.com/2025/10/11/international-day-of-the-girl-child/

Thank you for reading and supporting the teenagers at Bright Futures Secondary School, Sarah x

https://videos.files.wordpress.com/ZhqEbst7/3a2c0979-ea89-4e09-bfde-6b8fbb5e719c-1.mp4

Advent Calendar – highlighting projects & children – day 10

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Sarah’s blog 10/12/23

For today, 10th December, we are highlighting the Period Poverty Project.

We sent some hand turn sewing machines to Malawi and some of the older girls have been learning to use them. A group of girls made reusable sanitary towels for all the girls who needed them. Each girl was given a bag containing new pants, reusable sanitary towels, soap and a health information leaflet. This project is ongoing and it would be really good, if funds allowed, that this project could reach more girls in other schools.

This is a project that hasn’t cost a lot of money but has made a big impact. Prior to the girls having reusable sanitary towels, they all used to miss one week of school each month and stay at home. There is nothing shameful about menstruation and girls should not have to miss out on one week of education every month. Now, thanks to the Period Poverty Project, girls’ are at school for the same amount of time as the boys and they have the same opportunity to learn and do just as well in their exams. There is no reason why girls shouldn’t reach their potential and it is good to know that this project is making a difference.

If you would like to support this project by making a donation the link is here https://gofund.me/d3cf8c3a contact_us@changinglivesmalawi.com Thanks for reading, Sarah x

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