Tag: partnership

A Solar Irrigation Kit

A huge THANK YOU to The Rotary Club of Allander and The Rotary Foundation for supporting this project financially and Rotary District South Scotland for facilitating the grant application.

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Sarah’s blog 21/10/26

A solar irrigation kit has been a long time coming but it has finally arrived. It is going to make a big difference to the agricultural projects at Bright Futures Campus.

A huge THANK YOU to The Rotary Club of Allander and The Rotary Foundation for supporting the purchase of a solar irrigation kit. Also thank you to Rotary District South Scotland for facilitating the grant application. Stuart from The Rotary Club of Allander (Milngavie) put a lot of work into the grant application. We are grateful for the continued support and links with their club. I am looking forward to seeing them again next month.

As you can see from the videos, everything is working. The pump was being tested in a water barrel and the water being collected in buckets. There is also a huge length of hosepipe for when this solar irrigation kit is set up properly to water the crops.

I’ll share more photos and videos when I receive them. We are delighted that this is another example of teamwork making a brighter future at Bright Futures Campus.

If you’d like to help with supporting a project you can email contact_us@changinglivesmalawi.com or why not have a look at our new fundraising page and make a small donation towards the projects we are helping to support Changing Lives Malawi | Localgiving . Thanks again to our Rotarian friends for their support, Sarah x

Tree Planting

Today’s blog is about tree planting taking place at Bright Futures Secondary School as part of their agriculture course. This is an ongoing project so financial donations are always very welcome.

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Sarah’s blog 4/2/26

Last week, students at Bright Futures Secondary School have again been busy tree planting. It would have been hard work digging holes for 120 saplings. On this occasion the tree planting was for pine and acacia.

They are keen to take responsibility for their environment. This will help prevent future soil erosion and replace trees that have been cut down. Of course students want to help with the climate crisis. The tree planting was part of their agricultural lessons which are a core subject in the Malawian curriculum.

Soon they will be planting other types of saplings and we will share photos when that happens. We are grateful to the agriculture teachers at Bright Futures Secondary School for all the extra work they do to support their students. Of course, we are proud of the students and pleased to see them contributing in such a positive way to their community.

Thank you also to everyone who has donated money over the past year to support their tree planting project. As it’s the rainy season now, the ground is easier to dig and plant. Also the saplings won’t dry out so have a better chance of survival. So this is always the best time for planting saplings even though we are fundraising for this project all year round.

If anyone would like to make a donation then please do get in touch. contact_us@changinglivesmalawi.com for bank details or you can donate via our website or our QR code. If you would like to donate in memory of a loved one then we are happy to make a sign to place in part of the orchard. Or for a special birthday or anniversary?

Or would your business like to contribute to this project and have some advertising in the orchard? We’d love to partner with any nurseries/garden centres/Christmas tree farms.

Thank you again everyone. Enjoy the photos, Sarah x

One of the teachers and a student planting a sapling
students holding tree saplings prior to planting
a student planting a pine tree sapling
you can see the rain clouds in the distance
Stuart and I made a donation to buy fruit tree saplings a few years ago in memory of his lovely mum. If anyone else would like a name on a sign and make a donation to the orchard then please do get in touch.
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