Hannah’s parents couldn’t afford her school fees. Now she is an accountant and auditor – a powerful role model for other Malawian women.
Hannah was support by MMF at Elangeni Secondary School from 2011 to 2015. Her parents had divorced and her father remarried with new responsibilities. Hannah’s mother could no longer afford to pay her school fees. The school put Hannah on the MMF list and her worries of being ‘chased’ for fees were gone. She worked hard and obtained excellent results in her Malawi School Certificate of Education (MSCE). Hannah was then supported by the Soko Fund at university. Hannah graduated with a first-class BSc in Accounting from the University of Malawi and is now an auditor with Deloitte Malawi.
Hannah had always dreamed of being an Accountant since she was in Level 5 in Primary school. She loved solving financial issues. She thinks her and accounting are perfectly suited for each other. In the future, she hopes to use her skills to help young Malawian women to manage their finances in setting up small scale business. This would allow women to be in control of their lives rather than depend on the government for employment.
The Mamie Martin Fund is proud to have learnt that, as well as achieving a first-class degree, Hannah was awarded a Certificate of Achievement for “outstanding performance in academic excellence” in 2021. This was one of the ‘Best Student Awards’ made by Total Energies Malawi, a major company focusing on sustainable energy. She went on from there to be a Top Student in her ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) studies, completed in 2024.