In the week of International Women’s Day 2026 we were honoured to meet the Malawian Minister for Gender, Children, Disability & Social Welfare, the Hon Mary Navicha MP.
The event in Edinburgh was hosted in the City Chambers, an appropriately impressive venue in which to welcome the Minister and her team to the city. Hosted by the Scotland-Malawi Partnership, it was a chance to hear from a range of Scottish organisations working across the areas within the Minister’s portfolio,
Moira, from MMF, shared information about our work and our historic links to Malawi. A video clip of ex-MMF pupil, Stella Dzimbiri, provided powerful evidence of the impact of support at secondary school. The Minister shared the commitment of her government to education for all and to gender equality in particular.
In this same week, Stella’s story has been shared by the Small International Development Charities Network (SIDCN) on their website. They, like so many people, are inspired by Stella’s story and by how huge an impact support at secondary school can make to a woman, a family and a community.
This week, in particular, we send greetings and good wishes to all our ex-pupils and to their teachers too. You are making a real difference in the world.
