- Inequality is unequal access to opportunities.
- Equality is evenly distributed tools and assistance.
- Equity is custom tools that tifies and address Inequality.
- Justice is fixing the system in offer equal access to both tools and opportunities.
ABOUT US
Thanzi265 is a non-governmental organization (NGO) based in Malawi that is committed to ensuring food security and promoting sustainable farming practices. Our vision is a future where no child goes hungry, and every child has the responsibility to preserve and pass on the wisdom of food and sustainable farming.
Our work is deeply rooted in the concept of food literacy, which we see as a tool to alleviate malnutrition and poverty. We believe that every bite of food we chew has a story and that food is our sustenance, a unifying force that ties us to our heritage and is deeply intertwined with the natural world…
Vision
Envisioning Malawi where no child goes hungry, has access to education and every child has the responsibility to preserve and pass on the wisdom of food and sustainable farming.
Mission
Investing and Promoting food literacy for children and organic farming an effective way to alleviate malnutrition and child poverty making/ equipping them with a healthier and sustainable future
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Our Areas of Focus
Food Literacy For Children
is a critical aspect of overall health and wellness, it empowers individuals to make informed decisions about what and when they eat. Knowledge about nutritional content, portion sizes, and the importance of a balanced diet can help prevent both undernutrition and overnutrition and ultimately lead healthier lives. It’s a lifelong skill that benefits not just individuals, but also communities and societies at large.
Community Engagement
Our aim extends beyond merely providing meals to children. We strive to equip communities with the knowledge and resources needed for sustainable food production, thereby disrupting the cycle of hunger. Our efforts reflect our faith in the transformative power of collective action and the possibility of change when individuals unite for a shared cause. Our battle is not just against hunger - we are laying the foundation for a future where every child can flourish.
Village Savings Loans Associations (VSLAs)
To enhance the focus and health of children both in school and at home, we involve parents from the community and establish VSLAs/Table Banking specifically for women. These VSLAs will serve as platforms where we provide them with seed capital to start businesses and impart knowledge on cultivating organic produce...
Our Work
Reducing hunger, poverty, and malnutrition while achieving food security. By introducing children to sustainable farming methods and food literacy at an early age, we provide the knowledge and abilities that will enable them to overcome challenges related to food security and participate in local initiatives to reduce poverty. In order to combat hunger and malnutrition, a consistent supply of nutrient-dense food is produced through the diverse crops grown using sustainable farming methods. These methods raise farmers out of poverty by increasing productivity and producing excess produce that can be sold or shared within the community.
- Food Literacy
- Sustainable Agriculture
- Sustainable Livelihoods
- Our Curriculum
Nourishing Minds & EmpowerHer
Through the Nourishing Minds project, which has been funded by the Kanthari Foundation Switzerland, We are making some significant progress in promoting environmental sustainability and food literacy as part of our inspiring journey to create a sustainable future for every child in Malawi.
News and Updates
Building More Than Just Walls
The old building was abandoned by a big NGO in 2014 as their project had come to an end. However, since then, there has been a sharp increase in the number of Children dropping out of school in the Kuchata Community due to the high rate of poverty, malnutrition, and lack of nearby schools. Now 7 out of 10 children either don’t attend school or drop out. Our organization came into the community, and the Community leadership offered us an old building that was abandoned almost 10 years ago to help us in implementing our project. We have started cleaning the building up to revive education in the village.
When kids are exposed to the wisdom of nature, sustainability flourishes.
The Bigger Picture
The Thanzi265 model helps children prove that solving water poverty starts with trusting in children’s inventiveness.
Our participants just don’t learn; they lead. When an 8-year-old teaches her village to save water, that’s true resilience.” With every bottle repurposed and seed sown, Malawi’s youngest farmers are writing a new future: one where water is life’s first ingredient, not its last hope.
We are more than just farmers at Thanzi265, cultivating resilience, knowledge, and hope. When kids are exposed to the wisdom of nature, sustainability flourishes.
