- 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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On Going project
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Projects Completed
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Beneficiaries
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...
How we Work
Thanzi265 works from two sides to break the cycle of hunger and poverty. Children learn how to grow and prepare nutritious food, and their mothers learn financial skills that help them build stable incomes. This combination strengthens the whole household. When children bring new food knowledge home and mothers improve their financial stability, families become more resilient and less dependent on external aid. All activities are practical. Children learn on the model farm and in their own kitchen gardens. Mothers learn through regular training sessions and by participating in table banking groups. The goal is simple: to give families the skills, confidence, and tools they need to feed themselves and move toward financial independence. These trainings respond directly to the daily challenges faced by children and mothers in rural Malawi. Hunger, poor harvests, and limited income opportunities affect every part of life, and many families lack the knowledge or resources to change their situation.
- Food Literacy
- Regenerative 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.Â
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News and Updates
Thanzi265 1st Quarterly Newsletter 2025
Thanzi265 Quarterly Newsletter 2nd 2025
Thanzi265 Quarterly Newsletter 4th 2024
Thanzi265 Quarterly Newsletter 2025
EmpowerHer Project
Mothers carry most of the responsibility for feeding their families, yet many of them have very limited resources. When a crisis hits (a failed harvest, an illness, a school expense) they have nowhere to turn. This makes it difficult to provide nutritious food for their children or to build any kind of stability. The EmpowerHer Malawi program offers a practical and sustainable way to change this. It focuses on the 30 mothers of the Nourishing Minds children and gives them the tools to take control of their finances, improve family nutrition, and support their children’s education. The aim is simple: to give women access to capital, confidence, and financial skills so they can move away from the cycle of poverty, reduce their dependence on their husbands, and build small income-generating activities of their own.
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.
