“Being a female carpenter sets example to other females in my community. They see that even a woman can do what men can do.”
Memory with her siblings and father near their home in Malawi. Photo: Tim Lam/Caritas Australia
Your compassion can help break the cycle of poverty and inequality for an entire community.
The generous support of people like you provided Memory with the training and qualifications she needed to become a carpenter. Today, she is the first female carpenter from her village. Her success is inspiring her siblings and other young women in her community to pursue their dreams and continue with their education.
Your support can help more young women like Memory to attend technical college so that they can learn vital vocational skills and boost their employment prospects.
Your donation today can have a ripple effect that creates lasting change for generations.
How your support can help communities like Memory's in Malawi
Women learning carpentry at a technical college in Malawi. Photo: Tim Lam/Caritas Australia
Young people can access training to develop vocational skills
Memory (centre) with her parents, Lector and Lute, and siblings in their village in Mwanza district, southern Malawi. Photo: Tim Lam/Caritas Australia
Families can improve their food security
Memory collects water at her family village in Mwanza district, southern Malawi. Photo: Caritas Australia
Communities can have better access to clean water
Banana winemaking group in Malawi. Photo: Tim Lam/Caritas Australia
Women can join savings and loans groups to increase their income
