Since February, 25 students—11 girls (Including Brenda, seen below) and 14 boys—have been boarding at the Stepping Stones hostel for a four-month period. They are housed in two dormitory wings, with no more than eight students per room, creating a cozy and supportive environment. The hostel, which was kitted out…
Young mums at the Nkhata Bay hospital have recently been blessed by another delivery of the Butterfly Space Baby Basket programme. Through this, baby baskets are filled with clothes, blankets and nappies suitable for newborns, and then given to young mums who, for various reasons, don’t have the resources to…
There was great celebration recently as the new library at Stepping Stones school in Malawi was officially opened by local dignitaries. The library is already proving to be great hit with the students as it provides them with the space and access to books that they just never get anywhere…
Students from the Stepping Stones vocational training course had a wonderful graduation day recently attended by family, friends and local dignitaries. The students graduated with a certificate in one of the three courses on offer – tailoring, basket weaving, and hair and beauty. some of the products that the students…
Students of the beauty course which is run at the Stepping Stones Vocational college have recently completed their training. The course comprised 2 months training in college, and then 2 months internship in a local salon. All the students passed with flying colours and are now securing employment in various…
Stepping Stones recently started a basket weaving program for mothers in the local community. They have learnt how to make various woven items including baby baskets, similar to Moses baskets. The baskets are then filled with items to help new mothers, such as sanitary pads, baby clothes, soap, underwear and…
In May, work began on writing a 12-week course for prisoners at Nkhata Bay prison, Malawi, where about 180 men are housed. The course, which is linked to the wider programme of projects overseen by Butterfly Space, set out to deliver Bible teaching and life skills training. In September, a…
The demand for education is high in Malawi, especially for good quality education as can be found at Stepping Stones Int’l Primary School in Nkhata Bay. The school, which was founded by CRED Partner Alice Leaper of Butterfly Space, is so popular that plans are already underway to expand it…
