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…
The end of last term was one of great celebration for the oldest students at Stepping Stones Int’l Primary School in Nkhata Bay, a partner of CRED Foundation. The students had, a few months earlier, taken their national school leavers certificate, which they need to pass to be able to…
In this month that includes International Women’s Day, we continue with some blogs that feature CRED Partner projects from a woman’s perspective. Today we are ‘bigging up’ some of the key women involved in Butterfly Space projects, all of whom are based in Nkhata Bay, Malawi, where Butterfly Space is…
