A Life-Changing Trip

In May 2022, 14 students and three staff travelled to the Chikwawa region of southern Malawi where they worked with schoolchildren in local schools and took part in community projects.

the sights and sounds of southern Africa. We drive though grass. Malawi has reached the end of its wet season and

THE WARM HEART OF AFRICA

one of the poorest countries in the world. It is small and one third go to secondary school. It is a low-income economy with many people earning $1 a day. The country is vul every day that we are in Malawi. It is precisely to understand such issues and see how they affect ordinary Malawians that we are here.

THE CHILDREN ARE HAPPY TO BE AT SCHOOL

We spend our mornings in local schools and it is hard not to and do crafts with the Malawian children. We also help to

«I do not have words to describe the impact this journey had on my life, heart and mind!»

area are part of feeding programmes and in return for atten

to help with community projects. In one village we help to ming people.

AN ABUNDANCE OF LAUGHTER, WARMTH AND HUMAN SPIRIT

piness in one of the poorest countries in the world. Now I

whether we have made a difference. But given the depth My hope as a teacher is that some of the participants will warm heart of Africa.

Marc Walsh Teacher of English (International Section)