Stichting Oneheartmalawi

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Today we would like to introduce our operational manager, Rita Kandapo!

Since last January Rita joined the OneHeartMalawi team. We are so happy that she is part of the team and is now running the OneHeartMalawi Vocational Training Centre. Because of her knowledge, experience, discipline and strong personality the Vocational Training Centre can only grow for the better in the future!

Rita:
“My name is Rita Kandapo, I am 25 years of age. I am a single mother of a beautiful, amazing daughter Peace. I am my mother's only child, but I have 5 other stepsisters and stepbrothers. I grew up with my uncles since my mother left for South Africa in search of a greener pasture as it wasn't easy for her to raise me by herself. I was lucky that my uncles were bold enough to educate me up until I finished my tertiary education. I did my bachelor's degree in education at Domasi college where I studied mathematics and computer sciences. I am a secondary school teacher by profession. I have worked with a few private secondary schools after graduating and I also worked with UBR where we were collecting data for social beneficiary programmes for the government. I like to read books, shopping and I like to listen to music.

A very good friend of mine sent me the vacancy of operational manager in September 2024. I was still working at that time, but it wasn't satisfying, and I applied for the role. Later I was called for interviews in November and lucky enough I was successful. For the past months, being able to lead and direct the people working at OneHeartMalawi and managing the operations are some of my greatest milestones so far. Imputing my ideas on how to sustain the project is one of my achievements.

The courses welding and fabrication and tailoring and fashion designing are very good in such a way that they are very marketable and people can easily find a job. These are services that are needed every day in our communities. For example, tailoring is a more profitable business here in Africa, people love to wear African print clothes (Ankara clothes) so there is a need for more tailors in town. The OneHeartMalawi Vocational Training Centre has a big impact on the youth who will finish the course. It will definitely help the students to find jobs or start their own businesses and they will obviously be able to provide for themselves and their families.

I want to end with a la last message for people in the Netherlands. What you are doing is such a great thing to the lives of the youth of Malawi. Your support is greatly appreciated, and we cannot repay you with anything. But feel it in your hearts that everyone here is so proud of your support. May you continue with what you are doing and we would love you to visit us one day!” 💚

Click here to get to know the rest of the OneHeartMalawi team: oneheartmalawi.com/en/our-story/

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