Utawaleza is growing! In order to realise the vision I have for where the community project I started nearly two years ago is going, I have decided to recruit volunteers who will become part of Utawaleza’s leadership team. The new roles will be vital to driving forward a better strategy designed to take Utawaleza further…
Something is afoot in Kongwe village ever since Gogo Maweni moved into the hut at the foot of the mountain. No one knows exactly who she is or where she came from except that strange things have a way of happening around her and she may or may not occasionally disappear into the wind. One…
In no particular order, my top 10 favourite foods have got to be: 1. Cake – nothing better to indulge in. Cake is life. Cake is bae. 2. Grilled cheese – as I have said many a times before, grilled cheese is God’s gift to earth and honestly the best thing since sliced bread. 3.…
Something is afoot in Kongwe village ever since Gogo Maweni moved into the hut at the foot of the mountain. No one knows exactly who she is or where she came from except that strange things have a way of happening around her and she may or may not talk to spirits. One thing is…
It was 2014 and my colleagues and I decided to do something fun together and plan a road trip to Mulanje. Someone knew someone with a car we could use for the trip so the eight of us pooled some money together for fuel, snacks and alcohol and we were good to go. It started…
Something is afoot in Kongwe village ever since Gogo Maweni moved into the hut at the foot of the mountain. No one knows exactly who she is or where she came from except that strange things have a way of happening around her and her dreams always spell trouble. One thing is for sure: you’ll…
1. My purse 2. Keys 3. Powder 4. A flash disk 5. Small work diary 6. Cosmetics bag with all my lipstics and emergency eyeliner 7. Hypoallergenic wet wipes 8. Two charging cables 9. An almost empty tube of Nivea hand cream 10. Two dongles 11. My work phone 12. A strip of ibuprofen tablets…
1. To work in another African country – I’m looking forward to expanding my horizons a little more so I’m hoping to find a job outside Malawi, but within Africa. I’d love to work away from home for a year or two then come back, because obviously there’s no place like home. 2. To get…
1. Drake x Fire & Desire I have not been in love with a song as deeply and consistently I have with Fire & Desire and I would sincerely like to thank Drake for blessing us with this gem of a song. I couldn’t find the original so here’s a cover that I really like…
My biggest fear is losing my mind. And I don’t say that to be cheeky, or as a joke. I am legitimately afraid of suddenly no longer having any control over what goes on in my mind. I live inside my head so much and every now and then, it feels like I’m losing touch…