Jacaranda UK Foundation

technical college

recent projects
Read about the work we have completed recently

We are currently raising money to help build a technical college, so our secondary school graduates that do not go to University have a chance to learn practical skills that they can take out into the real world and earn a living with.

We have already raised enough money to build two workshops in which the children will be able to learn woodwork and mechanical engineering, and we are currently raising money to build further classrooms and workshops so they can learn skills such as metal work and hairdressing.

Please help us raise the money we need to complete this incredible project.

Our new Well

In February 2015, we completed our first project: funding the drilling and building of a solar-powered well in the Jacaranda school yard, providing unlimited, clean, free water to the school.

Previously the city services had routinely turned off the water supply, often for days at a time, leaving the children with no drinking water or any water to wash in. A few times this even resulted in the school having to close over hygiene concerns. 

The well is powered by solar panels that will keep the 250 litre tank full at all times, so even when there is no rain for a few days, there will still be a store of water there for the school to use.  This is a wonderful example to the children of how green technology can improve the lives of people in Malawi. 

The water will also be used to grow crops for the school, so we can provide even healthier, nutritious food for the children, and so we can teach them how to grow food sustainably for themselves. 

This is exactly the kind of project the Jacaranda UK Foundation wants to promote – one that makes a meaningful and sustainable impact on the school and the surrounding area. We are thrilled that the well is up and running, and that Jacaranda has water!