NEWS FROM THE CAPACITY FOUNDATION

Financial appeal breaks target

07/08/2024

A fantastic response to our £10,000 appeal from our supporters has resulted in us smashing through that target just within the planned 12 months. The appeal was launched in May 2023 following a 25% devaluation of the Malawi currency (the kwacha), which together with two natural disasters (Cyclone Freddie and ...

Kwacha devaluation sparks massive price rises

27/11/2023

On 9 November 2023, the Malawi Government devalued the national currency, the kwacha, by 44% against the dollar (see this BBC News item). The purpose was to increase the purchasing power of Malawi’s foreign exchange, which is held in dollars. Devaluation makes Malawi’s exports more valuable. Whereas a dollar was ...

Floods cause big income shortfall

09/05/2023

The philosophy behind the Capacity Foundation is that a charity can become self-sustaining in terms of its income. In five years, we have gone a good way to proving it – but there are occasional steps backward among the many steps forward. News programmes in the UK recently reported devastation ...

Graduation ceremony Malawi-style

20/02/2023

Almost a hundred people graduated from the Capacity Foundation’s adult literacy Academy on Friday, 17th February. This, our fourth graduation, was the largest cohort to date, bringing the total number of graduates to well over 300. Each graduate received a certificate recording their achievement – a pass mark of 75% ...

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