Meet Our Scholars


Patricia H.
Patricia is in Form 1 at New Era Private Secondary School. She comes from Misiyasi Village in the Zomba region, and she was formerly a scholar in the Ambassador's Girls Scholarship Program. Patricia likes secondary school and believes that she is getting a good education there; her favorite subject is English.

Chimwemwe
Chimwemwe is in Form 1 at New Era Private Secondary School. She comes from Zalengera Village in the Balaka region, and she was formerly a scholar in the Ambassador's Girls Scholarship Program. Chimwemwe wants to be a doctor when she finishes secondary school because she believes that Malawi does not have enough good doctors to help all of the nation? people.

Esther
Esther is in Form 1 at New Era Private Secondary School. She comes from Kuyenda Village in the Ntcheu region, and she was formerly a scholar in the Ambassador's Girls Scholarship Program. Esther's favorite subject in school is Math, and she wants to be an accountant when she finishes secondary school.

Patricia M.
Patricia is in Form 1 at New Era Private Secondary School. She comes from Mayaka Village in the Zomba region, and she was formerly a scholar in the Ambassador's Girls Scholarship Program. Patricia likes her boarding school and says that the teachers are very kind.

Lydia
Lydia is in Form 1 at New Era Private Secondary School. She comes from Ndalama Village in the Zomba region, and she was formerly a scholar in the Ambassador's Girls Scholarship Program. Lydia likes attending an all-girls boarding school, and she praises her teachers for being dedicated to teaching their students.

Edna
Edna is in Form 1 at New Era Private Secondary School. She comes from Kholomana Village in the Chiradzulu region, and she was formerly a scholar in the Ambassador's Girls Scholarship Program. Edna likes to participate in the extracurricular activities at her school.

Tabitha
Tabitha is in Form 1 at New Era Private Secondary School. She comes from Area 30 Village in the Lilongwe region, and she was formerly a scholar in the Ambassador's Girls Scholarship Program. Tabitha wants to attend University and become an accountant, and she advises young girls to work very hard in class because everything is possible if you work hard.

Talekeleni
Talekeleni is in Form 1 at New Era Private Secondary School. She comes from Bowa Village in the Lilongwe region, and she was formerly a scholar in the Ambassador's Girls Scholarship Program. Talekeleni believes that school is a very important part of her education, and she appreciates that her teachers give her homework assignments after every class in order to assess her performance.

Valenesi
Valenesi is in Form 1 at New Era Private Secondary School. She comes from Bowa Village in the Lilongwe region, and she was one of the original AGE scholars. Valenesi likes her school because she believes that she is getting a good education there, and she praises her teachers for being hardworking and dedicated.

Chifundo
Chifundo is in Form 2 at New Era Private Secondary School. She comes from Bowa Village in the Lilongwe region. Chifundo is happy that she is now in an all-girls boarding school rather than at home in day school because she says that at home, she didn't have enough time to study, and it was noisy.

Victoria
Victoria is in Form 2 at New Era Private Secondary School. She comes from Bowa Village in the Lilongwe region, and she was one of the original AGE scholars. Victoria likes her school and is happy with her teachers.

Ethel
Ethel is in Form 2 at New Era Private Secondary School. She comes from Bowa Village in the Lilongwe region, and she was one of the original AGE scholars. Ethel likes her new school better than the day school she attended last year because she says that it is a better school, and the students learn more subjects than at her old school.

Ida
Ida is in Form 1 at Providence Girls Secondary School. She comes from Misomali Village in the Chiradzulu region, and she was formerly a scholar in the Ambassador's Girls Scholarship Program. Ida is an excellent student and enjoys secondary school.

Loice
Loice is in Form 1 at Providence Girls Secondary School. She comes from Chaola Village in the Chikwawa region, and she was formerly a scholar in the Ambassador's Girls Scholarship Program. Loice is happy at her school and is excited that she is an AGE scholar.

Pouline
Pouline is in Form 1 at St. Michaels Girls Secondary School. She comes from Mphepo Village in the Chiradzulu region, and she was formerly a scholar in the Ambassador's Girls Scholarship Program. Pouline is an excellent student, and she spends her time after classes and during her school breaks reading and studying so that she can continue to excel in school.

Alifonsina
Alifonsina is in Form 2 at Ludzi Girls Secondary School. She comes from Bowa Village in the Lilongwe region, and she was one of the original AGE scholars. Alifonsina likes to play sports at school, and her favorite sport is football, the sport known as soccer in the USA.

Matilda
Matilda is in Form 4 at Lilongwe Girls Secondary School and is poised to graduate at the end of this year. She comes from Bowa Village in the Lilongwe region, and she was one of the original AGE scholars. Matilda originally thought that she would not be able to attend secondary school because her parents were unable to raise the money to send her; when she found out that she has been awarded an AGE scholarship, she was excited to have the chance to continue her secondary education.

This term, AGE was able to take on 12 more scholars with impressive academic records and high levels of need from across Malawi. Talekeleni Chauwa (18) and Chifundo Kaipsa (16) both represent the Bowa village and attend a private school for girls with scholars from the southern region of Malawi: Lydia Mayenda (16), Tabita Mulore (15), Patricia Hawu (15), Edna Malaya (13), Chimwemwe McLoud (17), Patricia Muzandifuna (15), and Esta Chole (15). Three of our scholars from the southern region were accepted to prestigious government schools: Polina Ndware (14), Loisi Goche (17) and Ida Savala (15).


If you would like AGE to deliver a message to one of our scholars, please send an email to info@ageafrica.org with the subject line "Letter to Scholar". Scholars will not be able to respond individually, but will greatly appreciate your thoughts and support!