Y-Malawi/Y-Africa

To bring people together in community with each other and with God to see His purpose for our lives fulfilled. These connections between churches, individuals, and the people of Malawi become workshops where hearts are opened, and change begins.

The people of Malawi face hardships every day that few Americans can understand.

• Average wage of $1 per hour
• 80% unemployment, most survive by gardening a plot of less than 1 acre
• 8% of homes have a toilet
• 2% of people own a car
• 14% of men have graduated high school
• 50% of women married before age 18
• Average woman has 6 children

Americans face different challenges that few Malawians can understand.

• Rank among the highest in the world for hours spent at work
• Rank among the highest in the world for depression
• Rank among the highest rates in the world for anxiety
• Rank among the highest rates in the world for drug and alcohol abuse


Our passion is bringing these two groups together through Vision Trips. To learn from each other. To form relationships. To share experiences. To share faith. To solve problems and dream dreams. These experiences can be life changing on both sides of the ocean.

The local village church, with support from local Y-Malawi partners, is the vehicle changing lives and hearts. Vision trips to Malawi are the roads that lead us to experience a deeper faith. Sponsorships are the fuel powering the vehicle.

• Implement initiatives in an area where a majority of the people follow Islam, where poverty is severe, and development is low.
• Educate the local village pastor and church in sound Biblical doctrine and the role of the church in community development.
• Invest in Malawi by partnering with local ministry organizations with proven success to come along side and support the village church.
• Further develop communities by empowering women and girls.
• Fund the above through a sponsorship program for women and girls.
• Improve marketing and social media tools to create a solid brand.
• Create a technology infrastructure that can accommodate and support both the sponsorship program and robust social-media initiatives.

Over the past 20 years nearly 1,000 have shared the experience of visiting Malawi. Many have returned several times.

In Malawi, primary partners include several local organizations

1) World Relief Malawi
2) Fishers, Trainers, and Senders
3) Chiefs Ministry
4) Youth Ministry
5) World Vision, Malawi

• 3,980 children attending Kids Clubs
• 4,300 in Youth Clubs
• 2,300 children in after school tutoring called Reading Corners
• 3,598 in adult Bible Studies
• 675 learning about finance in Savings and Loan Circles
• 278 graduates in adult literacy programs
• 20 new preschools established with almost 1,500 attending
• 70 Pastors and 230 church leaders have completed basic doctrinal education
• 56 community development projects started by local churches
• 35 graduates from the new Vocational Training Center, 30 more enrolled
• 378 girls rescued from childhood marriage
• 330 older women, widows, girls and orphans sponsored to date