Stories

June 6, 2025

The year 2024 has seen NACC achieving a great milestone in history as it was hired by to various institutions to train their caregivers in ECD basic training following its certification as an ECD training institution and centre of excellence in 2017.

June 6, 2025

"When the PSLC results were released, I was disheartened in 2017. The outcome fell short of my expectations, as I had hoped to be selected to a national or district secondary school. "

June 6, 2025

In a bid to promote tertiary education for vulnerable students, Needed Actions for Community Care and Development (NACC ) in collaboration with friends of Namwera carried out a series of capacity building sessions targeting Malawi School Certificate of Education (MSCE) holders within Namwera area Mangochi and 56 of the students made it to various public universities.

June 6, 2025

Early Childhood Development is one of the programs that Needed Actions for Community Care and Development –NACC implements targeting 175 ECD centres in Jalasi, Katuli and Bwananyambi in Mangochi district. Through this program, NACC has constructed 18 ECD centres since its establishment on 13th November, 1996.

June 6, 2025

Somethings sound too good to be true but yet they are. Meet Lukia Jongwe a 37-year-old lady who built her dream house through a K50,000 soft loan from Needed Actions for Community Care and Development-NACC. Jongwe hails from Chingwenya Village, TA Jalasi, Mangochi district. Growing up in a poor family, Jongwe was grappling with poverty and struggled to fend for her family

June 6, 2025

Grace Gama

HIV/AIDS is mostly considered as a condition worthy concealing from the public but Sijawa Musa, a 46-year-old woman from Simbiri village, TA Jalasi, Mangochi district thinks otherwise, thanks to various intervention done by Needed Actions for Community Care and Development-NACC.

June 6, 2025

Tamika Kamundi

Kambwenza Square, a 31-year-old man from TA Jalasi, Mangochi who faced the challenges of growing up without parental support, embodies the transformative impact of our vocational training program aimed at empowering youth, including orphans that have nothing to do.

June 6, 2025

Good leaders don’t just happen, they come with proper training and mentorship. Shafi Saidi 48 from Kandulu Village, Traditional Authority Jalasi in Mangochi district is a testament of our capacity building sessions in leadership.

June 6, 2025

We often wonder whether early interventions done at Early Childhood Development (ECD) centres really count later in one’s life. Sakina Dinness, a 24-year-old Primary School teacher who hails from Mataka village, TA Jalasi in Mangochi district testifies of ECD impact as she vividly recalls her years at Balakasi (ECD) centre and how they shaped her entire life.

June 6, 2025

Jackson Sani lived in fear and confusion for a long time before he discovered he was living with HIV. For years, his health deteriorated experiencing frequent illnesses that left him weak and convinced he was going to die. Overwhelmed by his condition, Sani blamed those around him, thinking he had been bewitched.

June 6, 2025

Her eyes opened wide staring at HIV test results. The word ‘positive’ seemed scream at her shattering her world. She felt like her life was over.

June 6, 2025

In a bid to address the alarming dropout rate of female students in Namwera -Mangochi District, Needed Action for Community Care and Development (NACC) embarked on an innovative initiative by establishing Girls' Corners in primary and secondary schools. The girls’ corners aimed to provide a safe space for girls to discuss their challenges, receive mentorship, and develop essential life skills. Masongola zone is one of the zones that has notable changes.

June 6, 2025

Meet Saidi Saizi, a 29-year-old entrepreneur who has risen from poverty and become a successful carpenter. Saizi’s is married with three children.

June 6, 2025

NAMWERA COMMUNITY: NACC Drama screening approach yield promising results

June 6, 2025

In our community, we strive to support individuals facing educational challenges and help them achieve their full potential. One of our most inspiring success stories is that of Patuma Juma, a young girl aged 16 from Mgawo village Mangochi whose journey reflects resilience, support, and the power of a second chance.

June 6, 2025

Needed Actions for Community Care and Development (NACC) through its Innovations in Primary Education Project (IPE) encourages mindset change through Targeted Outreach Communication (TOC) which shows videos depicting real life situations.

June 6, 2025

Through its Innovations in Primary Education Project (IPE), Needed Actions for Community Care and Development (NACC) linked 26 (19 boys, 7 girls) vulnerable students to an islamic institution which opted for anonymity due to their religious values.

June 6, 2025

NACC’s Innovations in Primary education cerebrates many victories after diversified interventions yield great results for girls like Hawa Usuman who is now at Lisumbwi Secondary School.

June 6, 2025

When we talk of re-admission of girls who dropped out of school due to pregnancy, the story of Amina Kaisi stands out.

January 14, 2025

The girl in white head scarf Aisha, 12 years old is in standard 4 learns at Changausya primary school. She dropped out of in October 2022 after getting married to a 17years old boy within her village. The news of her drop out was reported by her friends at the girls’ corner, a forum for girls to support each other in life skills that NACC introduced. The forums which are school based are supervised by matrons who are female teachers.

January 14, 2025

Tisunge Mphongozidana

Our Education Program is making waves at Mdinde CDSS in TA Katuli, Mangochi, showcasing the positive impact of community initiatives addressing a critical challenge faced by students. We are thrilled to share with you the remarkable impact of our Education Program, particularly through our hostel initiative at Mdinde CDSS.

January 14, 2025

Tiyamike Nyirongo

Meet Joseph Chiutula, a person living with HIV who has been on Antiretroviral drugs(ARVs) for 32 years and is not ashamed to share his story! Born in 1952, Chiutula tested HIV positive in 1992 following a series of chronic sickness. Just like most people, Chiutula could not believe the results and lived in denial.