Voices of Mtandire: Tackling Environmental and Cholera Risks from the Ground Up
How community validation, geospatial data, and lived experiences are shaping a healthier, more resilient informal settlement in Lilongwe. Living on the Frontlines of Urban Health In the densely populated informal
More Than Lines on a Map: Why Communities Must Own Their Own Stories.
Raw reflections from Mathare and Malawi’s informal settlements on community mapping, youth power, and putting data back into the hands of the people who live it. Inside the climate-controlled rooms
From High-Priced Gatekeepers to Groundbreaking Data: How Blantyre’s Youth Are Disrupting Development
Why wait for distant bureaucracies or expensive foreign consultants to define local needs? For too long, high-priced experts kept research tools strictly out of reach. However, young people in Blantyre
Drones Over Mtandire: Privacy Intrusion or the Future of Public Health?
Imagine looking up to see a drone hovering 200 meters directly over your roof. Is it an invasion of privacy? Unauthorized government surveillance? Or is it something far more revolutionary,
Youth Are Not Just the Future; They Are Part of the Solution Now.
When young people in Mtandire learn to operate drones, they are gaining more than a technical skill. They are helping generate evidence that could support healthier, safer and more climate-resilient