Our Latest Stories

24 Nov, 2025

Village Savings and Loans transform lives in Machinga: The inspiring rise of Dafutala Symon.

Machinga, Malawi — For 53-year-old Dafutala Symon, a smallholder farmer from Mtembo Village in Group Village Headman Tandauko, financial independence once felt like a distant dream. Years of farming challenges, limited resources and recurring food shortages left him struggling to make ends me...

02 Oct, 2025

A New Chapter for Tandauko Community: Clean Water, brighter future.

"Our children used to suffer from diarrhea and miss school because of unsafe water. Life was hard. We used to fetch water from the river—water that was not safe to drink or use for household activities. But today, everything has changed. Our children are healthy and going to school without any...

24 Sep, 2025

Protecting Lake Chilwa: How Mkuba Beach Village Committee is restoring hope through sustainable fish

Meet Patrick Mtanga, a passionate member of the Mkuba Beach Village Committee (BVC) from Group Village Namasalima, Traditional Authority Kumtumanji, in Zomba District. Together with his community, Mtanga is part of a growing movement to protect one of Malawi’s most critical water bodies Lake ...

22 Sep, 2025

CARD Anti-Corruption and ethics statement

CARD is a corruption-free organization committed to the highest standards of integrity and accountability. We maintain a zero-tolerance policy toward fraud, money laundering, corruption, financial mismanagement and any form of involvement in or support for terrorist activities. If you have any...

12 Sep, 2025

Community rebuilds bridge, transforms lives in Machinjiri, Zomba

Zomba, Malawi - A community in Traditional Authority Machinjiri is celebrating a significant transformation, to a locally-driven environmental initiative that has not only restored a critical bridge but also brought hope, health and economic empowerment to its residents. For years, the reside...

10 Jul, 2025

Pledge broken, a life restored: Faith and community leaders rescue Elisa

NSANJE, Malawi — In a village near the Mozambique border, 16-year-old Elisa (name changed to protect her identity) quietly handed her mother a folded chitenje (wrapper) containing K30,000 and no words. In her culture, that gesture said everything. It was luphatho, a traditional marriage pledg...