Obviously a wondrously effective organisation. Small, but exquisite in every detail”
Bill Oddie, OBE – Birdwatcher, natural history presenter and High Five Club Patron
Posts By cherylmvula
1 Tiny Forest Project, Malawi
We are thrilled to be partnering with The Brown Munthali Foundation at the High Five Club-constructed Hajimac Academy Primary School in Chitimba community in Northern Malawi to begin to change hearts and minds towards the protection of trees in a country where deforestation is rampant.
Read about our first ever Tiny Forest project here.
0 Elephant Conflict Reduction, Zambia
No subsistence farmer wants to see an elephant in their maize field, so as High Five Club we continue to explore and support mitigations that help smooth the challenges and reduce the cost of living alongside elephants. We are thrilled to have supported Conservation South Luangwa in trialling motion sensor solar lights to deter elephant from farmers maize fields in rural Zambia.
0 Women’s Revolving Loan Scheme, Malawi
We bring you the good news of our High Five Club’s first revolving enterprise loan scheme for women in rural Malawi. Such a simple yet effective way of giving a helping hand up to women and their children in this lake-side rural community.
0 Railway Swing Band Concert – May 10th in Canterbury
We are thrilled to be partnering with Rotary Club of Canterbury Sunrise and Rotary Club of Mfuwe in Zambia to fundraise for and implement a ground-breaking initiative in one of the communities we work within in Zambia – Mnkhanya Chiefdom in the wildlife-rich Luangwa Valley. The initiative looks to reduce hunger and improve food security in this impoverished, rural community.
As part of the fund-raising efforts we are delighted to invite you to The Railway Swing Band Concert in the fabulous new events facility, The Great Hall at Kent College in Canterbury on May 10th 2023. Doors open at 6.45pm.
To get your tickets click here.
0 Gifted Young Person Sponsorship
We are thrilled to have been able to continue our on-going sponsorship of 5 gifted young people in rural Africa with their education in 2022. We are thrilled to report that 3 will complete their education this month thanks to our members joining hands together with them 🙂
0 School Text Books, Zambia
We are thrilled to have joined hands with our loyal friends at the Luena Foundation to provide text books in all subjects at 2 of our adopted rural schools in Zambia’s Luangwa Valley.
1 School Teachers’ Support, Malawi
We are continuing our support of the community-owned primary school that High Five Club built last year in the north of Malawi, Hajimac Academy Primary School, with help towards the retention of quality teaching staff at the school with thanks to a donation to the High Five Club from R World Foundation.
Read our project update here.
1 Vulnerable Children’s Feeding & Medical Programme, Malawi
We have joined hands with the Brown Munthali Foundation in Malawi to continue to provide meals and emergency medical support to 30 vulnerable children in the Chitimba area of Northern Malawi throughout 2022.
1 Rural Education Provision, Zambia
We are thrilled to have just completed our 3rd community school build in Zambia’s Luangwa Valley, bringing quality education provision to more marginalised young children in Mnkhanya Chiefdom.
This build was a real team effort with funding provided by our own High Five Club members, the Luena Foundation and St Peter and St Paul Church in Shorne in Kent. Makolekole Foundation also joined hands with us to sink a borehole to provide safe, clean water at the school.
Read our project update below.
1 Escaping poverty, FGM & Child Marriage in Kenya
We are humbled to have been able to contribute towards the school fees of Maasai girls escaping FGM, early marriage and poverty in Kenya.
The High Five Club 