Everything we’ve achieved over the past 15 years simply wouldn’t have been possible without the continued support of the extended Temwa family – our staff, volunteers, fundraisers, donors, and partners, both in the UK and Malawi.
If you’re inspired to join us in our mission to develop self-sufficient communities in northern Malawi, then we’d love to have you on board!
From baking cakes to climbing Kili, and from hosting music nights to running the New York Marathon, over the years our wonderful supporters have come up with ingenious and exciting ways to raise invaluable funds for our projects.
If you’d like to organise your own fundraising event for us – no matter how big or small – we’d love for you to join our community of supporters! Get in touch with us on [email protected] or 0117 403 1426 to discuss any ideas and find out how we can work together.
Not got the time to manage your own event but still want to do something fun to support our work? Join #TeamTemwa and take on a sponsored challenge for us instead!
From helping HIV-positive people to live full lives to empowering farmers to adapt to the impacts of climate change, every penny you raise for us really does make a difference to the communities we work with in northern Malawi – one of the most remote, poorest and oft-overlooked regions in the world.
Read more of our stories to discover just what your fundraising has enabled us to achieve over the past 14 years.
Challenge yourself and achieve great things whilst making a real difference to the lives of the people we work with in Malawi.
Whether you’re more of a runner, cyclist, abseiler, swimmer or even wrestler, we’ve got a sponsored challenge that’s perfect for you. By joining #TeamTemwa you’ll have the perfect motivation to get fit, have fun and make new memories!
And if the physical challenges aren’t for you, fear not! We can help you plan various foodie, film or creative fundraisers that gather friends and funds.
Already have your own idea for a fundraising challenge? Awesome! Get in touch with us on [email protected] and we can help you make it happen!
We’re very lucky to have had lots of fantastic volunteers come through our door over the years – from students looking to gain some work experience, through to retired finance directors keen to share their wisdom. We plan all our volunteer placements to ensure that not only do we receive valuable support, but also that our volunteers have the best possible experience.
There’s a variety of ways you can get involved, both in the UK and – occasionally – in Malawi:
We offer UK and Malawi based voluntary internships or expert support roles to assist the UK and Malawi team goals of bringing communities together to create sustainable change. See current opportunities below.
An exciting opportunity to support the Temwa Malawi team, get first-hand experience in programme delivery and assist both the UK and Malawi teams to share the impact. You will be passionate and dedicated to communications and international development, with a particular interest in Malawi or Sub-Saharan Africa. You will be confident working in new or challenging environments, including travel to very remote areas with limited internet and infrastructure for our programmes work. The scope of this role makes it ideal for either a professional looking to apply your specific expertise to build capacity in Malawi, or for a recent graduate seeking to further your programmes and communications skills in the development sector.
You will play a key role in bringing about sustainable change in our partner communities, while experience daily life in Malawi. Temwa will provide you with self-catering accommodation, travel insurance and any work related travel (including food) costs. This role is designed to be self-funded to cover the costs of flights and day-to-day living (which is relatively low in Malawi). The team will help you with your fundraising to cover your living and travel costs.
Find out more and apply here. Application deadline is 1pm on 18th October 2019.
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The Plough Inn in Easton is a valued supporter of Temwa and a community focused, much loved local. Every Friday night donations are collected on the door for Temwa. We have a team of Plough Door collectors who are paid to run the door from 9pm – 1am, choosing shifts on the Friday nights. This is a great dose of pocket money for freelancers and students, a brilliant way to meet the locals, enjoy an evening soaking up the Plough’s lively atmosphere – and of course help in raising invaluable funds for Temwa.
To join the team, sign up here!
Join us this summer festival season for unforgettable experiences as you make a huge impact.
Discover community on Temwa’s Festival Tour as you volunteer on daily shifts on our info points, lost and found and phone charging stations, hang-out together, and enjoy free access to top UK festivals! Including Download, Wonder Fields, Port Eliot, Boomtown Fair and Shambala. Shambala is now full and we only have two spaces left on Wonder Fields so sign up here today to not miss out!
Find out more here.
Check out all our upcoming fundraising events and sponsored challenges – if you’d like to lend a hand, get in touch with us on [email protected].
If there’s nothing specific listed here but you have a burning desire to volunteer in some capacity, either in the UK or Malawi, send an email to [email protected] with your CV and explain what you’re interested in doing and your previous experience. We can only take volunteers where there is a specific organisational need so we can’t promise anything, but we’d love to get you on board if we can.
We operate from two offices – one in the UK and one in Malawi. Our office in Mzuzu, in northern Malawi, is the heart of our operations, from where we manage and run all our projects. Many of the 32-strong team in Malawi are from Nkhata Bay North, the district in which we work, so this is their stomping ground – they know the landscape, the climate, and the communities better than anyone.
Our UK operations, focusing mostly on fundraising, are based in central Bristol. We’re a small team, headed up by our co-founder and Managing Director, Jo Hook.
Please keep an eye out for other upcoming vacancies or head to our volunteer page for other opportunities.
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