Everything we’ve achieved over the past 17 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 287 2892 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!
During COVID-19 restrictions, why not take up a living-room challenge?
From drinking only water to 200 burpees-a-day, people are setting themselves new goals and you could transform lives as you do it. Raise money for our #InThisTogether COVID-19 Crisis Appeal and you can help provide urgent health kits and awareness raising to vulnerable communities in Malawi.
Have a birthday coming up? Get your friends and family to donate to Temwa and we’ll send you video birthday messages and ideas for ways to celebrate virtually.
Get in touch: contact us [email protected] or sign up here to raise money and a member of our team will be in touch.
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 17 years.
To find our great way’s you can fundraise for Temwa CLICK HERE!
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 a runner, cyclists, walker, swimmer or just someone up for a challenge, we’ve got a perfect event 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 support you in planning 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 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:
Job Title: Research Volunteer
Location: Home-based and/or Temwa Office, Bristol
Start Date: ASAP
Duration of work: Part time 1 day a week (potential for more if wanted) (approx. 8 week duration)
Find out more and how to apply in the advert here.
Job Title: WordPress Communications Volunteer
Location: Home-based and/or Temwa Office, Bristol
Start Date: December 2021 / January 2022
Duration of work: Part time – 1-2 days a week, minimum 5 months, ideally at least half a day on Monday
Find out more and how to apply in the advert here.
Job Title: Programmes Volunteer
Location: Home-based and/or Temwa Office, Bristol
Start Date: December 2021 / January 2022
Duration of work: Part time – 1-2 days a week, minimum 5 months, ideally at least half a day on Monday
Find out more and how to apply in the advert here.
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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 Love Saves The Day, Download, Boomtown Fair and Shambala.
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].
Write to your MP to challenge the FCDO Aid cuts to Temwa and many other charities. Find a template here.
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.
Fundraising and Events Assistant Job Description
Location: Temwa Office, Portland Square, Bristol (mostly homeworking during Covid) Start Date: ASAP
Duration of work: Part time 2 days a week
Salary: £20,000 per annum, pro rata
Please keep an eye out for any future vacancies or head to our volunteer page for other opportunities.
Leave a Legacy That Will Change Lives
Leave a legacy with Temwa so that you can change lives for years to come. With a gift in your will, Temwa can continue to work with communities to bring life-changing development to communities in Nkhata Bay North.
How can leaving a legacy help?
Leaving a legacy means bringing clean water to families, it means training farmers and improving food security, and it means providing a more secure future to children.
Since we started working in Nkhata Bay North in 2003, waterborne diseases have reduced by 85%, communities have planted over a million trees, and the Usisya library has received over 2000 visitors.
Your legacy will build on this work improving the future of thousands of people across northern Malawi.
Terry’s legacy for Temwa.
Back in 2019, Terry, who was a long-time supporter and friend of Temwa sadly passed away. Wanting to continue supporting Temwa’s work in Malawi, his son Jack set up a legacy donation in his memory. You can read more about Jack and Terry’s story and how to create a legacy here.
If you’d like to know more about how Temwa supports communities in Nkhata Bay North, you can read more about our programmes here. If you have any questions about leaving a Legacy to Temwa please contact us at [email protected]
Please find a Codicil form here.
Corporate partnerships at Temwa make a real difference: by supporting our community-based projects, our partners are helping to build a sustainable future for the people of Malawi.
Your organisation could support us by:
We’re always open to other ways of working together – get in touch with us via email ([email protected]) or phone (+44 (0) 117 287 2892) to discuss potential opportunities.
We work closely with our corporate partners to deliver programmes with real impact. We’ll always work with you to ensure that the projects you support match your desired scope of involvement, and meet your business objectives.
Supporting us as a corporate partner can:
Corporate partnerships at Temwa make a real difference: by supporting our community-based projects, our partners are helping to build a sustainable future for the people of Malawi.
Your organisation could support us by:
We’re always open to other ways of working together – get in touch with us via email ([email protected]) or phone (0117 403 1426) to discuss potential opportunities.
We work closely with our corporate partners to deliver programmes with real impact. We’ll always work with you to ensure that the projects you support match your desired scope of involvement, and meet your business objectives.
Supporting us as a corporate partner can:
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