Life Child takes care of orphaned and vulnerable children by giving them support in four focus areas: Education, Health & Nutrition, and Spiritual and Social Development. Since starting in Malawi, Life Child has supported over 350 children, made possible through the generosity of individual sponsors and amazing partners. One of the many testimonies from Moyo School in Baluti is the story of a little boy named Hope.

His mother, Zimkhitha, describes his behaviour change as significant. “The difference is huge,” she shared. Before attending Life Child Preschool, Hope would spend hours playing outside and away from home. Now, he spends most of his time showing his little sister what he learns at school and teaching the family new songs—singing happily around the house. He even reminds his mom and dad to pray before meals. “He is a great example to his younger sister,” she said.

His teachers echo this transformation. They describe him as a happy child who truly enjoys school, has a wonderful personality, and naturally gravitates to helping others. He often volunteers to prepare the morning snacks and is a talkative little boy, always sharing stories about where his dad took him or what they did together. Sometimes he can be found in the book corner, reading out loud and naming what he sees in the pictures.

Much has also improved for his parents, Zimkhitha and Mhlangabezi. While Zimkhitha has found a job as an office assistant in a debt collecting office, Mhlangabezi uses his old car to transport people to clinics, hospitals, and schools. Together with the R800 they receive for the two Child Support Grants, this has become an important source of family income.

Out of gratitude for the impact of Life Child, Mhlangabezi has also given back. Noticing paint flaking on the preschool walls, he offered his skills as a painter. After doing a neat and clean job, Life Child hired him to paint other rooms too. Now, living nearby, he has become a valued “Mr Fix It” for the preschool, always willing to help with odd jobs. He truly is a wonderful asset to Life Child.

His teachers describe him as a happy child and say he really enjoys school. He has developed a lovely personality and naturally gravitates to helping others in the class, as well as volunteers to prepare the morning snacks. He is a talkative little boy and is often seen telling his friends where his dad took him in his car or what he did with his dad. Sometimes the teachers find him in the book corners reading a book out loud, naming what he sees.

His mother, Zimkhitha, describes his behaviour change as significant. She said the difference is ‘huge’. She shared that before attending Life Child Preschool he would play outside and be away from home for hours. Now he spends most of the time showing his little sister everything he does at school and teaching his family the new songs he has learnt…singing happily away. She said he always reminds them (his mom and dad) to pray before eating. “He is a great example to his younger sister,” she said.

Much has also improved with his mother and father (Mhlangabezi). While Zimkhitha has since found a job as an office assistant in a debt collecting office, Mhlangabezi uses his old car to provide ‘trips’ for people to the clinic or hospitals and children to school. The additional income they receive is R800 for the 2 Child Support Grants.

Mhlangabezi has shown gratitude to Life Child by ‘giving back’. He noticed paint flaking on the wall of the preschool and shared that he was a painter by trade and would like to fix it. After doing a neat and clean job, Life Child paid him to paint other rooms in the house. He is a wonderful asset to us, Life Child, as he is a “Mr Fix It” and is able to help with other odd jobs, and lives nearby.