Article 26 of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 10 December 1948:
Everyone has the right to an education.
In the tiny landlocked country of Malawi in southeast Africa, 74% of children will be forced to drop out of school before the age of 14. The barriers are to education in Malawi are real. Hunger, school fees, long walks, and early marriage still push too many children out of school before they have a chance.
In Malawi, education isn’t a right.
It’s a miracle.
Since 2018 RiseUp Malawi has been fighting against the injustice of extreme poverty in rural Malawi with the one solution that matters: education. Education that empowers. Education that sustains. And education that transforms. We believe the answers are already here, in the gifts God has placed in every child and family. Our job is to remove what stands in the way and invest in what lasts: education that leads to economic freedom, abundant harvests, local ownership and personal empowerment.
Together, we’re planting miracles, one child at a time.
“But whoever has the world’s goods, and sees his brother in need and closes his heart against him, how does the love of God abide in him? Little children, let us not love with word or with tongue, but in deed and truth.”
Rooted in four kinds of growth
Free after-school classes for 1,000+ students, and full scholarships carrying 64 young people through secondary school and university.
Meet Our Scholars →
Farming God’s Way training and a solar-powered borehole help 500+ farmers bring in harvests all year long.
See What’s Growing →
In our Village Savings and Loan groups, neighbors save together, lend to one another, and grow small businesses without a bank.
How Savings Groups Work →
Through the Patricia Page Music Foundation, RiseUp Sports Days, and the DREAM Girls Empowerment Program & Retreat, our youth find their voice, their confidence, and each other.
Join the Fun →Deep roots make strong things grow.
When you give monthly, you join The Garden, our community of givers who keep RiseUp growing all year long. Monthly gifts let our Malawian team plan ahead: keeping scholars in school every term, keeping the after-school lights on, and building toward the day our community funds its own future. We'd love for you to plant your roots with us. Just $30 a month, about $1 a day, helps a child's future keep growing.
Join The Garden Or give a one-time gift
““I have been given a chance to open the door using this key. It is a key, I have seen her doing it, she is walking whilst seated. It is a key of peace. It is a key, see him, he knows how to count and read from the key. It is a key, you can use it to open success’ doors, to be who you want to be. Do not look down, you can make it. For you have a key.””
“Through RiseUp Malawi, I find my answer.
You make my life easier and happier.
You make me an important boy
In my community
You have made my future very bright.
Through RiseUp Malawi, I find my answer.”
