Mother Teresa Children’s Centre Newsletter

Malawi – A Day in the Life of BeeBikes  Beebikes is one of 10 enterprises in the Beehive Centre for Social Enterprise located in Chilomoni, Blantyre, Malawi. Malawi is one of the poorest countries in the world but ranks near the top of friendliest nations. The opportunity to work with the guys at Beebikes is…

We’d like to introduce two wonderful people to you. Adina Curca and Deborah Lawson are the latest volunteers to join team Krizevac. They’re offering 6 months of their time to share their skills and knowledge of early years development to the Care Givers at Mother Teresa Children’s Centre in Chilomoni Township, Malawi. Debbie is a…

Sangalala Kidz- By Caroline Denny, Malawi, Feb 2018 10 years ago, we shipped our first 40 foot container from the UK to Malawi. Filled with sewing machines and bicycles destined to start non-profit enterprises, that container was the start of something very special. 10 years later, thousands of local men and women (let’s be honest,…

We’ve endeavored to help Beehive to grow a huge training capacity so that young people in Chilomoni can gain employment skills and vocational qualifications. One of the most successful training enterprises that’s grown over the past ten years is the St John Paul II Leadership and IT Institute (or JP2 for short!) Here’s a short…

The last time we blogged about the Royal Mail bikes, it was to describe how they are helping an endangered species in Africa. This time, it’s all about how an endangered species is helping us here in the UK! As Royal Mail bikes are phased out, the mechanics who have looked after the bikes for…

Celebrating the life and legacy of Tony Smith, who had an extraordinary life, our founder and trustee, passed away peacefully on Thursday 15th May at the age of 90. Tony’s life was one of boundless generosity, vision, and love. He didn’t just live fully, he gave fully. To know Tony was to witness someone who saw…