Chilomoni, Blantyre
“The students, even at their young age, can recognise that the building is special, and the environment that has been created here is dramatically different from what they are used to.”
(Fortune Machado, MTCC Room Leader)
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(£132,157 GBP – rate correct as of 24th August 2020)
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(UNICEF, Malawi)
Mother Teresa Children’s Centre was devised in order to provideseverely lacking pre-School education to one the poorest townships in the Southern region of Malawi. The Centre aims to offer an International-standard of pre-School education; two-thirds of the students, who are aged 1-5 years, have fully-sponsored or heavily subsidised places, so as to ensure that the facility is accessible to the community’s neediest families.
An international-standard of construction and design was required to match the Centre’s educational aspirations. The building comprises 8 classrooms, set across 2 storeys. Each unit has an area of 70m2 and includes integrated WCs and a Kitchen area, removing the need for students to leave the room during the day. External learning spaces are located adjacent to the classrooms, allowing for a range of teaching methods to be implemented.
The building utilises Beehive’s site-made ‘Hydraform’ interlocking blocks (which are formed using local soil) as an infill to the reinforced concrete structural frame. The roof structure comprises a series of timber trusses, which are expressed internally at higher level to create a dramatic and interesting 3D ceiling-scape to the classroom interiors.
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Spiritual Wellbeing

Job Creation

Quality Education

Supporting the Vulnerable
“The building has created jobs for the community, helped less privileged children access quality education, care and meals. Relationships have also been built through the interaction of us workers and parents, as we come from different areas.”
(Doreen Mwale, MTCC Assistant Daycare Team Leader)
UN Sustainable Development Goals Met











