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The Jacaranda School educates underprivileged children in Malawi and transforms their communities.
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The Jacaranda School for Orphans, located outside of Limbe, Malawi, was founded by Marie Da Silva. The school and its supporting foundation are named after the jacaranda tree, a tree that blossomed outside the hospital window of Marie’s father who died in 1997. To Marie, the jacaranda tree symbolizes life, growth and hope, important symbols for our students who are rooted at the Jacaranda School a

nd flourish with its academic, enrichment and vocational opportunities. In 2002, while working as a nanny in the U.S., Marie learned that the school in her hometown was going to close. She urged her mother to let the students gather and learn in their family home using Marie’s financial support from abroad. Marie wanted to provide the most vulnerable children, children who have lost one or both parents to HIV/AIDS, with a quality education and all the supportive services they need to thrive. In 2008, Marie was named a CNN Hero, an award given to “everyday people doing extraordinary things to change the world.”

Today, the Jacaranda Foundation operates several programs:

* The Jacaranda Primary and Secondary School currently educates 397 children.

* The Jacaranda Jan Kulczyk Vocational School opened in 2021 and offers courses in tailoring, cosmetology and carpentry - and 4 additional couses will soon be added.

* The Jacaranda College Scholarships Program currently sponsors 44 Jacaranda graduates in universities, including 14 in international universities in Kenya, Zimbabwe, Botswana and Mauritius Island.

* The Jacaranda Mullen Preschool which opened in April 2022 and currently welcomes 40 children.

* Health Programs with the Jacaranda School Clinic and the Jacaranda Physiotherapy Community Clinic, which provides free care to 64 special needs children.

* The Nutrition Program made possible thanks to our long term partner Mary’s Meals.

* Home Support Program with monthly support to over 30 families and houses construction and renovations for 41 households so far.

* Visual and Performing Arts Program, thanks to our partnership with Raising Malawi

* Environment & Permaculture Program

* Women’s Entrepreneurship Training Program - and Microcredit Program

* Luc’s Libraries with 24 community and public primary school libraries opened so far, reaching 55,000 children

* Jacaranda Cultural Center & Maison de la France

To find out more about our work, please visit our website at www.jacarandafoundation.org.

09/07/2024

Books or Chess in the reading shed... Children stop by during break times and choose what they like!...

29/06/2024

24/06/2024

Thank you David Banda!

Hi my name is David Banda, and I’m coming to you on behalf of th… david banda needs your support for Support David's Musical Mission for The kids of Jacaranda

24/06/2024

As Jacaranda School for Orphans continues to develop its education support and scholarship portfolio, an opportunity has arisen at its secretariat in Chigumula, Blantyre for a position of: Resource Mobilization and Strategy Development Assistant to work within the Resource Mobilization and Strategy Development unit as follows:

22/06/2024

Jacaranda. 👏🏽💜💜💜💜💜💜💜

An opportunity has opened for Kukana Kuba Kasambwe Band to make their first trip to United States of America (USA) later this year courtesy of the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (Mass Moca).

The band comprises Fatsani Kennedy, Joseph Wayson Msofi and Konzani Chikwata

A letter from Mass Moca signed by The Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art Director of Performing Arts, Sue Killam says the band will travel to the museum to record and present a community sharing of a musical album from November 7 to December 7 2024.

Mass Moca has partnered Jacaranda Foundation and Hen House Studios led by producer Harlan Steinberger to take the band to USA.

Steinberger, who recorded Keturah's self titled album, says that his recent visit to Malawi to record at Jacaranda Studios at Chigumula in Blantyre under the direction of Luc Deschamps and Marie Da Silva proved to be fruitful.

He adds it surpassed all expectations; recording 16 bands totalling 85 songs in 10 days.

He says Malawian musicians proved to be talented and proficient in the studio and that he was inspired by Kasambwe, which was among the acts that he recorded.

"They were great to work with and I am excited that they will be coming to United States of America this November to record with me again in connection with Studio 9," he says.

Reported by Sam Banda Jnr

08/06/2024

hank you Shriners Children’s Hospital in Philadelphia for taking care of Jacaranda School learner Pius - and many children from around the world. We pray for healing for all the children. 🙏🏾

05/06/2024

And it's now our Form 2 students (Grade 10) who are writing their national exams (Junior Certificate Examination). Two weeks, right here at Jacaranda Foundation and School in Malawi, together with students from surrounding schools as we are a center for exams. Best wishes to all!

24/05/2024

Sugarcane harvesting at Jacaranda School Farm.

And this is not it. There is more.
Has to be done in at least 3 days. Lots of sugarcane this year.
So when they harvest, everyone at the school gets to taste what they had planted.
And the rest is sold to buy the next seeds for more crops.
I understand the next seeds are Carrot seeds and Broccoli.

23/05/2024

Jacaranda School student photographers.

These photos are taken by first time students photography class.

Throughout the years we had friends who are photographers visit our school and teach students photography.
We then identified kids who loved photography and assigned them to be the school photographers, taking turns in handling the camera.
We have never had to hire a photographer at Jacaranda School.

Happy to say we have now introduced photography as a lesson in after school classes.
Yesterday was their first lesson with a photographer teacher who will be be coming to work with the students each week.
Take a look their first photography. class.

29/04/2024

Thank you Rob Burke.

After 5 years, I finally made it back to The Jacaranda School a… Rob Burke needs your support for Support Cello lessons-Falina and Shanghai-Jacaranda students

26/04/2024

Art at Jacaranda School.

Students will exhibit their works at the Zomba City Arts Festival tomorrow.

02/04/2024

Chawinga. ❤️❤️❤️🇲🇼

We played Angel City fc in our third NWSL match 4-2 reasons; to win and stay top of the table.

KC Baby

02/04/2024

For Japhet Chipwaila.

02/04/2024

Join us this week Thursday at Sounds of Malawi acoustic sessions as we revive Mitambo Band. The history of Malawian music would never be complete without tracing the roots of Patrick Simakweli and Mitambo Band. Francis on bass and Innocent on drums. Make a date with us !

26/03/2024

This is why these exchange trips are important for both sides.
Friendship between two schools miles away from each other. But so close when they visit each other.💜💜💜.

11/03/2024

Great article on the Prosthetic hands workshop our students did with their friends from Ridley College!

06/03/2024

Thank you MBC TV, national TV of Malawi for featuring teacher and Jacaranda board member Rob Burke, Ugandan student Nantume from Ridley College and Jacaranda director Luc Deschamps on their morning show today, to talk about Jacaranda School's partnership with Ridley College, and in particular the workshop students did yesterday on assembling prosthetic hands. Nantume had inspiring words for the students of Jacaranda and Malawi and feels like 'being home'. 🇨🇦🇲🇼

04/03/2024

It's a celebration! A very special Sounds of Malawi Acoustic Sessions Showcase this Thursday at Jacaranda Cultural Center and Maison de la France, featuring: The hypnotic traditional rhythms of Kasambwe Brothers - the energy, joy and dances of the children of the Jacaranda Cultural Troupe - and the powerful, deep, new, ancient voice of Africa, Keturah. 🔥🪘💜

01/03/2024

Congratulations to our Jacaranda school graduate Idah Geoffrey who has graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Social Sciences, from The African Leadership Academy in Mauritius.

Does her mission statement sound familiar?
Idah an orphan herself, studied and graduated from the Jacaranda School for Orphans.
And today she has chosen to replicate that for other orphaned children in Malawi.
This brings joy to my heart.

Idah is one of our 18 students who were granted a MasterCard Full Scholarship to study in various Universities around Africa. 🙏🏼💜👏🏽 Idah Geoffrey, Dory Streett

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Virtual Gala 2022: Celebrating 20 Years of the Jacaranda School For Orphans

Join us for an online celebration highlighting the incredible impact that the Jacaranda Foundation has had on students, graduates, and its global community for 20 years! Donations are deeply appreciated.

Jacaranda School for Orphans was featured today on CNN's special edition 'CNN Heroes Salutes'; highlighting the work of CNN Heroes around the world - and celebrities giving them support. Watch the clip below! 💜 #cnnheroes #jacarandaschoolfororphans #raisingmalawi #madonna

New choreography in progress at Jacaranda Scnool dance studio - thank you to our teacher Rhoberto Magasa 💜💜💜

💜A message from our friend @pamelaadlon! 💜 #repost This is something me & my kids care so deeply about. Join us at the Jacaranda School for Orphan’s Virtual Gala “Our Children, Our World” this Sunday December 5th (10a PST / 1p EST / 6p UK). The Jacaranda School, founded in Malawi by my friend Marie Da Silva, is dedicated to nurturing & educating orphaned children to grow into their most confident, creative, entrepreneurial, joyful selves. Learn more about Jacaranda, register for the gala (it’s FREE and VIRTUAL!) and bid on some very cool auction items in support of the school. You can do all that at: jacarandafoundation.org/virtualgala2021 Link in my stories. #jacarandagala2021 @jacarandaschoolfororphans

Live from her 😺🌳 in Los Angeles—it's Kirsten Vangsness , dedicated Jacaranda supporter and our incredible host for the Jacaranda Foundation’s Virtual Gala on December 5th! We invite you all to join the celebration, by registering (it's FREE) and contributing via the online auction. You will not regret spending an hour with our incomparable Master of Ceremonies—all while learning about the incredible community that the Jacaranda School for Orphans has built. Registration and full program information is available at jacarandafoundation.org/virtualgala2021 #jacarandagala2021

Together in Paris! Hervé Tullet and Reuben Salima have a request! Join them for the Jacaranda Foundation's Virtual Gala AND help make it more colorful by contributing to our Global Art Challenge. Our students are making art inspired by a tree that is meaningful to them, and we want you to do it too! Share a photo or video of you with your creation by TOMORROW (11/14) and it will be included in the Gala presentation on December 5. Hope you join us! Bit.ly/JacarandaGAC#jacarandagala2021

Call To Earth Day. Nov. 10th. #CallToEarth At the Jacaranda School for Orphans in Malawi Art is their form of expression. Students chose to express themselves on this “Call to Earth” day by speaking out through their creations. Students painted a mural with different kinds of soil they collected around their school. Then they went into the village and picked trash such as bottle tops, cardboard, plastics, empty milk cartons and other small objects and created this other banner. The students felt the need to tell the World why it is important to recycle because the things we throw in the rivers or in open space contribute to global warming and climate change. So they turned the waste into making a statement and they used the soil from Earth to paint the beautiful mural.

Calling all artists! For this year's Jacaranda Foundation Virtual Gala we are asking artists around the world to create a tree that is meaningful to them. The talented students at the Jacaranda School for Orphans in Malawi are hard at work creating their artworks and celebrating their beloved trees. 🌲🌳🌵🌱 Would you like to participate in our Global Art Challenge? Create something and share it with us! Send a photo or video of your creation by November 14th to be included in our Virtual Gala on Sunday, December 5th. To participate go to Bit.ly/JacarandaGAC or email [email protected]. #JacarandaGala2021

Happy International Women's Day

Happy International Women's Day! Together here are Edith and Sheila who run our entrepreneurship classes for women in our villages communities - with some of their students: aunts, mothers or grandmothers of our Jacaranda School children. We dedicate this day to these incredibly hard working women who find the time to follow the course in order to improve their small business skills. 👏👏👏 They can then grow their businesses and their earnings - which further supports the children at home. And they are the best role models for their children. 💜💜💜

The authentic power of a woman

Santa brings the most unexpected gift to a school in Malawi

Jacaranda Student Julius rehearsing in Hannover Germany.

In the gardens of Hannover Germany.

Lean on Me.

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In 2002, while working as a nanny in the U.S., Marie learned that the school in her hometown was going to close. She urged her mother to let the students gather and learn in their family home using Marie’s financial support from abroad. Marie wanted to provide the most vulnerable children, children who have lost one or both parents to HIV/AIDS, with a quality education and all the supportive services they need to thrive.

In 2008, Marie was named a CNN Hero, an award given to “everyday people doing extraordinary things to change the world.”

Today, the Jacaranda Foundation operates several programs: