Matandani School - Malawi

Matandani School - Malawi Primary school in rural Malawi aiming to be the top Gov. school, where basic needs of the learners a The Matandani project started in 2012.
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Andy Monaghan, an Irish primary-school teacher, reached the Domasi region of Malawi after 18 months of travelling and teaching around the world. In Domasi, he volunteered at a community-run collection of rural nursery schools. Together with local and international volunteers, he built up the capacity of these schools to give poor kids a valuable headstart in their education. water Andy came into contact with Matandani Primary School because all of the children in the nursery schools fed into it. He saw a school that faced many challenges: huge class-sizes, an uninspiring environment, inconsistent teacher attendance and performance, limited and antiquated resources, and gaps in basic infrastructure (e.g., water, electricity, toilets). As a result, the gains made in the nursery schools were likely to be quickly lost. But Andy also saw promise. Several teachers, in particular, were frustrated and keen to make changes. water

In conjunction with the school’s management team and community leaders, the four primary ways envisaged to tackle these issues were:

Build new facilities and renovate existing ones
Introduce new approaches to teaching and administration
Invest in modern IT equipment and a wider range of teaching resources
Assess and improve students’ all-round well-being


This holistic approach is the best way to help Matandani’s students improve their educational opportunities. A lot has been achieved already, but there is still much to be done! See our complete, detailed to-do list here.

Major congrats to Matandani's Std 8 teachers! Achieving 30 A's in two years solidifies the school's position as a top pe...
18/01/2026

Major congrats to Matandani's Std 8 teachers! Achieving 30 A's in two years solidifies the school's position as a top performer in the zone! 🎉🎉🎉

Sitting in on Std 8 maths with Max. Fantastic to see! Lots of learning!
30/12/2025

Sitting in on Std 8 maths with Max. Fantastic to see! Lots of learning!

Loved seeing our new Mary's Meals kitchen up and running! Attendance has increased and the porridge is a huge hit!
27/12/2025

Loved seeing our new Mary's Meals kitchen up and running! Attendance has increased and the porridge is a huge hit!

Matandani's moment! Our netball girls and football boys teams made history by winning the zonal tournament on the same d...
27/12/2025

Matandani's moment! Our netball girls and football boys teams made history by winning the zonal tournament on the same day!! We're over the moon, Woohoo! 🥳🥳 🏆 🏆

Ms. Khonsolo's Classroom preparation #
10/08/2025

Ms. Khonsolo's Classroom preparation



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Mary's Meals is providing maize/porridge for the children of Matandani School. 💙 🇲🇼
10/08/2025

Mary's Meals is providing maize/porridge for the children of Matandani School.

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1- The Mooncups have arrived at Matandani School, Malawi 🇲🇼 2 -Size Teen - age 18 years and under3- Size A - 30+ years ...
05/08/2025

1- The Mooncups have arrived at Matandani School, Malawi 🇲🇼
2 -Size Teen - age 18 years and under
3- Size A - 30+ years and/or given birth
4- Size B - 18-30 years and/or haven't given birth
5 & 6- Counting and sorting the Mooncups - 397 size teen, 113 size A and 114 Size B
7 & 8- Ms. Khonsolo, Deputy Principal of Matandani, responsible for the distribution and education on use and hygiene of the Mooncups
9- Mr. Chilumpha, Principal of Matandani, and Mr. Kassam joining in with the ladies
10 & 11- Supporting women and girls' menstrual dignity. A stride towards combating period poverty.

Thank you to mooncupltd for providing the Mooncups at half price for such a good cause.

Thank you to everyone again who supported our fundraiser 'Mooncups for Malawi'.

Thank you to Ms. Khonsolo for instigating this project and for her continued work in educating girls on menstrual health.

Marie and her colleagues in GUH, collected and donated so many invaluable items for the local clinics. Things like gluco...
03/08/2025

Marie and her colleagues in GUH, collected and donated so many invaluable items for the local clinics. Things like glucometers, blood pressure monitors, thermometers, stethoscopes and loads more! Glasses were also donated in huge numbers to St Luke's, who will go out to the villages near Matandani and test and give out glasses to whoever needs them. Thank you everyone for donating!!

Sorting through the huge delivery from Ireland that arrived at Matandani this year. A huge thank you to Mary and Malachy...
28/07/2025

Sorting through the huge delivery from Ireland that arrived at Matandani this year. A huge thank you to Mary and Malachy, Marie and Danny for organizing this with the assistance of Frank from DHL!! This is some pics of SOME of the materials!!

Ishmael had asked the teachers when I was back and really wanted to meet me to thank me for helping him and his brother ...
27/07/2025

Ishmael had asked the teachers when I was back and really wanted to meet me to thank me for helping him and his brother 8 years ago with Clubfoot. He was ten when he had surgery and he said life has been really great since. He plays football and can do everything now! He's now training to be a carpenter and is at school helping to replace the roof with our local carpenter, Chakwana! Really Amazing moment! 🥰🤩👌🏼

Exciting times at Matandani.... The shipment from Ireland has finally arrived!! So much teaching resources, school bags,...
24/07/2025

Exciting times at Matandani.... The shipment from Ireland has finally arrived!! So much teaching resources, school bags, sports equipment and medical supplies!! Very excited to unpack it all!!

21/07/2025

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Domasi Area
Zomba
P.O.BOX70

Opening Hours

Monday 07:30 - 14:00
Tuesday 07:30 - 14:00
Wednesday 07:30 - 14:00
Thursday 07:30 - 14:00
Friday 07:30 - 14:00

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+353857877660

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