1. WHAT WE DO…
We supply the tools of education: books and
other materials that are desperately needed in
Malawi.
Elias is six years old and not at school. Why?
“Ndilibe kope,” he replies, meaning he does not
have an exercise book. It is not only exercise
book, but Elias has no pencil either. Equipped
with both articles, little Elias is advised to cut his
pencil in half to avoid losing the entire essential
tool.
CHIWUNDENI’S STORY
“…If Malawi made a law that people who can’t
read and write should be killed I don’t know
what I would do. Then I would just be killed!”
The Good News
The good news is that since 1994 even if such a
law had been possible Chiwundeni would not be
killed. Primary school children no longer pay
fees.
The Bad News as L. B Mwakayuni currently
Head Teacher of Bandawe Girls Secondary
School explains “…the number of students per
class has been raised from fifty (50) to one
hundred (100)…” which means more
classrooms, desks, chairs, toilets, etc, are
required.
The Geography teacher continues…“…our
means of communication is largely letter
writing…to achieve speed…we sometimes…
travel on issues that would have been easily
addressed by phone. These continuously drain
our meagre financial resources…”
The “issues” include calling for ambulance if a
child falls sick or is injured. Schools need
bicycles and first aid facilities but they have
neither. In remote areas – assuming people there
know about ambulances, which the majority does
not – someone has to travel many miles on foot.
No wonder many people die [needlessly] in our
villages.
The Trustees of Vinjeru wish to support local
communities in their self-help schemes of
development work (chitukuko), such as making
bricks and building school blocks. We do not
give out money but our partner organisation in
Malawi suggests we could employ people and
pay them directly.
WHAT WE NEED
Donations- Picture books and dictionaries,
globes, modern atlases, maps, TOYS, rulers,
pencils, pens, musical instruments of all kinds.
Storage space – we need storage space in
London to store donations until money is raised
to ship the donations to Malawi.
Financial Aid - we need monetary donation for:
 shipping donations to Malawi
 building classroom and libraries
 installing electricity in Malawi Head
Quarter
 maintaining use of telephone system
 buying a suitable vehicle for travel in the
most rural areas of Malawi, to help
deliver donations and monitor and
evaluate Vinjeru’s work.
MAKING A ONE OFF
DONATION
Name: ________________________________
Address:
__________________________________
__________________________________
__________________________________
Post code: ________
I/We enclose our donation of £ _________ to go
toward the work of Vinjeru Education in Malawi.
Gift Aid Declaration
*I am a UK taxpayer and would like Vinjeru to claim back
the tax on all my/our donations from 6th April 2000 until
further notice.
*I am not a UK taxpayer
Date:
Signature: _________________________
*Please tick one box only and remember to tell us
if you no longer pay enough tax to cover the
money we claim back from the Inland Revenue.
HM Revenue & Customs Number XR46009
As a donor, Vinjeru would like to send you an
annual newsletter to illustrate how your
donations are helping the people of Malawi.
Please tick if you do not wish to receive
newsletters.
THANK YOU!
/ /

2. STANDING ORDER FORM
Name: ______________________________
Address:
_______________________________________
_______________________________________
_______________________________________
Post code: ________
I/We would like to give a monthly donation of
£ _________ to Vinjeru Education in Malawi
Account Number: 01485128
Sort Code: 30-94--57
Please debit the above amount from my account
on ___/___/____ and every month, until further
notice.
Account
No:
Sort Code:
To Manager (Bank name and address)
Post code:
As a donor, Vinjeru would like to send you an
annual newsletter to illustrate how your
donations are helping the people of Malawi.
Please tick if you do not wish to receive these
newsletters.
THANK YOU!
Making a donation
Women outnumber men in villages and they are
the main breadwinners usually by selling anything
they can get and by doing all kinds ofcasual work.
In supporting ‘Vinjeru’ you will be helping to ease
a lot of pressure on this section of the population
in Malawi. Thank you! From The Board of
Trustees:
Nick Winterton OBE (Chairman), Alan Elliott, Mary
Chennell, Sally Collins (Trustees), Ian Bate
(Treasurer), Ethel Corduff Walije Gondwe (Co-
ordinator). Tony Trueman, Richard Simmons
You can help by making a material or financial
donation. To donate material goods please
contact:
Walije Gondwe (Co-ordinator of Vinjeru)
Tel: 020 7482 1842
E-mail: donations@vinjerueducationmalawi.com
You can also make a financial donation in the
following ways:
By Cheques:Please make cheques/postal orders
payable to: ‘VINJERU’
LLOYDS TSB ACCOUNT: 1485128
BRANCH SORT CODE: 30-94-57
MALAWI ACCOUNT: STANDARDBANK LTD,
MZUZU BRANCH: 0121220092300
Online: You may also give online by
clicking on our website.
Vinjeru is part of the CharityCard
Scheme: www.CAFonline.org
Supporting measures to eliminate illiteracy
and poverty in Malawi- The Warm Heart of
Africa.
UK Registered Charity No: 1084136
201D Arlington Road London NW1 7HD
Tel/Fax: 00 +44 (020) 7482 1842
http://vinjerueducationmalawi.weebly.com
“…it is good enough to give someone
knowledge rather than giving him money…”
(20 year-old Aaronie Silwamba, a former student of
Enukweni Community Day Secondary School.)
Vinjeru is a charitable organisation aiming to
support people like Aaronie in their endeavour to
get that knowledge, realise their potential and
gain financial independence.
‘Vinjeru’ is Chitumbuka (the primary language
in the North of Malawi) for intelligence,
knowledge, wisdom and academic brilliance!