
The Malimba School
TRIBAL TEXTILES PROUDLY SUPPORTS
We helped establish and continually support The Malimba School. A community primary school based in Mfuwe, Zambia.
With regular donations, the school has quickly become the one of the best schools to attend in the area.

$18,692.08
RECORDS FROM 2020 - 2023
As of 2024, we have managed to raise a $18,692 for The Malimba School
through YOUR purchases and donations.
We are still working our way back on old records to get to our grand total, but for now we can present our total from 2020 to the end of 2023.

Malimba Community School
2024 malimba stats
Malimba Community School was established in 2001. Today, it provides education for 599 students.
The school has 10 teachers who teach the following subjects:
• Mathematics
• English
• Science
• Social Studies
• Home Economics
• Technology Studies
• Expressive Arts
• Nyanja


We believe everyone should have access to education. Which is why we helped set up Malimba Community School.







Make Me Smile
FOR JO JO
Make Me Smile is a small charity that supports community and conservation projects in South Luangwa, Zambia. Including, The Malimba Community School.
Founded by the friends and family of Jojo Harris - a previous employee of Tribal Textiles.
Jojo sadly passed away in 2008 and the charity was set up, continuing her dream of making a difference in education and conservation, in the poorest of places, in the hardest of times.
Make Me Smile continues their work today, continuing Jojo's legacy here in Mfuwe.
Click the link below to learn more...
Malimba School - Key Dates
a timeline of projects to date
There have been several projects over the year since The Malimba School started. From product collections donating back to the school, to new building projects. See the timeline of events below:

2001
In 2001 the local community decided to start a school and with no outside assistance they built a mud-brick classroom, painted a chalkboard and Malimba Community School was born!
For many children this was their first opportunity to attend classes; the teachers were dedicated volunteers but not formally qualified.

2004
In 2004 the Rural Water Supply Eastern Province - KFW/DWA Project - kindly donated and installed a water-well with a hand-pump. Without this vital input no further progress on the development of the school would have been possible. Some of this vital funding was also raised by Make Me Smile and Tribal Textiles.
In 2004 the school had a roll call of about 250 children, it now has over 580 pupils attending the school in two sessions, morning and afternoon.

2009
In March of 2009 the JoJo Harris dining hall was opened in partnership with Make Me Smile and the World Food Programme which provides funding to make porrdige every morning for the school children. This meant there was storing space for the food provided and a designated place for students to eat meals. This now doubles up as another classroom due to limited space with an expanding student body.

2012
In 2011, Make me Smile continued to work tirelessly to raise money to invest in Malimba School and their contributions alongside Tribal Textiles brought the much prized library into fruition. As a tri-partite partnership the community looked to contribute in any way possible giving their time and labour. Tabu Milanzi, the PTA Chairman worked with the 19 local villages to galvanize labour and made the 85,000 mud bricks needed.
By 2012 all the hard work for building the new library payed off and we were glad to bring in some local teachers to volunteer to teach phoenetics with the children whilst also providing books.

Of Extra-curriculars
the importance
Throughout the years of Malimba sports, arts and creativity have always been something that is deeply important. Hence, we at Tribal Textiles alongside other organisations have made sure to make these expressionary outlets possible, from providing instrumens for music lessons to netball practises.

Thank You For Your Support
make zambia's future bright
Without YOUR purchases, we would not be able to provide donations through sales to Malimba community school and beyond. If you would like to get involved with the school, head to the Make Me A Smile online website via the link below.
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