Long term volunteers are expected to commit to a minimum of 3 months, and up to 6 months. It’s a role that requires independence and the capacity to head out with a team on foot or bike, cycle up hills, catch local minibuses and be resourceful.
Truly it’s living in Malawi. You will learn the truest versions of yourself. And uncover a deeper meaning of GRACE, HUMILITY and LOVE.
You’ll have your own room and shared communal space, with a kitchen to cook what you’ve bought from the local market..
You have the weekends to organise your own trips across Malawi! (we highly recommend Mulanje and Majete).
You’ll pour out everything you have into communities and projects in Malawi. It’s hard work, in heat and takes commitment. You’ll be very independent, and need to be very active, able to cycle and walk long distances off road!
Your sense of belonging and fulfilment in Malawi will change your life forever.
“Malawi deserves its name as the warm heart of Africa.
It’s full of love through the people, community and culture. In my time here, I definitely saw enough memories to last a lifetime, but also created enough strings to pull me back in a heartbeat.
I mainly worked with Fisherman’s and their BRAVE project. Brave is run by the most inspirational woman called Esnat. She has run the project for many years and had the answers to all of the questions I threw at her.
BRAVE itself works with standard 6 learners, and it was incredibly eye-opening.
We gave out underwear to the learners and reusable period pads for the girls. The underwear we gave out caused so much joy. This was often the learner’s first pair of underwear. I remember one girl, her smile reached eye to eye
Building relationships was incredible. I didn’t think at the start it would be so hard to say goodbye. But after each week of learning and playing with the learners, they became really important to me. Even seeing the learners in the street, they would recognise me, call out my name, and we would be able to have a brief conversation (as that is all I knew in Chichewa).
Staying at Fisherman’s was amazing. I felt well looked after, but also had independence in the community. I started to become friendly with some of the ladies selling on the market and learnt their names by the end of my stay.
Overall it was honestly a life-changing experience. I loved every single second of it. I would go back within a heartbeat. If you can, I would fully encourage you to go out to Malawi and work with Fisherman’s Rest.”
The first step is to submit an application. We’ll then invite you to hop on a call with us to answer all your questions. If all works out, then you’ll be filling out volunteer forms and sorting your passport and vaccinations ready for Malawi!
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