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Co-operation instead of Aid
boNGO Worldwide is a non-government non-profit organization in Malawi, southeast Africa, aiming to raise standards of pre-school and primary education in the country.
boNGO works with childcare centers (pre-schools) initiated and run by local people. boNGO supports the centers through training of their inexperienced teachers and linking the centers with funders interested in financing construction of proper school buildings or operational costs of the centers.
At the primary school level boNGO supports the reading culture and enhances the environment of classrooms through educational paintings on the walls.
News
16.08.2010 End-of-year closing ceremony at Umodzi-Mbame
The Model Childcare Center Umodzi-Mbame in Juma village has been closed for holiday. See a photo-gallery from the last school day, when parents and other visitors gathered to celebrate ..... (4th August, 2010)
18.06.2010 Piloting Teacher Training and Exchange Program
Since May 2010 boNGO has been piloting a Teacher Training and Exchange Program with four teachers of two Childcare Centers in Blantyre (FRENASO Orphan Care and Living Word of God Orphanage). The training combines theory and praxis, taking place at the participating centers as well as at the Umodzi-Mbame Model Childcare Center. It is conducted by boNGO Directors and the senior teachers of the Umodzi Model Childcare Center, who by now have enough experience to work as teacher trainers. Based on this pilot project boNGO aims to develop a quality training program at a low cost, targeting the many childcare centers in Malawi in need of trained teachers. This program will also build an important part of the Model Childcare Center Program
18.06.2010 boNGO at Primary Schools
Since February 2010 boNGO has been working more intensely with the primary schools. Read more and see a photo gallery of Happy classrooms program.
18.06.2010 Borehole for the Mango Model Childcare Center
Swiss foundation Ostschweizer Helfen Ostschweizern provided finances for a borehole, which was drilled in the first week of June on the land dedicated for construction of the new Model Childcare Center in Kantimbanya. Watch a video from the celebration.Photo gallery.
15.06.2010 Construction of a new model center
boNGO in cooperation with the Tiyende Pamodzi CBO is embarking on building a new Model Childcare Center in the village of Kantimbanya. The Embassy of the Kingdom of Netherlands in Lusaka has decided to support the project and the building works will start in July 2010. Read more
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06.08.2009 boNGO Switzerland
Development co-operation isn't something that only takes place in economically less developed countries, like Malawi; but equally requires change in economically more developed countries, like Switzerland.
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23.07.2008 boNGO podcast and boNGO Google Group
Our friend Derek Turner at The World By Sea has just posted a podcast from his visit to our model preschool center... just click here to view it!
As well, to receive updates from our directors in Malawi, just click here and join our new Google Group for boNGO Worldwide... all are welcome and it is a superb platform for discussions and commentary!