One For All Organization trains youth in Malawi villages

From a shoestring start in Zomba, a skills project snowballed into village-level job escape hatches across Malawi.

Origins and reach

• James Kajawo sparked One For All Organization Technical College in Zomba.
• Began as a tight-budget answer to joblessness.
• Expanded into 223 villages nationwide.

Training and credentials

• The college turned out over 850 skilled youths.
• Taught Fashion Design, Electrical Installation, Plumbing, and Welding.
• Added Video Production to chase digital work.

Tools for self-employment

• Between 2020 and 2024, 350 fashion trainees finished.
• Each walked away with a new sewing machine.
• Immediate income paths replaced waiting for jobs.

Funding and allies

• Early courses ran free, bankrolled personally.
• The belief held that money should not block skills.
• Faiza Aboo AQSA backed materials for 350 youths.

Message to young people

• Dropouts were urged to value vocational routes.
• Formal jobs were not treated as the only prize.
• Skill-building is pitched as control over the future.