Annual Report
Creating Lasting Change Together
Seven years.
Thousands of lives
transformed.
This report belongs to you — our donors, partners, and community. Every number on these pages represents a person whose life changed because you chose to give. Thank you.
Canada · BC Society No. S0085174 | Malawi · TRN-EAS93V · TIN 70411873
Seven years ago, I made a promise.
“I know what it feels like to need help and not find it. HDF is my answer to that feeling.”
When I founded HDF — first in Canada, then in Malawi — I did so with one conviction: that every person, regardless of where they were born or what they have lost, deserves the dignity of opportunity. That conviction has not changed.
This report is our accountability to you. Not just a collection of numbers, but the true story of what your generosity has built — in classrooms in Lilongwe, in clinics in Dowa, in the lives of newcomers finding their feet in British Columbia, and in the hands of young people in Malawi who now have skills, income, and hope.
I have seen firsthand what changes when one person decides to give. A child stays in school. A family eats. A young woman opens a business. A newcomer finds community. These are not small things. They are everything.
On behalf of every person you have supported this year — thank you. Your trust is something we do not take lightly, and your impact is something we will never stop measuring.
Your giving, made measurable.
Every figure below is drawn directly from our field operations and programme records. These are the real results of your support.
Orphaned and vulnerable children received education support, meals and care through our Malawi programmes.
↑ Growing programme reach
Young adults completed vocational training in tailoring, computing and construction trades.
75% now self-employed
Households across Lilongwe, Dowa, Dzaleka and British Columbia received direct programme support.
Across 2 countries
Education, healthcare, food security, vocational training, crisis relief, newcomer settlement and community outreach.
Canada + Malawi
HDF has been serving communities in Malawi and Canada since 2017 — building lasting relationships, not just programmes.
Founded 2017
Every donation is tracked and reported. Full financial records are available to all donors on request, always.
Fully accountable
Four programmes. One mission.
Each programme below represents a distinct area of need — and a distinct community of people whose lives your generosity has changed.
Keeping orphaned children in school — one term at a time
Our education programme provides school fees, uniforms, books and daily meals for orphaned and vulnerable children across Lilongwe and Dowa. We also run structured learning groups in communities where formal schooling is out of reach, bringing education directly to where families live.
Mobile clinics reaching families who would otherwise have no care at all
HDF’s mobile health outreach brings trained health workers, testing kits, medicines and nutrition support directly into rural villages. We go where hospitals cannot — and we go regularly, building the kind of consistent health relationships that prevent crises before they begin.
135 graduates. 75% now earning. One programme that keeps growing.
Our vocational education and training programme teaches practical skills — tailoring, computing, construction and more — to young Malawians who would otherwise have no pathway to income. Each graduate leaves with something that cannot be taken from them: the ability to earn.
Ensuring no child goes to school hungry, and no family goes to bed without eating
Hunger and learning cannot coexist. HDF’s food security programme provides emergency food packages and regular nutritional support to vulnerable families — including school feeding for enrolled children. When hunger is addressed, everything else becomes possible.
Where every dollar actually goes.
We believe accountability is not a formality — it is a responsibility. Here is an honest breakdown of how your support is directed. Full financial records are available to every donor on request.
Education, healthcare, food, training, crisis relief & newcomer support
Staff, logistics, reporting and programme management
Donor communication, events and awareness activities
Education & Orphan Care
School fees, uniforms, books, meals and structured learning groups
Mobile Healthcare
Testing, medicines, nutrition support and community health education
Vocational Training
Skills development, tools, materials and graduate support networks
Food Security & Emergency Relief
Food packages, crisis response, clean water and shelter support
Newcomer Settlement — Canada
Settlement services, mentorship, employment support and community integration in BC
From alone in a new land, to home in a real community.
HDF Canada walks alongside skilled immigrants, refugees and newcomers through every step of settlement — from navigating government systems to finding meaningful employment, connecting with community, and building a life with dignity and purpose.
Arriving in Canada is only the beginning. The real work — building confidence, credentials, friendships and belonging — is what HDF Canada provides every day in British Columbia.
“When I arrived in Canada I knew no one and understood nothing. HDF connected me to people, to work, and to a future.”
BC
Province served
S0085174
BC Society No.
Behind every number, a person.
Numbers tell us what changed. Stories tell us why it matters. These are the voices your generosity has given something to say.
Education · Malawi
From never holding a pencil to reading every evening
Before HDF’s learning programme reached Ntedere, her daughter had never been to school. Today she reads aloud to her mother every evening — in a household that had never owned a book.
Skills Training · Malawi
A sewing machine became a business, and three people have jobs
She had no income and no prospects when she joined HDF’s vocational training programme. Two years later, she runs her own tailoring business — and employs three people from her community.
Healthcare · Malawi
The first health check this village had ever received
When HDF’s mobile team arrived in her village with testing kits and medicines, it was the first time anyone had come to check on the children’s health. She still talks about that day.
What we are building next.
Your continued support makes these next steps possible. Every goal below depends on donors like you choosing to give again.
Expand orphan sponsorship
Reach more orphaned children across Malawi with individual sponsorship profiles — connecting each child with a committed donor who follows their journey directly.
CRA charitable registration
Our Canadian charitable status application is currently under review. Once confirmed, every Canadian donor will receive an official tax receipt — retroactively where applicable.
Deepen community health outreach
Increase frequency of mobile health visits and expand into more remote communities that currently receive no regular medical care whatsoever.
Canada · BC Incorporation
S0085174
Canada · Business Number
719357030
Charity status pending · CRA
Malawi · Registration No.
TRN-EAS93V
Malawi · Tax ID
70411873
Thank you for
writing this story
with us.
This report exists because of you. Every page, every number, every quote is the direct result of someone choosing to give — and then choosing to give again. We do not take that lightly. We never will.
Give Again — Continue the Story
Human Development Foundation Malawi · info@hdf-global.org · hdf-malawi@outlook.com
+1 604 843 0836 (Canada) · +265 886 427 475 (Malawi) · http://www.hdf-global.org