Kogoya Hope Center (Copy)
KOGOYA HOPE CENTER
Located in Thyolo District, our Kogoya Hope Center serves a ten village area and was Miqlat's first permanent ministry structure in Malawi.
Thyolo is well-known for its vast tea plantations and their beautiful bright green fields, as well as being the home district of two of Malawi’s recent Presidents. Though the colonial tea fields brought wealth to their owners and the Presidents brought new roads and even a new university to the area, Thyolo remains one of the least developed districts of the country and is in particular need of help in the arena of education.
Kogoya Hope Center Field Staff
Kogoya Hope Center celebrated its 10 year anniversary in 2016. Only one of the original staff members remains with us – Janet, one of our cooking crew. However, over its 10 year life span, this Center has unearthed many hidden jewels: Lucius, the gardener turned facilitator and his friend Samson, temporary cook also turned facilitator. And, not to be forgotten is Lemus, the guard turned head chef because when he was asked to temporarily fill in at the kitchen, he proved himself an accomplished chef and capable leader.
THUCHILA HOPE CENTER
The Thuchila Hope Center is found in Chiradzulu District near Luchenza trading center and the Thuchila River.
From the Hope Center, one has a direct line of sight into the neighboring district of Mulanje and its primary land feature: the imposing Mulanje Mountain massif. Our second Hope Center, Thuchila, was built on this impressive site in response to an invitation from a local village chief, and serves a largely Muslim area of ten villages.