Villages in Partnership
Malawi
Transforming Communities, Relieving Suffering, Lifting Women & Children
Villages in Partnership (VIP) works to raise villages in Malawi out of extreme poverty. Currently VIP works in 29 villages. Their model empowers villages to identify their own needs, contribute to the solution, and take ownership of projects.
understand their needs
VIP mobilizes support in the west to provide resources & expertise
The entire village works to
provide a solution
The project is completed and
villagers take ownership of it
The new project helps to
lift the entire community
Within the villages where VIP works, they seek to impact the 6 critical needs of human development: water & sanitation, food security, education, health care, infrastructure, and economic development. By focusing on all of these areas, VIP believes in a holistic transformation of communities, equipping them to see long-lasting, sustainable change.