Next in my short series on inspiring, and capable Malawian leaders: Rollins! Rollins used to work alongside me in the M&E department (and he was invited to EWB’s National Conference in Canada). Now, he’s moved on to bigger and better things and he’s using his knowledge and skills to run an output-marketing project for VSO. Rollins is also very well educated. He has a Bachelors degree in Agricultural Science and a Masters in Agricultural Economics.
Rollins research project for his Masters degree involved working with and learning about the dairy sector in Malawi. Dairy farmers in Malawi are not very well compensated for their work because milk can be imported at lower prices and milk wholesalers have even been known to reconstitute milk powder for resale because it’s cheaper than buying and processing local milk. Rollins has had two articles published in Malawi’s national newspapers about the difficulties facing the sector.
Now, Rollins and Mathias are working together (along with a few others) set up a charity to help send children in Malawi’s rural areas to school. Their plan is to find high performing children whose parents cannot afford to send them to school. Then, they want to pay the school fees for these children and provide extra support for these children in theirs homes. They both believe in making a difference in Malawi and they both believe in the power of education to provide people with opportunity.
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