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Free healthcare in rural villages including menstrual hygiene education, cervical cancer screenings, and palliative care.

Menstrual hygiene education and pad distribution to keep girls in class

Because girls will choose not to go to school while on their periods, OTK volunteers teach them how to create their own reusable sanitary pads so they can attend class with confidence.
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Family planning advocacy to reduce unwanted pregnancies

Teen pregnancy is one of the main reasons girls will drop out of school; so we partner with village chiefs to conduct sex education and family planning training.

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Cervical cancer screenings to prevent deaths

Cervical cancer is a leading cause of death among Malawian women. We offer a safe place for women to receive a cervical cancer screening. 

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Increase quality of life for palliative care patients

Many young girls are expected to stay home and care for sick relatives, keeping them out of the classroom. We provide palliative care to the elderly and patients battling incurable diseases like cancer and advanced stages of HIV/AIDS.

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Passing on the kindness is transforming communities in Malawi.

Othakarhaka Foundation
Chitakale-Phalombe road near Chambe Secondary school P.O Box 150, Mulanje, Malawi
Call: +265881 15 35 13
Email: info@othakarhakafoundation.mw

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Girls typically don’t have access to sanitary pads and prefer to stay home during menstruation. When they do return, they are behind and may fail their exams. Every month, we distribute disposable and reusable sanitary pads across schools in the Mulanje district. OTK volunteers will also teach girls how to create reusable sanitary pads, providing them with the knowledge and skills to manage their menstrual hygiene effectively. Once a girl knows how to make her own, she will pass on the kindness by teaching her peers.

When students are selected from primary school, the ratio of boys to girls is 50:50. However, only a handful of girls will graduate secondary school. A large factor contributing to this dropout rate is teen pregnancy.

Struggling families often force young girls into marriage with the expectation that the husband will care for the girl. Wives are expected to bear many children, increasing the financial burden on the family.

Every month, we partner with village chiefs to gather communities together for educational discussions and training on how to use contraceptives.

Misconceptions plague our Malawian villages, enabling the spread of this disease. Many think that getting screened will give a woman cervical cancer, and most don’t know that men can spread HPV.   We offer a safe place for women to receive a cervical cancer screening. A group of 16-20 women will travel together from their villages every Friday to get screened. If they test positive, OTK will pay for their treatment in central hospitals. If the condition has progressed beyond care, they will join the palliative care program. Help us purchase the supplies we need to perform these screenings.
With the invaluable support of the Canadian-based K2 Foundation, we provide palliative care to the elderly and patients battling incurable diseases like cancer and advanced stages of HIV/AIDS. Providing this care not only uplifts some of the most vulnerable members of the community, but we reduce the caregiving duties so girls can spend their day at school.   We aim to alleviate physical suffering through pain relief, antibiotics, and other vital medications. We go beyond the physical, offering essential psychosocial support and household supplies, such as soap, milk, likuni phala flour, and blankets.