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Working hand in hand to beat poverty through orphan care, education, food programs, vocational training, health care and house building in Malawi.

The Dalitso Project is a registered Scottish charity SC046514 The Dalitso Project is a Christian based charity working in partnership with Aquaid Lifeline to provide orphan care, education, vocational training, food programs and house building for the poorest of the poor in Malawi, the warm heart of Africa. Dalitso means ‘blessing’ in Chichewa, the language of Malawi. As a charity we aim to bless the people of Malawi but have found that they bless us in return. The groups involvement in Malawi began in 2007 when a group of 7 young people visited Namisu orphan school and village in the south of Malawi and got to see the tough conditions children were living in. With this they decided to fund the building and running of 2 daycare centres and 2 residences for the most at risk young people. These are based in the Thyolo and Kambilonjo regions. Each of these centres are up and running and care for 300 plus children, providing nursery care, additional education (primary schools are only open in the mornings), food and training/further education for the older young people. Since then 2 further trips of 15 have visited the projects, 2 gap students and now a yearly trip ensures that developments of these projects continue. In Kambilonjo which is a very hard to reach, mountainous region of Malawi on the Mozambique border, a health clinic has been built in partnership with the local government. This will mean that the children in our centres and the local community have access to medical care on their doorstep instead of having to take the 1 hour journey on the back of a truck down a very bumpy and often dangerous road like before. To raise money to fund these main projects we run regular fundraisers and a Sponsor Child program. More information of upcoming events and how to get involved in the Sponsor program is available regularly on the main page.

09/01/2026

To finish our Let’s Play: Malawi Edition series, here’s MIRA — a game both the children and Charis loved!

Thanks to Prince for his filming and commentary.

Why not give it a try?

08/01/2026

Game 4

GIYA is a kickball game — the further you kick, the more runs you score.

Why not give it a try?

07/01/2026

Game 3

FISH-FISH

Fish-Fish is a skipping game the children love to play, and it’s also a fun way for us to learn a few Chichewa words.

A simple chanting game. Can you get to 10?

Why not give it a try?

06/01/2026

Game 2

FLY is a fast-paced dodgeball game.

Powerful throws, quick reactions, and lots of dodging.

Why not give it a try?

05/01/2026

Game 1

JINGO is one of the games the children love playing with friends.

All you need is two poles (or trees) and an elastic — then it’s all about managing the jumping pattern.

Why not give it a try?

05/01/2026

Date for the diaries of all central belt supporters! Glasgow feedback night- 7pm on 30th January 2026!

Share and spread the word. Come along and hear of all the 2025 progress and the 2026 vision- including the maternity hospital project!

We look forward to seeing you there!

04/01/2026

Let’s Play: Malawi Edition

One question we asked this year in the sponsor reports was:
“What games or sports do you like to play with friends?”

This week, we’ll be sharing some of the games the children love — the same ones mentioned in the reports.

Sponsor reports will be available in the coming weeks. Thank you for your patience, and apologies for the delay.

We hope these clips help bring those answers to life.

01/01/2026

Welcome 2026!

Thank you for all that was achieved together in 2025!

Happy New Year from The Dalitso Project! 🖤❤️💚

31/12/2025

A wee ceilidh dance from our friends in Thyolo to get us in the Hogmanay spirit taught during our October trip!

Happy New Year to all our supporters! Thanks for all your support in 2025!

26/12/2025

For the 4th year in a row we ran our Christmas soup and pudding fundraiser- making your Christmas meal easier.
This was our busiest year yet- with 41 sticky toffee puddings and 52 cheesecakes to make!

But... it was worth it all- because your orders helped us to raise over £2500 towards our Christmas appeal!

We hope you enjoyed your soup and puddings! Let us know in the comments what you had and what your favourite has been!

25/12/2025

Merry Christmas from Kambilonjo!

Party and presents for children and staff!

24/12/2025

🎉 Raffle Draw Result

Congratulations to Wendy Smith, the winner of our Malawi Hamper!

Thank you to everyone who bought tickets and supported the raffle — it raised £419 in total, which will go directly towards supporting our work.

We’ll be in touch with Wendy to arrange delivery. 💚

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Arbroath

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