Fount For Nations

01/10/2025

We’re at the KUHeS Research Dissemination Meeting 2025 — let’s connect!

This conference is Malawi’s leading platform for innovative research and transformative discussions. We’re especially proud that one of our partners, Prof. Melissa Gladstone, Professor of Neurodevelopmental Paediatrics, is keynote speaker.

Curious how our Early Intervention Project is empowering health workers to provide early childhood care and transforming care for children with disabilities? Come meet Joseph Mkandawire and Martine van Eijk this Friday, 10:30–11:30 in the Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health poster section. We’d love to exchange ideas and insights.

What we’re sharing:
✅ Developmental monitoring was welcomed by health workers, managers and caregivers.
✅ Some practical challenges remain, especially around time and system capacity.
✅ Participants recommended scale-up, along with investment in capacity building, infrastructure, referral systems and continued adaptation to local needs.

And that is exactly the direction we’re heading.

Let us know if you’ll be there — we’d be happy to connect!

01/09/2025

Highlights of the amazing tours! What an amazing feeling to have you with us over last month and this one!
We are eternally grateful as a team. Make sure you don’t miss out on the last tours.

29/08/2025

Today, Fount for Nations participated in the NGO Day 2025. This day, The Ministry of Gender, Community Development and Social Welfare and NGO Regulatory Authority (NGORA) and NGOs launch the 2025 NGO Sector Report. This event is presided over by Jean Sendeza, the Minister of Gender, Community Development and Social Welfare.
Davie Kumuyenda, our Occupational Therapy Technician, is explaining to the Minister what we do.

25/08/2025

Our Early Intervention Program in collaboration with the government is such a crucial part in enabling us to reach the communities and work with existing partners.
We understand that if you can detect things early then you can intervene early.

Come and learn this and more at our Gratitude Tours all week long! Get first hand experience and a front row seat to how our programs are impacting the little ones, families and the community.

Our Doors are open! Visit us today.

22/08/2025

We are inviting you for our amazing Gratitude Tours! Your presence encourages us to keep pushing forward. It also goes a long way in helping the children we serve.
We look forward to seeing you👌.

20/08/2025

A demonstration of our work at the last Gratitude Tours. Thank you so much to everyone who has honored our invite so far as well as registered to come. We honor you!

Our next Gratitude Tours are coming up next week. We would love to see you there👌.

Book with us today.

19/08/2025

It is this Thursday, 10:00 AM CAT. Register Today!!

Strong advocacy requires strong partnerships!
Join us this Thursday, 21st August at 11:00 AM EAT as we explore how to effectively engage with government – locally and nationally – to advance disability-inclusive development.
🎤 Hosted by Fount for Nations, Malawi
👉 Register here: https://shorturl.at/SxllM

18/08/2025

"Little by little, Juliet is getting stronger." – Juliet’s mother
Juliet’s journey has been full of challenges. After a severe illness shortly after birth, she was diagnosed with cerebral palsy. For years, progress felt impossible—therapy was far away, and her body remained stiff.
When our therapists began sessions in her community in July 2024, things changed. Together with her mother, we practiced gentle stretches and sitting positions.
By June 2025, Juliet could sit cross-legged, reach for toys, and hold them with better balance. Each small move is a big victory. With ongoing support, her future looks brighter every day.

15/08/2025

Our Family Cenre is finally open!! Have you visited us? We would love to have you.

The Fount for Nations Family Centre is here to provide the care and support every child deserves. 💛
✅ Physiotherapy
✅ Occupational Therapy
✅ Developmental Assessments
✅ Basic Speech & Language Therapy

📍 Location: Bwemba, Lilongwe (T/A Malili)
🕒 Monday–Thursday: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM | Friday: 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
📞 Book now: 0990 281 254 / 0888 170 854

💙 Because every child deserves the best start in life!

12/08/2025

We’re officially open! 🌟
The Fount for Nations Family Centre is here to provide the care and support every child deserves. 💛
✅ Physiotherapy
✅ Occupational Therapy
✅ Developmental Assessments
✅ Basic Speech & Language Therapy

📍 Location: Bwemba, Lilongwe (T/A Malili)
🕒 Monday–Thursday: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM | Friday: 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
📞 Book now: 0990 281 254 / 0888 170 854

💙 Because every child deserves the best start in life!

11/08/2025

"I never thought my son would sit on his own." – Sean’s mother
When we met 4-year-old Sean in September 2024, he couldn’t sit, crawl, or hold toys because of cerebral palsy. His mother, Shamim, had tried hospitals, but therapy was too far and most times unavailable due to congestion.
Through our Community-Based Rehabilitation program, Sean began therapy right in his community. Our team worked with him—and trained his mother to continue exercises at home.
Today, Sean can sit on his own and reach for his toys. His body is stronger, and so is his mother’s hope. With continued therapy, Sean’s progress is just beginning.

08/08/2025

Together with the Ministry Of Health - Malawi Ministry of Gender, Malawi, pediatricians, and other specialists, we were co-designing developmental monitoring tools and systems.

Our focus was on improving the MDAT-IDEC tool to better reflect the Malawian context and roadmapping standardisation of developmental monitoring within Malawi’s healthcare system.

This collaborative effort marks an important step toward early identification and support for children with developmental delays and disabilities.