From Hope to Heroism: A registered child from Chitundu who became a Soldier.

Tiyamike saulosi was born and raised in Chitundu, Traditional Authority Tambala in Dedza. The second born of three children was raised in a family that was not so much endowed with possessions.

To go to school, Tiyamike lacked basic school items like books, pens not to mention school bags.

Often times, Tiyamike could go to school without any snacks, or should there be some, then it was a bottle filled with roasted maize soaked in salty water.

“My family did not have any means to support me with as we were a highly impoverished family in the community, so life was indeed tougher,” she says.

When World Vision settled in Chitundu, she was roped in as a Registered Child (RC) under Chitundu Area Programme (AP).

Being an RC changed Tiyamike’s life. Motivation to be in school was ‘overwhelming’, she says. As an RC,  she could get notebooks, pens and other school support.

With such support, Tiyamike felt the urge to work harder in school as she had the resources she needed to learn.

“My parents struggled to buy me notebooks, pens and other school materials. But when I became an RC, World Vision gave me all these, including school bags, so I thought I had all the reasons to concentrate at school,” she says.

While in grade six at Chitundu Primary school, Tiyamike and a few of her friends received school uniform from World Vision.

“In grade six, World Vision gave me and a few friends some school uniform. Honestly, I was so happy because my previous uniform had worn out and it had so many patches, but this one was just so neat, so I looked so tidy and presentable such that  I could not be absent from school,” says Tiyamike.

After grade eight examinations, she was selected at Chitundu Community day Secondary school where she got 31 points for her Malawi School Certificate of Education (MSCE).

The subsequent year, she repeated  the Malawi School Certificate Education and got 27 points. In 2021, Tiyamike was recruited into Malawi Defence Force where she is working at the rank of private at Cobbe Barracks in Zomba

“I joined Malawi Defence Force in January 2021, and so far I have worked for two years. I feel happy to be soldier because this is the job I ever wanted,” she says.

Now 28 years old, Tiyamike is intends to go further with education and progress with a nursing career.

" Yes, i am a soldier and would like to continue save people's life through nursing. Thank you World Vision for all the support you gave me. One day i would like to also sponsor a child  through World Vision. "  She says.

Because of our community-focused solutions, for every child you help, four more children benefit too.

How does child sponsorship work?

Child Sponsorship is an opportunity to personally connect with a child, family, and community in need. You’ll empower them and their whole community to work on lasting solutions to break free from poverty, for good.

Here’s how our approach to child sponsorship works:

We are community-led: We work hand-in-hand with the community to fix the root causes of poverty – so every child can grow into who God created them to be.

We are child-focused: We ensure children are empowered to develop healthy minds, bodies, and spirits, so they can achieve long-term success for themselves and their community.

We maximise impact: We combine your monthly donations with those of other sponsors of that community to make the biggest impact on the worst problems children face. In fact, because of our community-focused solutions, for every child you help, four more benefit, too.