Stronger Together - The Partners Behind MCV’s Impact

MCV's village-based model is built on a foundational truth: communities are stronger when they work together. We believe this same principle applies at the organizational level, because lasting change happens when organizations bring their strengths together in service of a shared mission. Since our beginning, we have cultivated a network of partner organizations that also seek to serve the area’s orphans and vulnerable children through their expertise, resources, and reach, which complement and amplify our own.


We serve 2,000+ orphans across 39 villages on a relatively small budget due to our partners. While we would never be able to list all of the countless individuals and organizations that have helped MCV support orphans through the years, we are grateful for every one of them. Below are some of our most valued partners.

MCV's village-based model is built on a foundational truth: communities are stronger when they work together. We believe this same principle applies at the organizational level, because lasting change happens when organizations bring their strengths together in service of a shared mission. Since our beginning, we have cultivated a network of partner organizations that also seek to serve the area’s orphans and vulnerable children through their expertise, resources, and reach, which complement and amplify our own.


We serve 2,000+ orphans across 39 villages on a relatively small budget due to our partners. While we would never be able to list all of the countless individuals and organizations that have helped MCV support orphans through the years, we are grateful for every one of them. Below are some of our most valued partners.

Rotary International

Rotary clubs across the United States and internationally have been financial partners of MCV since our founding in 1997. Rotary-funded initiatives include the bednet program that slashed malaria rates, irrigation projects that now feed families year-round through 19 productive sites, and post-secondary scholarships that have launched some of MCV's most promising graduates into university. MCV and Rotary share a belief that lasting change happens at the community level, and that partnership, not charity, is the model.

Learn about a Rotary project

Together! ACT Now

Together! ACT Now

HIV/AIDS has shaped the landscape of the Mangochi District profoundly; it has caused a significant portion of the orphan crisis MCV exists to address. Together! ACT Now uses community theatre as a tool to educate village populations about HIV transmission, prevention, and care. Their Malawi Initiative has reached thousands of villagers surrounding MCV with performances that entertain, educate, and change behavior. Art in service of survival. Visit their website to learn more: https://www.togetheractnow.org/

HIV/AIDS has shaped the landscape of the Mangochi District profoundly; it has caused a significant portion of the orphan crisis MCV exists to address. Together! ACT Now uses community theatre as a tool to educate village populations about HIV transmission, prevention, and care. Their Malawi Initiative has reached thousands of villagers surrounding MCV with performances that entertain, educate, and change behavior. Art in service of survival. Visit their website to learn more: https://www.togetheractnow.org/

Read the 2019 Decennial Report

The Light Foundation

Malawi's rural villages are largely without electricity. The Light Foundation tackles the lack of energy through long-term sustainable energy solutions. MCV has partnered with The Light Foundation to provide lights for local primary schools and the homes of the students, extending the hours available for learning without adding to a family's costs. It is a small intervention with an outsized impact on educational outcomes.

Open Arms Infant Home

Open Arms Mangochi provides dedicated care for orphaned and vulnerable newborns, infants, and toddlers in the MCV area. Between two and three years of age, they work to reunite children with their extended family when possible, with their progress monitored by the Open Arms Outreach team.


In 2007, when a fire destroyed MCV's own Infant Rehabilitation Center, Open Arms stepped in and built a brand new center.

Visit Open Arms

Journeyman International

Journeyman International (JL) is a nonprofit global platform that brings together architecture, engineering, and construction expertise to serve humanitarian organizations worldwide. They have a unique model that connects university students and professional volunteers with local organizations around the world to affordably bring greater value to design/build projects that uplift vulnerable communities. JI has partnered with MCV on the planning and construction of teacher housing and a new girls' dormitory at MCV, ensuring that the adults who educate orphaned children have safe, stable places to live and work.

Is Your Organization Ready to Make a Difference?

MCV welcomes partnerships with businesses, foundations, civic organizations, schools, and faith communities. Whether through financial support, skills-based volunteering, or project sponsorship, there is a meaningful way for your organization to be part of what MCV is building in Malawi.