BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//PYVOBJECT//NONSGML Version 1//EN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Africa/Nairobi BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20000101T000000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=1 TZNAME:EAT TZOFFSETFROM:+0300 TZOFFSETTO:+0300 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20260523T214951Z - 5131@ip-172-31-35-35 DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Nairobi:20250626T170000 DTEND;TZID=Africa/Nairobi:20250626T180000 CREATED:20260523T214951Z DESCRIPTION:Community-led development\, “the way our ancestors used to do it” \nRISE FOR PHOKA is a volunt eer-powered\, youth and community-led development organization in Malawi t hat focuses on tackling climate change and sustainable development issues and is committed to taking care of the most vulnerable members of their co mmunities\, such as children and the elderly. Their support comes from inc ome generated locally by visiting volunteers ’contributions\, individual donations\, and community-driven economic development initiatives. As Bha vna\, one of their supporters stated\, they are doing development “the w ay our ancestors used to do it.” Join us for a conversation with Kondwan i Msyalie\, RISE FOR PHOKA Executive Director and two of key supporters to explore this community-centered Global South model built on the strong be lief that resources for what we do can come from within communities themse lves. Live translation to French and Spanish will be available Date and Ti me : 26th June\, 2025Kenya - 17h00Malawi - 16h00UK - 15h00 Speakers Kondwa ni Msyalie is the Founder and Executive Director of RISE FOR PHOKA\, a gra ssroots Community Foundation in Livingstonia\, Malawi\, dedicated to susta inable community development. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Environmen tal Management and a University Certificate of Education from the Universi ty of Livingstonia. Passionate about community empowerment\, Kondwani lead s projects focused on sustainable agriculture\, education\, and social sup port for vulnerable groups. Through his leadership\, RISE FOR PHOKA has mo bilized local resources and fostered partnerships to drive positive change . Frank Charles Kasonga is the Executive Director of Mudzi Connect\, where he oversees the community development efforts of a local NGO that has imp roved the health\, education\, and economic opportunity and social justice for more than 600\,000 Malawians to date. Frank is a published author wit h 20+ years of hands-on experience in project [...] DTSTAMP:20260523T214951Z LOCATION:Kuja\, Kenya SUMMARY:Community-led development\, “the way our ancestors used to do it” END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR