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October 2010: Lake of Stars Festival! An amazing experience for the children.
November 2010: community meeting with the children's guardians
August 2010: nine orphans sent to college
October 2010: Lake of Stars warm up show: Jacaranda shines!
August 2010: our secondary school classrooms freshly painted!
September 2010: Big Issue Magazine
February 2010: music & drama clubs powered by volunteers
June 2010: Jacaranda Music Explosion Benefit Concert
February 2010: Toys donation from Mota-Engil.
March 2010: Young Survivor: meet Agnes, one of our students.
July 2009: President Obama recognizes Jacaranda.
March 2009: Marie featured in Air Malawi's inflight magazine.
May 2009: construction of toilets with running water
February 2009: our first graduates!
August 21, 2008: construction nearing completion
October 24, 2008: opening of our new secondary schoolblock
July 14, 2008: second harvest at the school garden.
November 2008: 90 new students enrolled
May 2008: YouthGive features the Jacaranda school, seen through the eyes of children.
May 2008: Jacaranda Photo exhibition in Los Angeles, CA.
April 2008: completion of our little temporary library
April 2008: harvest of the school garden
March 2008: exams fees paid for all Standard 8, Form 2 & Form 4 students
March 2008: toys, lots of toys, offered by children from the Netherlands!
March 2008: purchase of 75 secondary school textbooks
March 2008: purchase of all secondary school syllabus books
March 2008: letter from Malawian Ministry of Women & Child congratulating Marie.
January 2008: student's house renovated
February 2008: 2 press articles in Malawi support Marie's nomination!
March 2008:
the power of a book