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MCM ACADEMY S I N C E 2 0 1 3

MISSION M C M A c a d e m y ( M C M A ) w a s e s t a b l i s h e d i n 2 0 1 3 t o e m p o w e r M a l a w i ' s o r p h a n s & v u l n e r a b l e c h i l d r e n t h r o u g h e d u c a t i o n . O r p h a n s d e s e r v e t h e o p p o r t u n i t y t o t h r i v e : t o l i v e a f u t u r e t h e y c r e a t e , t o b r e a k t h e c y c l e o f p o v e r t y a n d t o i m p a c t t h e i r c o m m u n i t i e s f o r g o o d . M C M A w a s c r e a t e d a s a s a f e p l a c e w h e r e c h i l d r e n l e a r n t o a s p i r e , e x p l o r e a n d d i s c o v e r t h e i r v a l u e a n d p u r p o s e . B y 2 0 2 0 , M C M A w i l l s e r v e 2 0 0 + s t u d e n t s f r o m P r e - s c h o o l t h r u 1 2 t h g r a d e , d e l i v e r i n g t h e h i g h e s t q u a l i t y e d u c a t i o n t o o r p h a n e d & v u l n e r a b l e c h i l d r e n .

EDUCATION CRISIS B y 2 0 3 0 t h e m e d i a n a g e i n M a l a w i w i l l b e b e l o w 2 0 y e a r s . W i t h o u t a q u a l i t y e d u c a t i o n , M a l a w i ' s o r p h a n s w i l l r e m a i n a t r i s k : 14% 9,001,000 of children in Malawi are unschooled. children in Malawi 0-18 years of age. 30% (54% of the population) of impoverished children fail to start 1,504,670 primary school. 53% of adolescents do not finish primary school. orphaned & vulnerable children. (highest at-risk children) Sources: USAID, UNICEF, Statista (2016)

HISTORY JAN 2015 APR 2016 FEB 2017 JUL 2018* JUL 2014 JAN 2010 Built 2nd school Laptops donated. Accelerated Build 4th school Launched Global Built 1st school Technology Club teacher training block. block. Added 3rd Classroom block. Created established. & development Add 8th grade. grade. Library initiative. tutoring program. programs. completed. SEP 2017 SEP 2013 DEC 2014 SEP 2015 JUL 2016 Added 7th grade. Launched MCMA. Installed sports Added 4th grade. Built 3rd school Started Pre- field, court and Solar lanterns block. Added school, 1st & 2nd playground. distributed. grades 5 & 6. grades. *Scheduled

APPROACH E v e r y o r p h a n h a s v a l u e . E x p a n d t h e i r w o r l d . T e a c h w i t h p u r p o s e . B u i l d c o n f i d e n c e . D e v e l o p c h a r a c t e r . T e a c h f r o m t h e h e a r t . E v e r y o r p h a n n e e d s a m e n t o r . I n t e g r a t e c o m m u n i t y . E n a b l e & d e v e l o p t e a c h e r s . C r e a t e l e a d e r s . E v e r y o r p h a n w i l l h a v e a n i m p a c t .

ACADEMICS M C M A a c a d e m i c c u r r i c u l u m f o c u s e s o n l i t e r a c y a n d c o m p r e h e n s i o n i n a n a d v a n c e d s e t t i n g . C l a s s r o o m l e a r n i n g i s s u p p l e m e n t e d w i t h o f f s i t e e x p l o r a t i o n a n d s m a l l g r o u p m e n t o r i n g . C o r e s u b j e c t s i n c l u d e M a t h , E n g l i s h , C h i c h e w a , S c i e n c e , S o c i a l S t u d i e s , L i f e S k i l l s , A g r i c u l t u r e a n d G l o b a l C l a s s r o o m . M C M A i s l i c e n s e d b y t h e M a l a w i E d u c a t i o n M i n i s t r y .

LIFE SKILLS: LEARN & PLAY M C M A e m p h a s i z e s b u i l d i n g b o t h b o d y a n d m i n d . C h i l d r e n l e a r n s o c i a l s k i l l s i n t h e c l a s s r o o m a n d o n t h e p l a y g r o u n d . L e s s o n s o n p h y s i c a l e x e r c i s e , s k i l l s d e v e l o p m e n t , h y g i e n e a n d p e r s o n a l w e l l - b e i n g h e l p b u i l d a f o u n d a t i o n f o r t h e i r o f f - c a m p u s l i f e .

OUR TEAM M C M A i s s t a f f e d b y a l o c a l t e a m d e v o t e d t o t h e w e l l - b e i n g o f t h e s t u d e n t s . O u r E x e c u t i v e D i r e c t o r a n d t e a c h e r s a r e m u l t i - l i n g u a l , c e r t i f i e d e d u c a t o r s . O u r t e a m o f e d u c a t o r s r e c e i v e s o n g o i n g t r a i n i n g & d e v e l o p m e n t , d e s i g n e d t o e q u i p t h e m t o : M e n t o r & c o u n s e l o r p h a n s E n g a g e c h i l d r e n i n l e a r n i n g I d e n t i f y t r a u m a C o n n e c t w i t h c o m m u n i t y I m p r o v e l e a r n i n g t e c h n i q u e s

GLOBAL CLASSROOM M C M A h a s c o l l a b o r a t e d w i t h s c h o o l s i n t h e U S t h r o u g h p r o j e c t - b a s e d l e a r n i n g t o b u i l d g l o b a l a w a r e n e s s a n d i n t e r c u l t u r a l u n d e r s t a n d i n g w h i l e w o r k i n g w i t h i n t h e c u r r i c u l u m f r a m e w o r k . T h e e f f e c t : A u t h e n t i c p e e r - t o - p e e r t e a c h i n g E x t e n d e d l e a r n i n g L i t e r a c y p r o m o t e d F r i e n d s h i p s c r e a t e d I n c r e a s e d e n t h u s i a s m f o r l e a r n i n g

QUALITY OF IMPACT E v e r y c h i l d w h o a t t e n d s M C M A c a d e m y w i l l i m p a c t t h e i r c o m m u n i t y . O u r a i m i s t o e n s u r e t h a t i m p a c t i s f o r t h e b e t t e r . T h e Q u a l i t y o f I m p a c t i s d e p e n d e n t o n d e l i v e r i n g K n o w l e d g e & E x p e r i e n c e , i n s t i l l i n g C h a r a c t e r a n d f o s t e r i n g P u r p o s e . M C M A c u r r i c u l u m a n d m e n t o r i n g p r o g r a m s a r e a i m e d a t : 1 ) p r e p a r i n g o r p h a n s f o r l i f e o u t s i d e o f t h e c a m p u s a n d 2 ) i n t e g r a t i n g c o m m u n i t y ( f a m i l y a n d v i l l a g e l e a d e r s ) i n t o t h e s e e f f o r t s .

BY THE NUMBERS 129 Student enrollment (2017-18): 89.7% Student "pass" rates (2013-17): 22:1 Max student to teacher class size: $50,000 Annual operating budget (excluding capital costs): 100% Donor-subsidized tuition & costs:

Will you participate? An investment of $25 a month educates an orphan for a full year and will have an impact for a lifetime! Y O U C A N B E T H E D I F F E R E N C E . S U P P O R T M C M A C A D E M Y T O D A Y .

ABOUT MCM M a l a w i C h i l d r e n ' s M i s s i o n w a s f o r m e d i n 2 0 0 7 t o s e r v e o r p h a n e d a n d v u l n e r a b l e c h i l d r e n i n M a l a w i , A f r i c a . W e l o v e M a l a w i ' s o r p h a n s . S o , o u r a p p r o a c h i s s i m p l e : s h o w t h e m t h e y a r e v a l u e d , t h a t t h e y m a t t e r , t h a t t h e y h a v e a f u t u r e . M C M d e m o n s t r a t e s t h i s a p p r o a c h b y p r o v i d i n g n u t r i t i o n a l , e d u c a t i o n a l , h e a l t h c a r e a n d e m o t i o n a l s u p p o r t . support@malawichildrensmission.org www.malawichildrensmission.org Box 313, 274 Redwood Shores Pkwy, Redwood City, CA 94065 The Children’s Mission (d.b.a. Malawi Children’s Mission) is a non-profit (“public charity”) exempt from Federal income tax under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. The IRS deems contributions to MCM as deductible under section 170 of the code. Registered in the state of California, MCM is also exempt from California franchise or income tax under the California revenue and taxation Code 23701d.