Welcome to the Mamie Martin Fund website. The Mamie Martin Fund was established in 1993 by the family and friends of Mamie Martin to advance the education of girls in secondary school in North Malawi.
Secondary school is not free in Malawi. Boarding schools are often essential to girls’ education for reasons of distance, safety and keeping girls in school. In 2025-26 MMF are paying the fees of, and supporting, 163 girls across seven schools, including 19 girls at a school for Deaf children in Embangweni. We work in partnership with the CCAP Synod of Livingstonia, Mchengautuba Community Day Secondary School in Mzuzu and with the RC Diocese of Karonga.
Read a Malawian view on why our work is still badly needed.
Fees at a boarding school (necessary for reasons of distance, safety and allowing the girls to study) are approx £500 a year, including the support for essential items which we provide. Fees at the Community Day school which we support are considerably lower at £72 a year. Again this figure includes essential items such as soap, sanitary wear, etc..
Regular donations are vital to our core funding. If you were able to donate something every month, this is the impact it would have:
About monthly donations
| Monthly amount | What it funds for a year |
|---|---|
| £6 | School fees and support at a day school |
| £10 | School uniforms for six girls |
| £20 | School uniforms for 12 girls |
| £42 | Boarding fees and support for one girl |
| £35 | Sanitary pads for all MMF girls |
