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:20260615T223955Z - 52851@e37c72951f07 DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Nairobi:20250626T170000 DTEND;TZID=Africa/Nairobi:20250626T180000 CREATED:20260615T223955Z DESCRIPTION:Community-led dev elopment\, “the way our ancestors used to do it” \nRISE FOR PHOKA is a volunteer-powered\, youth and community-led development organization in Malawi that focuses on tackling climate change and sustainable developm ent issues and is committed to taking care of the most vulnerable members of their communities\, such as children and the elderly. Their support com es from income generated locally by visiting volunteers ’contributions\, individual donations\, and community-driven economic development initiati ves. As Bhavna\, one of their supporters stated\, they are doing developme nt “the way our ancestors used to do it.” Join us for a conversation w ith Kondwani Msyalie\, RISE FOR PHOKA Executive Director and two of key su pporters to explore this community-centered Global South model built on th e strong belief that resources for what we do can come from within communi ties themselves. Live translation to French and Spanish will be available Date and Time : 26th June\, 2025Kenya - 17h00Malawi - 16h00UK - 15h00 Spea kers Kondwani Msyalie is the Founder and Executive Director of RISE FOR PH OKA\, a grassroots Community Foundation in Livingstonia\, Malawi\, dedicat ed to sustainable community development. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Management and a University Certificate of Education from t he University of Livingstonia. Passionate about community empowerment\, Ko ndwani leads projects focused on sustainable agriculture\, education\, and social support for vulnerable groups. Through his leadership\, RISE FOR P HOKA has mobilized local resources and fostered partnerships to drive posi tive change. Frank Charles Kasonga is the Executive Director of Mudzi Conn ect\, where he oversees the community development efforts of a local NGO t hat has improved the health\, education\, and economic opportunity and soc ial justice for more than 600\,000 Malawians to date. Frank is a published author with 20+ years of hands-on experience in project [...] DTSTAMP:20260615T223955Z LOCATION:Kuja\, Kenya SUMMARY:Community-led development\, “the way our ancestors used to do it” END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR