In April 2025, her house was finally connected to the national grid through the Malawi Electricity Access Project (MEAP), a $100 million initiative financed by the World Bank Group. The arrival of electricity gave her an idea, partly inspired by watching schoolchildren purchase fizzy cold drinks from a stand equipped with a cooler next to her house.
“I would like to build a shop along the road to run a small business including a grocery store, a barbershop, and phone charging facilities,” she explains. “It would help me…
