Mission Direct - Volunteers helping the world's poor

Malawi

Nigel

It was a real privilege to be allowed inside their community. In some ways time has stood still for the Yawo. We had completely different lives – but it meant that there was all the more for us to learn and discover about each other.

Nigel Hyde Chief Executive of Mission Direct

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The gift of learning for a forgotten people

The Muslim Yawo people live in the mountainous region to the East of Lake Malawi. They are a marginalised race, living miles from any tarmac roads or any proper development. They have been truly left behind.