Hope Missions

MALAWI TEAM

Project Director

Annie Mkandawire has 16 years of experience in the education sector within Malawi including 2 years as a head teacher of a large secondary school. Prior to founding HMM she worked in the projects department of the Evangelical Association of Malawi assisting and advising on program implementation and strategy. Annie directs all the ministries of Hope Missions with a particular focus on women empowerment programmes and maintaining close ties with community leaders.

Community Liaison Officer

Hilda Mlota joined Hope Missions in January 2008 after obtaining her advanced diploma in community development at the Continuing Education Centre, part of the Malawi Polytechnic. Hilda is responsible for the oversight of projects under the banner of Child Survival and Development and she currently focuses her time on working with the nursery schools and women, including female youth, in the community.

Agriculture & Food Security Programs Coordinator

Chris Ungapembe joined Hope Missions in June 2008 to oversee the agricultural projects and assist with the youth development work. He has a diploma in Agriculture and Natural Resource Management from the Natural Resources College of Malawi and has previous field experience with World Relief and the Ministry of Agriculture in Malawi. Chris also has creative and artistic flair and enjoys playing the guitar and writing poetry in his free time.

Evangelism & Discipleship Coordinator

Wills Sichale is a graduate of the Bible Missionary and Work Training Centre (Teen Missions, Zimbabwe), as well as Bible Course for Training Pastors (Malawi). Wills has served the Lord with Teen Missions Malawi as a trainer, Mozambique Orphans and Street kids (Mozambique) as well as Africa Hope Malawi. He is currently responsible for the evangelism and discipleship department of Hope Missions Ministries.

Women's Ministries & Community Leaders

Esther Chikoja has been associated with Hope Missions and has supported the work of the Project Director since it began in 2003. She joined the team more formally in January 2009 to assist part-time with the women’s ministries and outreach to community leaders in T/A Masula. Esther has previously worked with the Evangelical Association of Malawi in their women’s ministries from 2000 and been a valuable member of their chief’s ministry team since 2006.

Women's Ministries & Evangelism

Enida Yasini Gama joined Hope Missions in March 2009 to assist with the women’s ministries in T/A Chadza. In addition to the evangelistic ministries she also plays an active role in supporting the micro-enterprise work of Hope Missions. She has previously worked with New Life for All, a Christian organisation involved in women’s ministries and counselling and is an active member of her local church involved primarily with the women’s ministries.

Administrative Assistant

Annie Juma has been with Hope Missions since February 2009 and oversees much of the work that goes on behind the scenes. She has a secretarial qualification from the Lilongwe Technical College and has also studied Information Analysis and Design at Compu Business College. She is currently studying accountancy on a part-time basis.

UK TEAM

Finance & Strategy

Alex Millington is a qualified Chartered Accountant and provides financial, fundraining and promotional support for Hope Missions from the United Kingdom. Alex worked directly with Hope Missions in Malawi for a year in 2008 and together with his wife Sara agreed to be Hope Missions main points of contact in the UK. Alex helps oversee the financial management of Hope Missions as well as assisting with fundraising, donor liaison and website maintenance.

Design & Communications

Sara Millington completed a postgraduate qualification in teaching with a focus on the early years before commencing a career in providing editorial and design services to publishing companies and individuals. Sara also worked with Hope Missions in Malawi during 2008 and during this time was responsible for the development of a teacher training strategy for the nusery school teachers and the production of publicity material. She continues to provide fundraising and strategic support from the UK.

"Transforming communities through the implementation of programs which affect all areas of community life including: agriculture, education, economic empowerment, advocacy and discipleship, working through the local church and community leaders."