Jacaranda Foundation and School in Malawi

Name

Jacaranda Foundation and School in Malawi

Legal name

Jacaranda Foundation

Website

https://jacarandafoundation.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Jacaranda Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that provides free preschool through secondary education, vocational training, healthcare, and family support programs to orphans and vulnerable children in Malawi, serving 518+ students directly and ~69,000 children through community libraries, funded entirely by global donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nonprofit K-12 and Vocational Education

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Child and Youth Services (624110), Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

NGO/Nonprofit Education Programs & Service Delivery (EDADALAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Child Protection & Child Rights (BPAGABAG), School Feeding & Child Nutrition Programs (BPADAJAD), Special Education, Disability Support & Inclusive Education Nonprofits (BPAGADAH), Family Resource Centers & Wraparound Support Services (EDACALAH)

Keywords

• Orphan education
• Vocational training
• Community development
• Nonprofit education
• School scholarships

Headquarters

HQ city

Limbe

HQ country

Malawi

HQ region

Africa

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: Donations from individuals worldwide, ranging from small monthly contributions to larger one-time gifts. Structured donation tiers from $10 to $5,000 targeting specific needs.
2. Foundation Grants: Funding from foundations including Segal Family Foundation, Kulczyk Foundation, Mastercard Foundation, and others for specific programs.
3. Volunteer Program Fees: Volunteers raise funds for projects they implement, suggested goal of $3,000 per volunteer plus travel/lodging expenses.
4. Container Shipping Campaigns: Campaigns to send containers of books, supplies, and equipment from abroad, with shipping costs around $12,000 per 40-foot container.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

The Jacaranda Foundation operates a free educational ecosystem for orphans and vulnerable children in Malawi, spanning Preschool, Primary and Secondary School, a Vocational School, and College Scholarships. Beyond education, it provides daily nutrition through Mary's Meals, pediatric physiotherapy at the Jacaranda Community Clinic, family/home support, arts enrichment, environmental education, women's entrepreneurship training, and a public-school library program (Luc's Libraries). Services are delivered directly at the Chemboma village campus near Blantyre and supported by donations from individual donors, foundation grants, and volunteer fundraising.

Product overview

The Jacaranda Foundation operates a comprehensive educational ecosystem for orphans and vulnerable children in Malawi. The core offerings include the Jacaranda Mullen Preschool (early childhood education, serving 114 children), Jacaranda Primary and Secondary School (free education for 404 children), and the Jacaranda Jan Kulczyk Vocational School (technical and vocational training). Supporting programs include the College Scholarships Program, Jacaranda Physiotherapy Community Clinic, Nutrition Program (partnering with Mary's Meals), Home Support Program, Visual and Performing Arts (partnering with Raising Malawi), Environment & Ecology Program, Women's Entrepreneurship Program, Luc's Libraries, and Sounds of Malawi Acoustic Sessions. The organization provides holistic care combining education, healthcare, nutrition, arts enrichment, and community support.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Madame X Dance Studio: Dance studio opened by Madonna at Jacaranda School, funded by Raising Malawi, for teaching ballet, modern dance, jazz, hip hop, and traditional dances.

Products and services

• Jacaranda Mullen Preschool Free early childhood education for the youngest and most vulnerable children in the community, serving 114 children with a holistic approach integrating cognitive, emotional, and social development.
• Jacaranda Primary and Secondary School Free primary and secondary education for orphans and vulnerable children, currently educating 404 students and achieving a 100% pass rate on national exams.
• College Scholarships Program College and university scholarships for Jacaranda School graduates, supporting 30 scholars at colleges in Malawi and 17 scholars at international universities via Mastercard Foundation scholarships.
• Jacaranda Jan Kulczyk Vocational School Technical and vocational skills training facility offering courses in tailoring, cosmetology, carpentry, painting and decoration, and multimedia production, equipped with sound studio, editing room, photo studio, and TV studio.
• Jacaranda Physiotherapy Community Clinic Community-based pediatric physiotherapy center providing free care for children with disabilities using a holistic approach that engages families throughout treatment, serving over 65 special needs children weekly.
• Luc's Libraries Library development initiative that builds, stocks, and maintains libraries in public primary schools and community libraries in the Blantyre region, reaching approximately 66,000-69,000 children.
• Women's Entrepreneurship Program Business skills training in partnership with Street Business School, helping guardians of Jacaranda students develop income-generating capabilities, with 106 women graduated.
• Nutrition Program School feeding program in partnership with Mary's Meals providing nutrient-fortified hot porridge twice daily, contributing to improved health and educational outcomes for students.

Quantifiable outcome

• 100% national exam pass rate (2021, 2022, 2023)
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Mary's MealscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMary's Meals provides daily nutrient-fortified hot porridge cooked at the main campus twice a day. This long-term partnership has resulted in dramatic improvement in health and educational outcomes for students.
• Jacaranda UK FoundationmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorUK-based charity focused on breaking the poverty cycle by giving free education to Malawian children orphaned by AIDS. Helps support the Jacaranda School for Orphans.
• Visionary WomenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNonprofit that harnesses leadership and community power to embolden women to achieve full potential through connection with global thinkers.
• Partners for EquityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartners with NGOs working in disadvantaged communities. Organizations are embedded in communities and deliver programs to those communities.
• Street Business SchoolmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEntrepreneurship training program based in Uganda. Jacaranda's Women's Entrepreneurship Program coaches attended this training to help women start businesses and escape poverty.

Scale indicators13 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Room to Read: Global education nonprofit focused on literacy and girls' secondary education in low-income countries; directly comparable because it builds school capacity and scholarships in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia, targeting similar literacy and secondary-school completion outcomes to Jacaranda.
• African Library Project: Nonprofit that establishes libraries in African schools; directly comparable because of overlapping mission with Jacaranda's Luc's Libraries program in building, stocking, and sustaining school libraries across sub-Saharan Africa.
• buildOn: Nonprofit partnering with communities in low-income countries to build schools and run youth service programs; directly comparable for its school-building-plus-education model targeting children in Malawi, Nepal, Haiti, and other developing countries.
• Raising Malawi: Madonna-founded nonprofit supporting orphans and vulnerable children in Malawi through health, education, and community programs; directly comparable because it funds Jacaranda's Madame X Dance Studio and operates the same OVC-plus-education focus in Malawi.
• SOS Children's Villages: Global nonprofit providing family-based care, education, and healthcare to orphaned and abandoned children in 130+ countries; directly comparable because of its residential/orphan-care-plus-education model serving the same vulnerable children segment globally.
• Pencils of Promise: Nonprofit that builds schools and expands educational access in developing countries including Africa; directly comparable because of its focus on school infrastructure, teacher training, and student support in low-income African communities.
• Mary's Meals: Global school-feeding nonprofit providing daily meals to children in impoverished communities; directly comparable because it is Jacaranda's named nutrition partner and runs a similar school-meal-plus-education model in Malawi and other low-income countries.

Broad incumbents

• Free The Children (WE Charity): Large international education and youth development nonprofit running schools and leadership programming in developing countries; comparable as a broader incumbent operating an integrated education-plus-development model in multiple low-income geographies.
• Mastercard Foundation: Large philanthropic foundation funding secondary and tertiary education for disadvantaged youth across Africa; comparable because it is Jacaranda's named university-scholarship partner and operates at much larger scale across the same target population.

Emerging players

• Street Business School: Entrepreneurship training organization based in Uganda serving women in poverty; comparable because Jacaranda adapted its Women's Entrepreneurship Program from this model, operating an overlapping curriculum for the same target segment (women guardians of schoolchildren in low-income communities).

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/jacarandafoundation
• Instagraminstagram.com/jacarandaschoolfororphans
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/jacaranda-foundation-and-school-in-malawi

Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

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