Big Bets Residency: ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION
Ntha Foundation Founder Nthanda Manduwi has completed the Rockefeller Foundation Big Bets Fellowship residency at the Bellagio Center in Lake Como, Italy, as part of the inaugural 2026 Africa cohort.
Ntha Foundation Founder Nthanda Manduwi has completed the Rockefeller Foundation Big Bets Fellowship residency at the Bellagio Center in Lake Como, Italy, as part of the inaugural 2026 Africa cohort.
Two members of the fifth cohort of the M’mawa Apprenticeship Programme (MAP): Andrew Kaimaima and Lawrent Chowe have graduated from the Malawi University of Science and Technology (MUST) with Distinctions — an achievement we are immensely proud to celebrate at the Ntha Foundation.
We are delighted to celebrate the graduation of the fifth cohort of the M’mawa Apprenticeship Programme (MAP). Having recently completed their studies at the Malawi University of Science and Technology (MUST), these outstanding young professionals have successfully completed a journey of practical training, mentorship, and hands-on project experience through the Kwathu Kollective.
The Lessons Book Series brings together Nthanda Manduwi’s decade of work across public service, international development, entrepreneurship, technology, and systems thinking.
A multidisciplinary meta-analysis of 112 studies found that mentoring is associated with significant career, behavioural, relational, motivational, and psychosocial benefits for mentees across multiple sectors and contexts.
In her debut TEDx Talk, delivered at TEDxMSU, Nthanda Manduwi reflects on her upbringing in post-colonial Malawi and explores one of the defining questions of our time: What happens when knowledge becomes abundant, evidence becomes accessible, and artificial intelligence allows us to synthesize information faster than ever before?