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Empowering young people to make informed career choices
Malawi
Programme spotlight

Career guidance that feels practical, local and real.

OCG works with learners through school visits, role-modelling, fairs and follow-up guidance so young people can see pathways, not just job titles.

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Interactive exposure

Face-to-face role modelling connects ambition to experience.

Learners hear directly from professionals, entrepreneurs and tertiary students who explain how they prepared, what the journey looks like and what to expect.

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Stories from the field

School visits continue to open doors for learners across Malawi.

Recent activities show OCG’s ongoing work in schools where talks, aspiration mapping and role-model sessions help students ask better career questions.

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Broader exposure

Career fairs bring many pathways into one space.

When schools, partners and institutions gather around learners, career information becomes easier to compare, discuss and understand.

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Programmes in practice

Practical guidance, real people and useful exposure.

Each programme addresses a real guidance need, from school-based exploration to direct engagement with role models and broader exposure through fairs and support initiatives.

Career Guidance & Counselling in Schools
Signature programme

Career Guidance & Counselling in Schools

OCG works with schools through a practical step-by-step model that helps learners understand themselves, explore careers and meet people already working in those careers.

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Face-to-Face Career Guidance & Role Modelling
Personal guidance

Face-to-Face Career Guidance & Role Modelling

OCG combines confidential one-to-one career counselling with direct exposure to professionals and role models, helping young people move from uncertainty to a clearer education and career plan.

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Career Guidance Fairs
Large-scale exposure

Career Guidance Fairs

OCG career fairs create one-stop spaces where learners can engage institutions, professionals, role models and information resources in one coordinated event.

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Back to School Project
Support and re-entry

Back to School Project

This responsive programme supports needy learners, especially girls, who want to return to school after receiving guidance and making a renewed commitment to their education.

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Mwai Wosinthika
Youth transformation

Mwai Wosinthika

Mwai Wosinthika is a youth-focused programme that helps vulnerable children, including children in conflict with the law, build confidence, motivation and positive life choices through guidance, role modelling and counselling.

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Stories & updates

Recent stories from OCG activities.

Career Talk on an Education Visit for Maya Private Sec School

Career Talk on an Education Visit for Maya Private Sec School

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Career Talk at Brighter Brains Pvt Secondary School in Chinsapo

Career Talk at Brighter Brains Pvt Secondary School in Chinsapo

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Schools Visited by OCG - 2024 Update

Schools Visited by OCG - 2024 Update

The Organization for Career Guidance has continued visiting schools across Malawi to deliver practical career guidance to learners. These visits combine talks,

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Brian Chidampamba Katimba
From OCG leadership

ED's Foreword

Education is the only best way to eradicate poverty. That would only be if nations employ deliberate education strategies which do not only aim at planting basic knowledge into its citizens but also knowledge which will enable them to know what careers are available to them, how they can choose their career, how they could plan their career path and probably how they will manage their chosen career...

Brian Chidampamba Katimba LL B (Honours) — EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
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Role models

People learners can relate to.

OCG role models help young people see the person behind the profession and understand what a pathway can really look like.

Judge Jean Kayira
Law & Public Service

Judge Jean Kayira

High Court Judge (Family and Probate Division - Principal Registry)

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Geoffrey Taumbe
Law & Public Service

Geoffrey Taumbe

Partner at Clarkes Attorneys & Legal Professional

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Mayamiko Khaolea
Education & Creative Fields

Mayamiko Khaolea

Bachelor of Education (Social Studies)

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Vivien Banda
Health & Medical Sciences

Vivien Banda

Nurse Midwife Technician & Development Studies Graduate

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Help a young person see what is possible.

Professionals, schools, institutions and partners can contribute to better-informed career decisions.