A transformed, equitable and self-sufficient community where everyone has life in its fullness in areas we work.
Background
Tubepoka Development Initiative(TDI) is a local Christian NGO that works by partnering with networks of local and global churches and other institutions committed to working together in improving the quality of life in targeted communities in Malawi
TDI was established in October 2009 after conducting a survey which revealed that there was need to equip and support local churches in their efforts to address challenges affecting local communities in areas of health, food security, poverty, leadership, youth and child development, education and spiritual transformation in Chitipa district.
For the past 14 years TDI has been complementing governments effort by partnering with Chitipa District Council in areas of WASH, health, ECD, Youth empowerment, economic empowerment and investments, and food security
Our Development model
Our Church and Community Mobilization and Development approach entails using the following strategies for church and community engagement
Transformational Journey Curriculum
1.ensures that the local church understands its theological and Biblical foundations of being a church then develops a vision for the community it has been called to serve.
Assets Based Community Development approach
recognizes the presence of assets or inherent capabilities that local churches or communities can tap from when delivering spiritual, social and economic transformation in the targeted communities.
Restore Curriculum
Dares local churches to become agents of restoration in restoring the four broken relationships in communities and the world.
Our Strategic Pillars
1. Mindset Change and Capacity Building
TDI believes that the realization of its vision requires the cultivation of a new way of thinking and doing things.
We acknowledge the importance of mindset change at the individual, household and community level to be the driving force towards the realization of a transformed, equitable and self-sufficient community
Therefore, TDI intensifies capacity building and advocacy interventions targeting local church and community leaders, government officials and politicians as agents of change in pushing forward the mindset change agenda.
2. Social Services
TDI believes that the church as an institution defines not only the moral fabric that hold communities together, but also complement the efforts of Government in the provision of socio-economic amenities, therefore
TDI engages local churches and communities to address contextual issues such as poverty, disease, illiteracy, hunger, climate change, gender based violence, lack of ownership and participation, and lack of sustainability of interventions by supporting them to build relevant ministries/approaches that are inclusive, efficient, effective and able to improve the livelihoods of the vulnerable groups in the community in a sustainable manner using both externally sourced and locally available resources, guided by Christian values and principles.
2. Self-Sustenance
TDI take lessons learnt from the impact of COVID 19 to be the foundation step towards the need for local organizations to have alternative income sources as survival strategies in time of need.
TDI shares its best practices on self-sustenance and inculcates a spirit of hard work at individual, local church and community level by encouraging self-initiatives and innovations in order to break the vicious cycle.