NBS Bank and the Football Association of Malawi (FAM) have handed over K103.8 million raised through the 2026 NBS Bank Charity Shield to Plan International Malawi to support the Green Girls’ Boarding Schools Initiative.
The funding is expected to support efforts to improve girls’ learning environments, including the development of solar-powered kitchen infrastructure at selected community day secondary schools.
Speaking during the handover ceremony on Wednesday, NBS Bank Chief Operating Officer, representing Chief Executive Officer Temwani Simwaka, said the initiative demonstrated how football could be used to mobilise resources for social development.
NBS Bank invested K100 million towards the Charity Shield fundraising initiative, which featured Mighty Wanderers and FCB Nyasa Big Bullets at Bingu National Stadium on April 18, 2026.
The event generated gross revenue of K211.1 million, with net proceeds amounting to K103.8 million, representing a 68.8 percent increase compared with the previous Charity Shield’s net proceeds, according to the bank.
“The true significance of the Charity Shield is not simply the success of the match, but what happens with the proceeds afterwards,” the bank’s representative said.
Plan International Malawi will implement the initiative, working with relevant stakeholders and communities to improve learning environments and address challenges that affect girls’ access to education.
The initiative is also intended to promote climate-friendly school infrastructure by reducing dependence on firewood, which has become increasingly scarce and contributes to environmental degradation.
Plan International Malawi Country Director, Mwape Mulumbi, said the solar-powered kitchen project at Luvweri Community Day Secondary School in Mzimba District would help improve girls’ learning environment while promoting environmental sustainability.
Mulumbi said the initiative went beyond improving school infrastructure, as it would reduce dependence on firewood, protect surrounding forests and provide a safer and healthier environment for learners and staff.
“The fully solar-powered container kitchen will eliminate the dependence on firewood, cut greenhouse gas emissions, and create a safer, healthier environment for both students and staff,” she said.
The organisation said Luvweri Community Day Secondary School would serve as a model for clean, modern and climate-smart school infrastructure, building on similar efforts at Enyezini Community Day Secondary School in the same district.
Plan International Malawi has pledged to work with the school, communities and government to ensure the project’s effective implementation and sustainability.
The country director said the organisation would ensure that the funding was used transparently and produced measurable results.
