People and their work
Success stories from Dzaleka
Meet the people behind community organisations, festivals and places to learn.
Advocacy, arts and education
Innocent Magambi
Refugee-rights advocate and founder of There Is Hope, whose work grew from his experience living in Dzaleka and other refugee camps.
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Menes la Plume
Congolese poet, musician, and cultural organiser who founded Tumaini Letu and the Tumaini Festival in Dzaleka.
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Remy Gakwaya
Burundian technologist and educator who founded TakeNoLab in Dzaleka and helped expand access to coding and digital skills in the camp.
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Community organisations
Groups working in performance, learning and community support.
Salama Africa
A refugee-founded dance group and intercultural youth centre in Dzaleka, established in 2014, that has competed in national dance competitions and runs arts and sports activities for young people.
Amahoro Burundian Drummers
A Burundian royal drumming troupe founded by young refugees at Luwani camp in 2006 and now based in Dzaleka, performing at festivals, corporate events, and presidential functions across Malawi.
Fountain of Hope Africa
A refugee-led organisation founded by Marcel Cirhuza, who spent years in Dzaleka after fleeing eastern DRC, providing emergency and psychosocial support to refugees and host communities from a base in Dowa.