Domasi
Domasi | |
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  Domasi Location in Malawi | |
| Coordinates: 15°16′37″S 35°23′56″E / 15.27694°S 35.39889°E | |
| Country |  Malawi |
| Region | Southern Region |
| District | Zomba District |
| Time zone | UTC+2 |
| Climate | Cwa |
Domasi is a community in Malawi to the northeast of Zomba. It is the location of the Institute of Education,[1] the Museum of Education,[2] Domasi College of Education,[3] and a prison. As of 2025, the prison has about 260 inmates.[4]
The Domasi Institute of Management and Technology was founded in 2019. In 2024, over 200 students graduated, including a "good number" of women. Their courses included the management of agribusiness, data, health, human resources, hotels, and hospitality. Other courses included community development and social work, nutrition, and food security and sustainable development. At commencement, graduates were warned of the few jobs in government and encouraged to create rather than look for jobs.[5]
History
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In 1883 the missionary Alexander Hetherwick began his career in Africa; he opened a mission in Domasi in 1884.[6] After he went on furlough at the same time as ex-missionary Elizabeth Chisholm in 1888, she visited him there after their return. They married in 1893, and girls from Domasi walked the 50 miles to Blantyre to attend their wedding, which they shared with two other couples.[7]
The Shallow Well Project funded by the First Presbyterian Church of Urbana in Urbana, Illinois, United States provided safe drinking water for the villages around Domasi in 2004. The project installed 68 wells, serving about 36,000 people,[8] but in 2025 the borehole water supplying the college failed and the students began using river water.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Contact". Malawi Institute of Education. Retrieved 2025-05-27.
- ^ "Museum of Education". Malawi Institute of Education. Retrieved 2025-05-27.
- ^ "Domasi College". Mobile Malawi Project Team. Retrieved 2011-03-06.
- ^ Likaka, Raphael (2025-05-03). "JB Foundation donates food, assorted items to Domasi Prison Malawi 24 | Latest News from Malawi". Malawi 24. Retrieved 2025-05-26.
- ^ Likaka, Raphael (2024-06-08). "Domasi Institute of Management and Technology graduates 207 students Malawi 24 | Latest News from Malawi". Malawi 24. Retrieved 2025-05-27.
- ^ Ross, Kenneth R., ed. (2023), "The Pioneer Missionary: Domasi Days", Mission, Race and Colonialism in Malawi: Alexander Hetherwick of Blantyre, Scottish Religious Cultures, Edinburgh University Press, pp. 9–24, ISBN 978-1-3995-1743-0, retrieved 2025-05-26
- ^ R, Ross, Kenneth (1861–1945). "Hetherwick, Elizabeth". Dictionary of African Christian Biography. Retrieved 2025-05-26.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Mission: Global Mission: Malawi Shallow Wells". First Presbyterian Church of Urbana. Archived from the original on 2010-11-01. Retrieved 2011-03-06.
- ^ Nzangaya, Archangel (2024-10-30). "Water crisis hits Domasi College of Education Malawi 24 | Latest News from Malawi". Malawi 24. Retrieved 2025-05-26.
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