Facilitators
$5,549- $10,481 USD per annum
Mulanje District Council
Mulanje District is located in the southern region of Malawi, 65 kilometers east of Blantyre and 422 kilometers south of Lilongwe, the capital city of Malawi.it is bordered by Phalombe to the north-east, Thyolo and Chiradzulu to the west, Zomba to the north and the Republic of Mozambique to the east and south. The district is accessible from Blantyre by two bituminized roads, one passing through Thyolo and the Robert Mugabe Highway which passes through Chiradzulu. The total area of the district is 2,056 square kilometers which is 2.2 percent of the total surface are of Malawi and is the 6th largest in the southern part of Malawi (NSO, PHC2008). The district lies on latitude 15.9◦ and longitude 35.5◦.
Mulanje district is named after the highest mountain in Malawi and the former British Central Africa. The highest point on the mountain is Sapitwa Peak which is over 3,000 meters above sea level. The mountain stretches through the whole eastern border up to Phalombe in the north leaving a small stretch of land between itself and the Republic of Mozambique to the east. There are also a few small and isolated hills, notably, Mulombo, Nalipiri, Chole and chingozi. There are also three distinct rock types in the district which are eagerine and nepheline around Mulanje Boma and granite on the mountain. The presence of the different rocks provides an opportunity for the developing mining.
