Teams Advancing Women in Agriculture (TAWINA) is a grassroots based philanthropic organization the educates and empowers women in rural farming communities. TAWINA invests in community organizations and structures that believe in women capacity to realize their full potential and lead social change in society.

Who They Are
TAWINA exists to support the empowerment, of rural girls and women in Malawi so they can realise their full potential. The TAWINA team has developed a range of innovative education, training and economic participation programs. These effective interventions reduce the incidences of child bride marriages that lead to full participation in Malawian society.

History
TAWINA started in 2009 in Dowa a town in rural Malawi in response to the deteriorating economic situation in rural Malawi that resulted in declining educational opportunities and further entrenching the disadvantage of women and girls.