We are The Soko FundWe are a small charity registered in Scotland supporting women from disadvantaged backgrounds in Malawi to access university education. (Charity No: SC035554)
Malawi is one of the world's poorest countries. Education is essential to its development. By focusing on women, the overall impact is greater, going beyond the individual to entire families and the wider community. With Soko's support, Malawi now has many more women graduates in education, healthcare, business, agriculture, natural resource management and other sectors - all contributing to the country's development. Take a moment to read some of their profiles. 
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The Soko Fund's participation in THE BIG GIVE has been a HUGE success. Donations received between 8th and 15th October, combined with matching funds from the Big Give and eligible Gift Aid added up to a final total £7100!
This magnificent sum will cover the cost of a great many scholarships enabling Malawian young women to study at university. Many thanks indeed to all our donors. Hot on the heels of the Big Give our annual Come & Sing took place on Oct 18th in Stockbridge Parish Church. Almost 100 singers, under the direction of John Kitchen MBE, rehearsed and performed some of Handel's Choral Classics As always, it was a highly enjoyable occasion, and once again raised significant sums for the Soko Fund. The splendid total of £3000 was reached with the help of a raffle -- the prize being a superb print of Edinburgh's famous Circus Lane, generously donated by artist Lucy Jones. LOOK OUT FOR DETAILS OF OUR NEXT EVENT |
We work with partners at each step of the journey from school to university to entering employment to ensure the best chance of success for the girls and women we work with.
At school...
We work in partnership with secondary schools to encourage young women to consider going to university, promoting its benefits and the possibility of support from Soko.
At university...
We work with Malawi's four public universities to provide scholarships to women from disadvantaged communities to study vocational degrees in subjects including education, health, engineering, business and agriculture.
And beyond...
The Soko Graduate Association (SGA) offers support to graduates as they enter the labour market, including access to internships, skill-building workshops and information on job opportunities through SGA's online job centre.
At school...
We work in partnership with secondary schools to encourage young women to consider going to university, promoting its benefits and the possibility of support from Soko.
At university...
We work with Malawi's four public universities to provide scholarships to women from disadvantaged communities to study vocational degrees in subjects including education, health, engineering, business and agriculture.
And beyond...
The Soko Graduate Association (SGA) offers support to graduates as they enter the labour market, including access to internships, skill-building workshops and information on job opportunities through SGA's online job centre.
