Umodzi Local Development
Small projects, big impacts

   
A small donation can make a BIG difference.

Umodzi Local Development Corporation (ULDC) is a small but impactful non-profit organization. We've constructed a health post in Chingoma, built several community boreholes (wells), renovated a youth organization library, provided assistance to a school heavily damaged by Cyclone Idai, and continue to support a training program for parents and educators of children with Cerebral Palsy and other developmental disabilities. 

ULDC is currently seeking donations and applying for grants to further support these ongoing initiatives. 

Plus, we're always on the lookout for other small community projects that could use a helping hand. Watch this space, and our Facebook, for the latest updates. 


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About us
Bryan Vonasek first came to Malawi as a Peace Corps Volunteer. After extending his service to a total of three years, he headed back to the United States to begin medical school. Throughout school and residency, he looked for any opportunity to return; each time taking on a variety of projects to help improve the lives of people in different communities he had connections with. These small projects were first funded out of his own pocket, and then friends and family chipped in to help. Realizing that there was no shortage of projects to take on, Bryan and his wife decided to start a nonprofit organization so that friends and family had the ability to share these projects with their own friends, and be able to make tax-deductible donations.
Umodzi officially became a recognized nonprofit organization in April, 2018. The Umodzi Local Development Corporation's board of directors is comprised of two Malawians and two Americans. Bryan Vonasek is the president of the organization.