Jacaranda Foundation

Malawi roots
Source review: 2026-10-05

Your guide to Jacaranda Foundation

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Reported work and places

Education; Children and youth; Health and medical care; Food and nutrition; Livelihoods; Women’s health; Protection and inclusion. Reported activity: Malawi.

Its April–June 2026 report records primary and secondary education, new books, a library opened on June 6 with 2,000 books, ongoing physiotherapy and nutrition, and women’s vocational training in Malawi. Future enrolment and electrical upgrades are excluded. Individual recovery stories are not treated as independently proven effects.

Evidence dated 2026-06-30. April–June 2026 quarterly report period-end marker; individual library opening is June 6 and clinic-wing opening June 19.

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Who receives your money

Organization roots: Malawi
Roots and operating base: Malawian founder Marie Da Silva started the Jacaranda School in her family home in Malawi in 2002; the selected giving recipient is its US nonprofit.
Reviewed legal entity: Jacaranda Foundation · United States
Named recipient: Jacaranda Foundation · United States
Giving route: Official named bank transfer or cheque instructions

Use the official US cheque or money-order instructions naming Jacaranda Foundation. The official page separately authorizes a PayPal link, which was not selected for this route. Listed gift-cost examples are illustrative; ask about any restriction. Operations and administration are included in the report, so no zero-overhead or 100%-programme guarantee is made.

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Country evidence and reporting periods

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Malawi

School learning, the June 6 library opening and book delivery, community physiotherapy with take-home porridge, and women’s skills training are reported during April–June 2026.

Reporting period: April–June 2026 quarterly report period-end marker; individual library opening is June 6 and clinic-wing opening June 19. · Physical PDF pp4–6, 9–12, 14–16 and 18: school updates, library, clinic, menstrual care, vocational training and financial period

Evidence stage: Reported services delivered

Only Malawi programme delivery matched. Overseas student destinations listed on p2 do not establish general operations there. The report contains a patient-duration inconsistency; no individual recovery timeline or treatment-effect claim is repeated.

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What we checked, and what remains uncertain

Minimum public-source checks passed on 2026-10-05: named identity, official presence, recent reported activity and an authorized giving route with an identifiable recipient.

Minimum public-source checks only. Identity and delivery statements may be organization-reported. Live registry standing, bank ownership, payment settlement, use of an individual gift and field outcomes were not independently audited. No payment made. Evidence describes its stated reporting period, not guaranteed delivery today. Only Malawi programme delivery matched. Overseas student destinations listed on p2 do not establish general operations there. The report contains a patient-duration inconsistency; no individual recovery timeline or treatment-effect claim is repeated.

Official giving page and Q2 report p18 identify a US 501(c)(3), Tax ID 76-0774306, and name Jacaranda Foundation as cheque beneficiary.

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