Hastings Mkandawire

Hastings Mkandawire has over 10 years of experience in rural alternative energy and socio economic activities targeting youth living in rural Malawi. Currently, he serves as the Country Coordinator for Media and Technology of the Youth (MTESO), where he designs socio economic related initiatives. His work focuses on reducing youth unemployment and ending careless and wanton cutting down of trees for charcoal and firewood sales that contribute to draught, climate change, and low agricultural production. Hastings holds a certificate in Electrical Engineering from the National Trade Test of Malawi. Upon completion of the Washington Fellowship, he hopes to mentor and strengthen youth economic activities through coursework trainings, workshops, development and distribution of educational materials, and encourage massive replication of low cost electric power generation systems to support youth economic activities in the isolated rural areas of Malawi.