Protecting
Children.
Fighting Hunger.
Building Stronger Communities.
Children Relief Service (CRS) is a refugee-led nonprofit organization working in Dzaleka Refugee Camp and surrounding communities in Malawi to protect children, empower youth and girls, strengthen food security, and build resilient communities.
Who We Are
Children Relief Service (CRS) is a refugee-led nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting, supporting, and empowering vulnerable children, youth, and families in refugee and host communities in Malawi.
Through child protection, education, psychosocial support, girls’ empowerment, youth development, food security, and sustainable livelihoods, CRS works to create lasting positive change and build resilient communities.
Rooted in community leadership and lived experience, CRS believes every child deserves safety, every young person deserves opportunity, and every family deserves dignity and hope.
Impact Highlights
Our cumulative impact since 2014 reflects CRS’s commitment to protecting children, empowering young people, supporting families, and strengthening refugee and host communities.
| WHAT IT REPRESENTS |
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| Founded on 11 May 2014 CRS began serving vulnerable children and communities in Dzaleka. |
| 3,000+ Children Supported Through child protection, education, awareness, and related activities. |
| 2,000+ Young People Empowered Through skills, leadership, entrepreneurship, education, and other opportunities. |
| 2,200+ Girls and Women Empowered Through skills development, empowerment, protection, and economic opportunities. |
| 1,700+ People Reached Through EFL Through English as a Foreign Language (EFL) programmes, helping learners strengthen their English communication skills and access education, information, and essential services that require English. |
| 150+ Families Supported Through Feed the Hungry activities and food-security-related support. |
| 50 Young People Trained in 2026 35 young women and 15 boys completed a six-month vocational training programme in tailoring, hairdressing, makeup, soap making, and glycerine production. |
| 45 Teen Mothers Supported Receiving free vocational training and guidance to continue learning, build practical skills, and create better opportunities for themselves and their children. |
| 70 Learners Enrolled in the New Vocational Cohort A new group of 70 learners began vocational training in July 2026, with training continuing through December 2026. |
Why Our Work Matters
Lives Transformed Through CRS
Discover inspiring stories of children, youth, and families whose lives have been transformed through CRS programmes.
Save Jonamu participated in a CRS vocational training programme and gained practical skills that changed her future. Today, she serves as a vocational training mentor, helping other girls build confidence, develop skills, and pursue independent, sustainable livelihoods within their community.
Through the CRS English as a Foreign Language (EFL) Bridging Program, Vanessa overcame language barriers that limited her education. With improved English skills and confidence, she is now studying in Form 4 and building a brighter future.
What began as a helping hand became a journey toward independence. Through the CRS Food Security & Sustainable Livelihoods Programme, this mother gained the support she needed to grow nutritious food, start a small business, earn a stable income, and provide for her family with dignity. Today, she is building a healthier, more hopeful future, showing how the right opportunity can create lasting change.
Through CRS vocational skills training, young women are gaining the confidence and practical skills needed to create opportunities for themselves and their families. Many are now starting small businesses, earning incomes, and contributing to healthier, more stable households. Their journeys show how investing in women’s skills and empowerment can create lasting change and stronger communities.
Featured Programmes
Children in school
Feed the Hungry & Food Security
Empowerment of Young Girls
Child Safeguarding Awareness
OUR PROGRAMMES
Children Relief Service (CRS) implements integrated programmes designed to protect children, empower youth, strengthen families, and promote sustainable community development in refugee and host communities.
| CHILD PROTECTION |
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| CRS works to protect children from abuse, neglect, exploitation, and violence by strengthening families, empowering communities, promoting safeguarding, and creating safe, child-friendly environments. Learn More |
| EDUCATION |
| CRS supports children and youth through early childhood, primary, and secondary education, providing literacy development, learning resources, and life skills to help them succeed in school and beyond. Learn More |
| FEED THE HUNGRY & FOOD SECURITY |
| CRS strengthens food security through climate-smart agriculture, community farming, sustainable livelihoods, food assistance, and income-generating opportunities that help families build resilience and become self-reliant. Learn More |
| GIRLS’ EMPOWERMENT |
| CRS empowers girls to stay in school, build confidence, develop life skills, and reach their potential through mentorship, education, safe spaces, vocational skills, and economic empowerment. Learn More |
| YOUTH EMPOWERMENT |
| CRS empowers young people to discover their potential, develop practical and leadership skills, and create positive change through mentorship, vocational training, entrepreneurship, and employment opportunities. Learn More |
| GBV PREVENTION & RESPONSE |
| CRS works with communities through awareness, prevention, survivor support, and referrals to protect survivors of gender-based violence, promote dignity, and create safer spaces. Learn More |
Support Our Work
Your support helps CRS protect children, empower youth, strengthen families, and build resilient communities across refugee and host communities. Every contribution makes a real difference in creating safety, dignity, and opportunity for vulnerable families.
Our Partners
CRS works in collaboration with partners committed to child protection, education, and community development in refugee and host communities.