Think Malawi Christmas charity prize draw 2025
hOW BUSINESSES, clubs and community groups CAN get involved in some festive fun (and skip the secret santa)
Girls in Malawi miss up to five days of school when their period arrives, due to lack of access to sanitary materials, changing rooms and social stigma. Think Malawi is focussing its efforts on addressing these problems in seven schools across Malawi.
UK organisations can make a direct impact on this problem, by helping to promote tickets among their employees or members for our 2025 Christmas prize draw. Income will go first towards period poverty projects in Lufilya community Day Secondary School and Mzinga Primary School in northern Malawi. Any excess funds raised will go to Think Malawi's other period poverty projects.
A feast of festive prizes
Prizes secured so far include:
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A £200 Ticketmaster gift card
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John Lewis vouchers worth over £100
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Tickets to a performance by comedian and former Britain's Got Talent finalist Daliso Chaponda
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£100 voucher towards a holiday with the Responsible Travel Company
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Vouchers towards a break with Off Peak Luxury
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Malawi tea and coffee from Maravi Coffee of Bournemouth
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Home entertainment package from Studio Canal
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Cashmere gloves from Lionsgate
Benefits for employers and community groups
We are currently seeking UK organisations and businesses who will promote the draw to their members and employees. It’s a fun way to get into the Christmas spirit, a chance to win exciting prizes and most importantly, an opportunity to directly impact education prospects for girls in Malawi.
The draw will take place live online during the day on 18 December, and is an opportunity to join in the excitement of the chance of winning a prize, as well as to find out about the good work which the tickets sold will go towards.
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By promoting this draw, you're offering your staff a simple, fun way to get involved in a good cause together. It’s a bit of excitement in the office - who will win? It needn't cost your organisation anything to run.
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Being part of the draw provides positive content to share over the festive period about an international education project, benefiting children from Malawi, one of the four countries with the highest poverty rates globally.
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Skip the waste of secret santa, swerve the dodgy carol singing - this is a chance for teams to engage in some hassle-free festive fun. As a company, you could even buy every employee one or more tickets as a 'Christmas favour.' It's zero-waste, everyone is included, and the money goes to a fantastic cause rather than on novelty gifts.
Benefits packages
The tinselly two hundred
By committing to raise £200 or more through selling tickets at £5 each and/or corporate donations
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The right to include Think Malawi and details of our work in your organisation’s internal and external communications during the festive season
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An invitation to your staff/members to join us online during the day on 18 December, when the prize winners will be revealed
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Thank you message to your organisation on our website
The frosty five hundred
By committing to raise £500 or more through selling tickets at £5 each and/or corporate donations
All benefits from the previous tier, plus:
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An online lunchtime talk and Q&A (or similar) with one of our trustees about a suitable topic such as Think Malawi’s aims, the project where the funds will be used or how we go about our work in the UK and Malawi
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Thank you message to your organisation in our newsletter
The thankful thousand
By committing to raise £1,000 or more through selling tickets at £5 each and/or corporate donations
All benefits from the previous tiers, plus:
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Your choice from a selection of designs for use as a corporate Christmas card, including a thank you message within it from Think Malawi recognising your organisation’s contribution
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Volunteering opportunities for your staff/members
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Thank you message to your organisation on our social media channels, tagging in your organisation
If you think this could be right for your company, club or organisation then please share this page with the relevant person there (this could be someone from the marketing, CSR or HR department), and ask them to get in touch:
How does it work and who's running the draw?
Tickets for the draw will be available online via fundraising platform crowdfunder.co.uk. It will be promoted to our supporters across the UK, as well as more widely through an online advertising campaign. It will commence in November 2025 and will end on 18 December 2025, with prizes being distributed shortly afterwards.
Think Malawi is a UK registered charity (no. 1141352), and is entirely volunteer led, meaning minimal overheads. Over 90% of donations are spent directly on the projects in Malawi which we support. We work hand in hand with grassroots Malawian organisations to improve access to quality education, allowing Malawians to fulfill their ambitions, improve their quality of life and contribute to Malawi’s development.