by The Sonder Project | Sep 3, 2026 | Sonder Update, student sponsorship
Every student deserves a first day of school. Across the United States, students are heading back to school. Families are shopping for supplies, packing backpacks, meeting teachers, and settling into new routines. It is a season filled with anticipation and...
by The Sonder Project | Jun 19, 2026 | Global Projects, Malawi, Sonder Update, student sponsorship
Last month, our team spent time in Malawi visiting students supported through our Education is Power program. Among many meaningful reunions, one moment stood out: sitting down with Moses Humphrey. Moses holds a special place in the Education is Power story. He is the...
by The Sonder Project | Mar 5, 2026 | Burkina Faso, Sonder Update, Water Wells
Meet the Kabre family – Tiibo (41), Awa (32) and their 11 children. They live in Tingyiri, Burkina Faso, one of our partner communities where The Sonder Project drilled and installed a new well in October 2024. Today the well serves approximately 400 people, providing...
by The Sonder Project | Nov 14, 2025 | Malawi, Sonder Update, student sponsorship
Meet 24-year-old Noel Kondwani, one of our newest graduates through The Sonder Project’s Education is Power program in Malawi. His journey is an inspiring example of the kind of determination, talent, and potential we see in the 31 graduates (and counting!) of our...
by The Sonder Project | Jul 18, 2025 | Malawi, Sonder Update, student sponsorship
Cecilia Kwenda, 18, is a determined and bright student currently in Form 2 (Grade 10) at Chayamba Secondary School in Central Malawi. She lives at home with her mother, younger sister, and younger brother. Since the death of her father due to an epileptic seizure a...
by The Sonder Project | Jul 11, 2025 | Sonder Events, Sonder Update
On May 9, 2015, The Sonder Project held its very first fundraiser to support a newly launched nonprofit inspired by a trip to Burkina Faso, where two of our co-founders helped build a school in partnership with the local community. We didn’t yet know what the future...
