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Hello, my name is Dave Armstrong and I am the founder of Great Minds Bright Futures. We support almost 500 orphaned and vulnerable children in Malawi and Uganda.
We provide daily food, education, healthcare, clothing and activities with our brilliant local teams on the ground. Our work with the children is life changing, as there is too much hunger in the communities that we work.
I have persuaded some amazing people to run the Bolton 10km and Bolton half marathon on Sunday 1st March 2026.
Some of our "runners" haven't run in a while, some have (they are doing the half marathon). Our runners include; Amanda, Amelia, Abigail, Chikondi, Stacey, Ben, Emily, Harvey, Heather, Chisomo, Kido, Kate, Sumi, Oscar, Sanjay (and me).
Please generously, support our team of athletes. Every single penny raised goes directly to support the children at Great Minds Bright Futures, we have no UK costs. Read again. Every single penny raised goes directly to support the children of Great Minds Bright Futures, we have no UK costs.
To find out more about Great Minds Bright Futures, head over to our website;
You can also follow our Instagram/Facebook and TikTok @ greatmindsbrightfutures
Our team have decided that the money raised will go to sponsor our children. It costs just £300 per year to feed, provide education, look after the healthcare needs, provide clothing and activities for one year.
We appreciated your support.
Thank you
Some of our successes from 1st July 2025 to 30th June 2025 - our charity commission reporting year.
Identified 294 orphaned and vulnerable children needing support (254 in Malawi and 40 in Uganda).
Provided 111,582 meals to orphaned and vulnerable children (460% increase on previous reporting period).
Provided up to 1,460 hours of daily activities per child, per year (over 329,528 hours in total), representing an 272% increase on previous reporting period.
Provided nursery school for 35 children, including 8,820 meals and 756 hours of activities per child (over 26,460 hours in total).
Funded four boys and one girl to secondary boarding school (an increase of three additional children from the previous reporting period).
Took 10 orphaned children on their first day trip to Kuti Game Reserve, including horseback rides.
Opened and operated a computer school with lessons for children, complete with laptops, ipads and starlink connectivity.
Undertook construction on the skills college and completed our emergency accommodation block with guest house accommodation.
Provided 462 school uniforms to identified children.
Provided 588 tubes of toothpaste.
Provided 588 toothbrushes.
Delivered over 7,644 bars of soap (each child now receives a bar of soap each week), which is a 1,274% increase on previous reporting period.
Distributed 1,470 pens and pencils.
Provided over 294 pairs of shoes and trainers.
Provided balls and nets to allow activities like football and netball, plus numerous toys and games like chess and two parachutes for activities.
Recruited and employed 23 local people, including our Managing Director, Finance Director, cooks, youth workers and construction staff
Run a successful programme of local volunteers with over 1,656 hours recorded, mainly due to the fact that Dzalaka Refugee Centre is run predominately with volunteers.
Organised and ran daily TikTok lives resulting in raising awareness in Malawi, Uganda and the World. The charity operates multiple TikTok accounts two with over 1.2m followers and one with over 100,000 followers, plus an Instagram account.
Operated and maintained a website, updating those on news and activities of the children and providing a platform for donations
Partnered with Bolton School to organise a large fundraiser involving all school children. Updated supporters on the plans to spend the money on the creation of a Primary School for the Dzaleka Refugee children.
Collected aid from a variety of other charities and individuals that will be sent in a container to Malawi.
The charity as well as helping orphaned and vulnerable children has made a significant contribution to the wider community of Dowa, Malawi, through our links with local schools, universities, local chiefs, Police, health workers and social services.
Our Founder Dave Armstrong visited twice. His family and visitors also spent time with the children and the team during this reporting period. One visitor filmed and edited a promotional film at zero cost for the charity, showcasing the work of the charity.
All materials for building and feeding the children have been purchased locally resulting in an economic impact within the local community.