Join our community.

MEI is growing and we’re building a community of people who want to use their skills, time, or lived experience to help students across the U.S., Malawi, and beyond.

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How we can work together.

Choose the volunteer area that best fits your interests and strengths. Every contribution helps a student feel seen and supported.

Creative Support

You help shape the visual identity of MEI. From student stories to small design needs to capturing the moments that matter.

If you’re a photographer, designer, editor, writer, filmmaker, or creative thinker, your work helps students feel seen and helps the community understand what we’re building.

I'm a creative!

Events & Experiences

For people who love bringing others together and can help create environments where our community feels supported and connected.

You might help with:

  • organizing small student gatherings or workshops

  • coordinating volunteer meetups

  • setting up creative or fundraising events

  • connecting MEI with local organizations, studios, or community groups

  • helping build relationships with partners who can offer opportunities to students

You don’t need event experience, just a willingness to create environments where students feel seen, included, and inspired.

sounds like me!

Leadership & Skill Support

This is for business owners, freelancers, managers, tradespeople, side-hustlers, and anyone who’s built a life by figuring things out as they go.

This could look like:

  • letting a student shadow you for a day

  • offering a short internship or seasonal role

  • giving someone real workplace experience

  • teaching a practical skill you wish you’d learned earlier

  • reviewing a resume or portfolio

  • sharing your industry knowledge

  • offering part-time or project work when available

I can help with this!

Admin & Operations

You’re the person who keeps things from slipping through the cracks.

Forms get processed, follow-ups get sent, information stays organized and because of you, a student stays connected instead of getting lost.

If you’re detail-oriented or love structure, this is where your strength becomes impact.

Sign me up!

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Build with us.
Grow with us.
Shape what comes next.


Sign up to learn more.

Fill out the volunteer form and choose the area you’re interested in. Our team will follow up with next steps.

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A community of dreamers building the future.

Our volunteers are students, professionals, entrepreneurs, parents, creatives, engineers, and people who simply believe that opportunity should not depend on circumstance.

Together, we’re shaping a pathway that helps students stay in school, feel supported, and step forward with confidence.

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