A handful of new and newly upgraded amateur radio operators in Malawi are celebrating their achievement in late July: the young radio operators have passed their exams with support of a grant from the Yasme Foundation to cover all fees and related costs.

Foundation president Ward Silver, NØAX, announced in late July that there are now five new licensees and four amateurs with upgraded licenses. The Yasme Foundation has been assisting the Malawi Project, which was launched by members of the HacDC Amateur Radio Club, W3HAC, in Washington, DC, under the leadership of Don Jones K6ZO/7Q6M. The project works with aspiring young amateurs in Malawi, the Comoros and Uganda. It is now part of the Jeffrey Dahn Memorial Foundation, which promotes education in electronics to young people in Africa.