Blantyre, Malawi

Mental health,
held with care.

I'm Christina — a psychology graduand, psychosocial support specialist and founder of Nthazi MindCare Malawi, a bilingual, free initiative supporting youth aged 16–35 across the Southern Region.

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Youth reach
1,500+
Toolkits
5
Languages
2
Editorial portrait illustration representing Christina Mtambo

About

A practitioner-researcher rooted in community.

Motivated psychology graduand with experience across mental health support, psychosocial interventions, social research, youth development and community engagement. I work in qualitative data collection, focus-group facilitation, report writing, stakeholder engagement and one-on-one psychosocial care.

I founded Nthazi MindCare Malawi — a bilingual Chichewa/English initiative offering free psychosocial support to youth aged 16–35. My practice is grounded in safeguarding, ethical standards and evidence-based programming that improves individual and community wellbeing.

Experience

Selected work.

  1. In development

    Founder

    Nthazi MindCare Malawi

    • Designed a bilingual (Chichewa/English) free psychosocial initiative targeting 1,500+ Malawian youth aged 16–35 across Southern Region communities.
    • Developed 5 bilingual mental health toolkits — anxiety, grief, caregiving, help-seeking, and a youth starter kit — deployed at zero cost to beneficiaries.
    • Led a 30-day digital content strategy, growing visibility and positioning Nthazi as a credible mental health brand.
    • Speaker at the DigniFLOW MHE X Space Discussion, linking menstrual health stigma to psychological wellbeing.

  2. Sep 2025 – Feb 2026

    OXFAM-Funded Student Research Assistant

    University of Malawi & OXFAM

    • Led Chichewa translation of all quantitative and qualitative instruments — questionnaires, FGD guides, IDIs and KII tools — ensuring cultural accuracy.
    • Facilitated focus group discussions and conducted 5 in-depth interviews for a nationally significant social research project.
    • Contributed to proposal development, thematic analysis and report writing strengthening OXFAM's Malawi evidence base.

  3. 2026

    Social Work Intern

    The Samaritan Trust

    • Conducted outreach and intake assessments improving case documentation accuracy and timely referral for vulnerable children.
    • Maintained daily activity logs feeding into donor reports, strengthening organisational accountability.
    • Upheld safeguarding, confidentiality and child-protection standards across all caregiver and child interactions.

  4. Feb 2026 – Apr 2026

    Volunteer Mental Health Listener

    MadlySane.com

    • Delivered empathetic one-on-one emotional support to individuals experiencing anxiety and crisis under strict confidentiality.
    • Applied active listening and trauma-informed communication to create psychologically safe spaces.

  5. Oct 2025 – Nov 2026

    Field & Psychosocial Support Intern

    Youth Net and Counselling (YONECO)

    • Facilitated emotional intelligence sessions for children using emotion cards and role play, improving emotional literacy outcomes.
    • Provided trauma-sensitive one-on-one psychosocial support to GBV survivors, including case management and referral.
    • Participated in community outreach promoting SRHR and substance abuse awareness across Zomba district.

  6. Jan 2025 – Feb 2025

    Psychology Intern

    The Samaritan Trust

    • Delivered psychosocial support to vulnerable children, maintaining accurate case notes that informed referrals and interventions.
    • Facilitated mental health awareness workshops, increasing participants' knowledge of available support services.

  7. Jun 2025 – Aug 2025

    Broking Officer Assistant

    Heritage Insurance Brokers Limited

    • Managed client insurance records and supported business development meetings, building cross-sector engagement skills.

Fellowships & Leadership

Selected nationally and globally.

01

Girls in Diplomacy Fellow 2026

Girls in Diplomacy Inc.

Selected from 99 countries for diplomatic practice and leadership development.

02

Aspire Leaders Program 2026

Aspire Institute (Harvard-supported)

Intensive leadership and strategic thinking training.

03

Chairperson, Counselling Committee

CCAP Students' Organisation, UNIMA · 2024–2025

Led peer counselling, welfare initiatives and ethical counselling delivery.

Education

Bachelor of Arts in Psychology

University of Malawi (UNIMA) · 2022–2026 (Awaiting graduation)

IGCSE, Cambridge

Joyce Banda Foundation Schools · 2021

Languages

  • ChichewaMother tongue
  • EnglishProfessional

Core competencies

  • Psychosocial Support & Counselling
  • Qualitative & Quantitative Research
  • NGO Founding & Programme Design
  • Community Engagement & Outreach
  • Focus Group Facilitation
  • Data Collection & Analysis
  • Stakeholder & Donor Engagement
  • Chichewa–English Translation
  • Faith-Integrated Wellbeing Programming

Certifications & professional development

  • ✦Aspire Leaders Program (Harvard-supported, 2026)
  • ✦Project Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability & Learning (MEAL)
  • ✦Psychological First Aider
  • ✦Critical Thinking in the AI Era
  • ✦Social Entrepreneurship Design Thinking
  • ✦Effective Leadership
  • ✦Creating an Investment-Ready Agribusiness
  • ✦Climate-Smart Agribusiness: Adaptation
  • ✦Business Model Canvas for Agribusinesses
  • ✦SDG Design Challenge 2026 Participant

Contact

Let's build something caring together.

Open to collaborations in mental health programming, research, youth development and community wellbeing.