The Sparkle Foundation Podcast is where we shine a light on the extraordinary people behind our mission: volunteers, changemakers, and champions who show up, roll up their sleeves, and prove that one person really can make a difference. Each episode is an honest, unscripted conversation about what drives people to give back, and what happens when they do. Hosted by Sarah Brook , Founder and CEO of the The Sparkle Foundation. Meet Our Guest Reihan Sagar is an 18-year-old student at Brighton College Dubai, currently serving as Head Pupil. Since joining The Sparkle Foundation in October 2024, he has raised over 40,000 dirhams for children in Malawi through bake sales, a school-wide t-shirt design competition, a raffle, and a secondhand uniform drive. He was recently awarded the Ed Goodwin Award by BSME (British Schools Middle East) for his outstanding contribution to the charity.

It’s early morning in rural Malawi. The road is slick with mud after heavy rain through the night. An eight-months-pregnant woman walks barefoot along it, cradling her swollen belly, her one-year-old tied securely to her back in a chitenje. Her waters have broken. She is not walking towards a hospital. She is walking towards hope — searching for anyone who can help her bring her baby safely into the world. For too many women across Sub-Saharan Africa, this is not an exceptional story. It's reality . Pregnancy, childbirth, fever, infection, or a sick child can quickly become life-threatening when healthcare is far away, roads are washed out, transport is unaffordable, and the nearest clinic is beyond reach. The Sparkle Outreach Clinic This is why, in March 2026, The Sparkle Foundation launched its Outreach Clinics initiative. The idea is simple but vital: if patients cannot reach the clinic, then the clinic must reach them . By mobilising our clinical team and taking services directly into hard-to-reach, remote villages in Malawi, we are bringing healthcare closer to the people who need it most.