On December 29th 2012 The Queen selected to award the Founder and organiser of Malawi Education Link with the rank 'Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire' (MBE). It was awarded for services to Primary Education in Malawi.
"Obviously, I'm honoured to receive the MBE but credit must also go to the 400+ volunteers who've bravely put themselves in my hands, since 1999, to come out to this remote part of Malawi, and also to all those supporters who've helped our tiny charity bring more than £300,000 in funds and resources to one of the poorest countries in the world."
- C. Hansford
Caroline has been driving MEL for a Decade since 1999 when she first took a team of school children to the country.
The Cabinet Office website has a full listing of all recipients and further details of the rank awarded:
