Dowa District, Malawi … Upon venturing into the bush country of Malawi, visitors encounter stark realities that reflect the harsh living conditions. As the morning sun rises over the distant hills, men and women are already on their way to the fields, wielding cultivation hoes. Some children are seen walking the dirt paths to rural […]
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Mchinji, Malawi … In Malawi there are 28 districts, (like states in the U.S. or Provinces in Canada), and in each one there is a district hospital. The network of rural hospitals, spread throughout the countryside, feeds into the districts. When cases are too difficult for the rural hospital, or when there are not enough
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for a school class, and you may be locked out of the building. Arriving 30 minutes late for a business meeting and you may be passed over for the next contract, considered too irresponsible. Ten minutes late, and you may have missed your flight, or the subway connection, or the last bus taking you home
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Thanks to Jim Langdon of Lafayette, Indiana, you can now take a visual trip to Malawi and see some of the programs being carried out by the Malawi Project and Action for Progress. So, prepare yourself a cup of tea, sit back and relax, click on the link below, and head out over the Atlantic
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Blantyre, Malawi … The teen years are especially difficult for young people in Malawi. There is critical unemployment, few growth opportunities, family food shortages, educational shortfalls, serious health issues, and the need for young people to assist their families in earning enough money to survive. However, as food distribution in southern Malawi got underway the
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It is hard to imagine Malawi without its lake. Lake Malawi is a major part of the country. It is approximately ¼ of the size of the nation, and it is certainly a major attraction for visitors to this central African nation. The lake is 365 miles long, (number of days in a year), 52
Lilongwe, Malawi … The first harvest had offered great promise a year ago as the first greenhouse tomato crop was reaching maturity. However, just as the crop was reaching maturity market prices fell drastically. This left Action for Progress with a good crop but a not so good price range in which to sell the
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Lilongwe, Malawi … While the U.S. and other Western nations were struggling with a 3, 5, or 10 percent inflation rate, Malawi was experiencing a crippling rate that far exceeded anything the U.S. has seen. In 2024, the inflation rate in Malawi climbed to a staggering 32.2 percent. The rate of inflation for food purchases
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Lilongwe, Malawi … The nation of Malawi is divided into three regions and 28 districts (The districts are like states in the U.S.). The regions follow ancient tribal backgrounds, although the tribal heritage of the people is somewhat spread throughout the nation. Unlike other African nations where tribal backgrounds can sometimes spark competitive conflicts, the
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We live in an age of numbers. We talk about a hundred of this, , a thousand of that, a million for something else. Because we see so many numbers it can sadly be true that we fail to see the humanity behind the numbers. It is true in Malawi that 5.7 million people are
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