Lilongwe, Malawi … It has not been an easy problem to grasp, nor one with an easy solution, but it is no secret. Malawi is fast running out of trees! The land of giant forests and comprehensive tree conservation in the 1960’s has moved to where mountains are fast growing bare, and villages sit on […]
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Lilongwe, Malawi … In the poverty of Malawi, village families are at the bottom of the economic ladder. Entire villages may have no form of mechanized transportation, not even a single bicycle. Walking is their only way to get around. Families have little income and unemployment is astronomical. They often earn $1.00 or $2.00 a day
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Phalambe District, Malawi … In the far southeast corner of Malawi is the district known as Phalambe. It has a population of over 230,000 people and is nearly 95% from the Lomwe tribe. Only 0.5% are Chewa, 0.4% Yao, 0.2 Ngoni, and 0.1 Tumbuka, the other major tribal backgrounds in the country. It is composed
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The bottom dropped out of the sky, and rain came down in torrents. For hours it poured. There were few places to which one could find relief as the water surged through valleys and into villages. Streets in Malawi’s commercial center were impassable, and the only grace was in climbing up nearby hillsides. Roads began
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Mulanje, Malawi … As the rains continued to come down in torrents, the houses, one by one started to collapse. As they did those inside, and their possessions, disappeared in the growing rush of water. Christina knew if she and her children remained inside, they could soon be buried in the mud and debris of
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Lilongwe, Malawi … The recent signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between Action for Progress and the Government of Malawi brings cooperation and understanding to a new level as AfP increases its influence and support for the people of Malawi. The signing by officials with the Ministry of Health and AfP bolsters the cooperation between
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It is hard to imagine anything more beautiful than the distant mountains floating in the morning mist south of Lilongwe along M-1. This scene is common at this time of year and there is something that touches the visitor with the feeling they are wild, beautiful, and untamed. In a way that is the feeling
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He related the story in words that seemed like fire burning deep in his heart. Few can ever imagine how he feels, or what this pain must be like. “In just one night I lost them all,” said Stanly Kenneth. Each word seemed as though it were a death knoll. So many others can say these
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In a country where almost half of the population is out of employment at any given time, what are the chances a school drop-out will find a job?
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Dedza District … Chief Francis Makalani Banda, a Chewa Chief, from the Mphezi area of central Malawi was showing visitors the site of a major battle between the Chewa and Ngoni in the days after the assassination of the famous Zulu chief Shaka on September 22, 1828. He noted he would be taking the visitors
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