Did You KNow?
Did you know the average age for Malawi is 16.4 years of age. This compares with 38.31 in the United States, and 40.4 in the United Kingdom?
“She Is Not Taking a Bath!”
According to our guide an elephant does not wish to attack you but will give you two warnings to move away before she comes after you. She turned toward us, flapped her giant ears, swished the water with her trunk, and sounded a bone jarring trumpet.
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FISH FARMING SPAWNS INTEREST
It is no secret the majority of Malawi’s 20 million people suffer from various food deficiencies. One of the major problems comes from the lack of protein in a family’s diet. This comes in spite of having the fifth largest freshwater lake in Africa and having a larger variety of freshwater fish than all of Europe and North America combined.The Malawi Project and Action for Progress are searching for ways to address the food crisis.
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CATERPILLAR TO BUTTERFLY
A caterpillar of shipping container # TCNU 8453400 has been transformed into the beautiful butterfly that is the new Action For Progress administrative office.
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Walkers and Canes Begin Trip
Over 100 walkers, plus a number of canes and crutches were recently donated by Mobility Ministries in Demotte, Indiana. Additionally, dozens of mobility items have also been donated from the Lebanon, Indiana community.
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Truck Purchase Completed
Before Malawi Project purchased new vehicles, sister organization Action for Progress was forced to rent vehicles for nation-wide supply distribution or depend on others to bring transportation resources to pick up the supplies.
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Beware the Python Vine
Known as the python vine, the observer will catch the immediate parallel to a giant python snake wrapping itself around a tall tree. It has a wide trunk, wraps its host counter clockwise and bears numerous flowers when it is in season. Python vines are said to live as long as 200 years.
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The Custom and Art of Conversation
In Malawi, the art of conversation is vitally important. In most cases they want to get to know you before doing business. When you pass someone and greet them, they often think you are going to stop and talk with them, especially if you are a visitor to the country. They are interested in you and want to know more about you.
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DISAPPEARING NATIONAL TREASURE
Some of the greatest national treasure in Malawi are the giant baobab trees that punctuate the skyline in the lower Rift Valley, near the Shire River.
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DEVASTATION THROUGH THE EYES OF THE AGED
In a single 24-hour period tropical storm Anna inundated the area with over 250 mm of rainfall.
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