In a recent speech at a media training session in Salima, the National Malaria Control Program Manager Dr. Michael Kayange disclosed that malaria is killing more people in Malawi than Covid-19.
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A little can go a long way in Malawi. One example is surface mining that takes place literally on the earth’s surface in the mountainous area near Lake Malawi.
Surface Mining Possible Read More »
The impact of COVID is felt especially acutely in nations with the lowest GDP who are already desperately short of medical supplies.
Masks Reach Nationwide Read More »
Lilongwe, Malawi … Since the inception of Action for Progress* and the completion of the new warehouse in Lilongwe, the distribution of supplies has been hampered by the lack of adequate transportation capabilities. Nine forty-foot shipping containers in 2020 and eight in 2021 create a formidable challenge to getting the supplies out of the warehouse in
Matching Funds Needed For Truck Read More »
Madisi, Malawi … After a difficult start during the 2019-2020 planting season, the eighteen congregations (70 families) that formed the community farm co-op south of Madisi, known as Joseph Project 2, enlarged the number of participating churches to 120 for the 2020-2021 planting season. In addition to the larger number of participants, Action for Progress created a
Joseph Project nets 50 tons of food Read More »
Hand sanitizer left Michigan City, Indiana early in the year and is now being distributed all over Malawi.
56,700 Bottles of Hand Sanitizer! Read More »
Dr. Joyce Banda made the arrival of Wilson Tembo and the team from Action for Progress a spectacular ceremony.
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Kanyandule Primary School, Lilongwe, Malawi … One thousand meters, or more than half a mile is the distance 18-year-old Tione Mphadwe crawls to get to and from school. For most people in first-world nations, this is hard to comprehend. No one crawls on the ground for a half-mile to get to school. In most cases,
Dignity He Deserves Read More »
While there are jungles in Africa, the continent is so widespread that no single view can gather in all the variety of the 54 nations that constitute the whole of Africa.
A Blanket For Winter Read More »
Griven Kasalika, a member of the Action for Progress team relates the day they met Ireen Banda.
Going without clothes and shoes Read More »
