MAN WHO CAN’T WALK REPAIRS SHOES Chitera Village, Malawi … Unless you are living the nightmare, it is impossible to imagine what it would be like to be “glued to your village” your entire life. It is a vivid expression and is the way Wilson Tembo described the situation he discovered when he met […]
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NDI MOYO – FRONTLINE IN THE FIGHT AGAINST AIDS Salima, Malawi … Leaving the pristine beauty, rolling waves, and tan colored beaches of Lake Malawi we follow the tarmac thread 11 kilometers to the historic trading center of Salima, slightly inland from the west coast of the Lake. In the time of African slavery
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Cobra Nearly Ends her Life One would think a child is safe when they are playing just outside their home, especially when their home is six kilometers away from the main road, in a rural setting where little crime exists, and within ear sound of her mother and the other village leaders. This was
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Lilongwe, Malawi … The sign on the front of the Escom building read, “Escom – Power All Day, Every Day”. Now you may have already guessed it, Escom is the Power and Light corporation that serves all of Malawi, from the top to the bottom, and the most distant point in the west to the
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HELP US SPREAD THE WORD One of the easiest ways to support the Malawi Project is by word of mouth. Whether it is a word to your church group, giving information over a cup of coffee to a co-worker or school mate, or handing someone the new Malawi Project report on video (or referring them
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Establishing a Safe Place for Kids Senga Bay, Malawi … In spite of having three of their five children still in college, and with both of them retired from the teaching profession Wadson D. Sumani and his wife Judith have converted much of their Senga Bay residence to a safe haven, technical training, primary school
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VERY BUSY AND CONFUSING You have not lived until you’ve passed through Addis Abba’s Bole International Airport at 7:30 on a busy Thursday morning. To give credit Ethiopian Airlines has accomplished an outstanding growth sprint in recent years, and it’s obviously much easier to fly in with another 300 new passengers than it is to
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VILLAGE UNITES BEHIND PROJECT The African sun casts its first rays across the Dowa Mountains shortly after 5:30 in the morning. By the time its brilliant rays have climbed into full view Wilson Tembo has reached the site to document construction already in full swing. Even before daylight people had gathered to participate in the
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Dilima Village, Malawi … It was late in the morning and we had been on the road since slightly after the sun appeared over the eastern horizon quite early in the morning. We were now at our final stop for the day, Dilima Village. As we approached the outer perimeter of the village the sounds
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Ofesi Mitali Kaphesi Village, Lilongwe … Three years ago Ofesi Mitali suffered cerebral malaria. This form of malaria is the most serious, seen as the most severe neurological complication of the infection. In sub-Sahara Africa there are over 575,000 childhood cases of cerebral malaria each year. Many die or suffer mental and mobility issues.
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