In mid-2007 two shipments of medical supplies and equipment made their way from Indianapolis, Indiana to Lilongwe, Malawi destined to assist a first tier hospital in the capital city. Bottom Hospital recently changed its name to Bwaila Hospital, but the destitute conditions of a fourth world nation still exist that have part […]
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The African Center in Indianapolis Early in the year it was recognized that large numbers of African born residents were migrating to the U.S., and in particular to the Indianapolis, Indiana area. They were often struggling with the same problems they faced in Africa in the comparison of traditional vrs. western medical procedures.
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One Can Little Imagine the Scene One can little imagine what it must be like for a mother to spend 17 years of her life carrying her child on her back everywhere she goes. Yet this is what happened to Afilo Mkwapatira’s mother. Afilo is 17 years old and comes from the Kuiza Village
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A Great Day For Everyone They came that day from all corners of Salima District in eastern Malawi. It was not only a big day for those with mobility problems, but it was a big day for the blind, albinos, the deaf, the dumb and any other disability known to man kind, including even
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The Lake Spreads Out in Front of Him Wind whipped trees turn their faces toward the land and away from the winter winds that push angry waves in from the lake. Dark, broken clouds force the sun to climb unseen into an angry sky, while a lone seagull tries unsuccessfully to skim along the
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Indianapolis, Indiana … As the Director for the Malawi Project prepares to take the picture Richard Stephens sights into the camera lens and notes how it appeares "the wheelchairs look like they are standing at attention." He and the Medical Director for the Malawi Project, Suzi Stephens are making an appraisal of supplies
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Large numbers and statistics harden us. Daily the media bombards us with facts and figures about suffering in the world. Maybe because all of this information is so abstract we too easily forget that it represents real people who have the same feelings that we do. The staggering numbers of Africans being cut down
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Don’t Just Give Me the Fish, for When You Leave I Will Starve to Death. But Teach Me To Fish and When You Leave I Will Continue To Eat. Lebanon, Indiana … A big smile can be seen on the face of Ari Tello, an employee of L. T. Rich Manufacturing Company in Lebanon, Indiana,
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Forty Foot Container Arrives at Kachere “It is really a help,” notes Mrs. Nthewere one of the nurses at the Kachere Rehabilitation Centre near the south side of Blantyre, Malawi. “So many of the patients are very needy and the soap, toothpastes and clothes will see them through. In addition the beds we had
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Salima, Malawi … On the road to Senga Bay, Malawi the observer will quickly see the recently constructed lake or large holding pond for rainwater that is located northeast of the Salima Trading Center. The purpose of the lake is to collect water during the rainy season in order to have irrigation capabilities
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