We live in an age of numbers. We talk about a hundred of this, , a thousand of that, a million for something else. Because we see so many numbers it can sadly be true that we fail to see the humanity behind the numbers. It is true in Malawi that 5.7 million people are […]
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Taking Water for Granted Malomo, Malawi … In Western nations, the availability of clean water is taken for granted. In every house, water is available in every kitchen and bathroom at the touch of a handle. Turn the handle slightly and out comes clean, fresh water. On the outside of our houses water is easily
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Lilongwe, Malawi … For every 1,000 people in Malawi, the number of cases of HIV in 1995 was 13 per 1,000. By 2000 the rate had dropped to 10. By 2005 it was down to 6, and in 2010 it was reduced to 4. By 2015 it was down to 3, and in 2020 it
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Lilongwe, Malawi … From a distance it almost looks like the bicycle has wings. As they reach nearer it becomes evident the bicyclist is transporting large bundles of charcoal to markets where they will supply much needed energy. It is obvious some sort of material for cooking and cleaning is essential in a nation where
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Lilongwe, Malawi … After only a month of emergency fund requests the Malawi Project has raised over $75,000.00 for famine relief in Malawi. Funds stated being wired to Malawi immediately, and in just days Action for Progress started making food purchases. It is now being delivered to the AfP center in Lilongwe, and over the
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“His statement cut me like a sharp knife,” recalls Dick Stephens of the Malawi Project. The email read, “We have requests for food every day. It is as bad as it was in 2001-2002.” It was a note from Wilson Tembo of Action for Progress in Malawi. Stephens remembers, “Suzi and I were in Malawi
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Lebanon, Indiana … As I sit in my warm and comfortable house looking at our Christmas tree and the gifts gathered under the pine branches the television is making note of the fact the average family’s gift giving this year will average over $900.00. At the same time, I have in front of me a
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Blantyre, Malawi … Malawi recently celebrated NGO Day. It is a day for the country to recognize and commemorate the achievements Non-Governmental Organizations are contributing to changing the lives of Malawi’s citizens. The event was hosted by the country’s President, Lazarus Chakwera*, at the Sanjika Presidential Palace in Blantyre. One hundred and twenty-five organization were invited to attend, with Action for Progress chosen to attend for the first time. Action for Progress is
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Lilongwe, Malawi … In March 2023, Cyclone Freddy struck southeastern Africa. It was one of the longest-running, most destructive cyclones in world history, and its devastation to the high-population part of Malawi was beyond imagination. Entire villages disappeared, cropland was ruined beyond reclamation, and the cost to human life was immense. The destruction to the
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Lilongwe, Malawi … Forests are defined by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization as: “Land spanning more than 0.5 hectares (1.23 acres) with trees higher than 5 meters (16.4 feet) and a canopy cover with 10 percent, or with trees able to reach these thresholds. Globally, about 30% of world’s land falls into this
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