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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Our plans today are to see the drawings, or rock art created hundreds of years ago on the ceiling of caves in the Dedza area of Malawi. The people who completed the drawings were lost to history and we want to see what they left behind. We have not been able to find any maps
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Lebanon, Indiana … With the recent announcment the Malawi Project is espanding its agricultural development programs to help a number of villages, churches, and community development groups form co-ops and build community warehouses, the Lebanon Church of Christ stepped forward to be one of the first groups to extend financial help in the establishment of
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Indianapolis, Indiana … For a number of years the acute shortage of exam and surgical gloves for medical personnel and first responders in Malawi has been evident. There is a serious shortage of all kinds of medical supplies, equipment, facilities, and staff. In almost no area has this shortage been more serious than in
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Lebanon, Indiana … Near the conclusion of a recent Sunday morning worship service special recognition was extended to three members of the Lebanon Church of Christ. In recognition of their exceptional commitment, and time spent, to help the people of Malawi, the Project’s Board of Directors acknowledged Marvin and Theresa Hayden, along with Doug McDonald,
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Pictured are Dr.Sulamoyo on the right of the “big check” and the Executive Vice President for the Agency, Niccole Clements. Springfield, Illinois … At the age of 23 Dalitso Sulamoyo left his native Malawi and sought a new home in the central part of the U.S. In Illinois he soon found a home with
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Mzuzu, Malawi … In early June the Malawi Project website carried a story entitled “3000 Students Face the Consequences.” The story related how, in December 2015, the Library at the University of Malawi in the northern city of Mzuzu burned to the ground, destroying not only the building, but also suffering the loss of
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Leaving Mzuzu and Traveling North Pulling out of Mzuzu, the capital city of northern Malawi, at 3 PM on the M1, our driver quickly drops the visor to shield his eyes from the afternoon sun. It is the African sun, and it appears to grow larger as it inches closer and closer toward the
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Parachute Community Day Secondary School, Salima, Malawi … Fatwell Phiri is a young man living in the lake shore distric of Salima in eastern Malawi. In recent years he has taken advantage of the community library constructed with support from several government and non-governmental organizations, including the Malawi Project. The library serves the Senga Bay
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Malita Chaya Chikwawa District, Malawi … Born in 1972 forty-five-year-old Malita Chaya has entertained the idea of having her own business for a long time. However, reality dictated another course, one that offered little in the way of advancement, no type of wage increase, no retirement program, nor any health insurance, and no possibility of
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