Imagine … …spending each hour of every day of your 4o year life confined to a remote African village. …crawling through its dust wherever you … lying at the same doorstep Sitela Village, Malawi … it was a busy day with a tight schedule at the Namikango Mission in southern Malawi. A major increase in […]
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Wheelchairs and Medical Supplies into Malawi Prisons Malawi Prison Services, Zomba, Malawi… The program started at 10 am, with the turning over of medical supplies, equipment, and wheelchairs to the Prison Service in Zomba. The Chief Commissioner for Malawi’s Prison System was in attendance at the function. It was the fifth donation of medical supplies
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It is winter in a small African country of Malawi, and almost noon as we drive south to pick a guide. Our plans are to visit Agnes Leman, an 18-year-old girl who cannot walk. The trip must not be cancelled, as the impact that a wheelchair can make needs to be seen by the American
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Malawi Vice President Visits Indiana Indianapolis, Indiana … During a recent trip to the United States the Right Honorable Joyce Banda, the Vice President of the nation of Malawi, made a trip to Indiana to express her gratitude for the work the Malawi Project has accomplished in her nation in recent years. During her time
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Senga Bay, Malawi … “Please come to the gate. I know it is holiday, but please see the lady. She has a big sore on her arm. Please help her.” “I quickly put on a pair of rubber gloves and ran to the gate,” reports Samantha Ludick of the Clinic at the Gate, and the
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With one of the highest populations densities in Africa, and with only 2% of the population having access to electricity, the people of Malawi are cutting trees faster than the forests can grow. Why is such an intense deforestation taking place? Cooking ~ 98% of the population has no electricity with which to cook. There
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Guardians Rush to be First A quiet, overcast morning greeted the morning at the Namikango Maternity Hospital in Thondwe, as a light wind seemed to drift aimlessly with no purpose. People began to gather near the old guardian shelters veranda. Most of the people were there in order to care for a patient in the
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Agriculture is the backbone of Malawi. It is a land locked country centrally positioned on the surface of the African continent. It has a population of 13.5 million people. While a stretch of the population near the lake shore depends on cassava as its main food, and the rest of the nation has varied amounts
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Imagine… …cutting wood for the fire to prepare breakfast, then having to carry it for 1/2 to 3/4 of a mile on your head back to your home. …walking far up the mountain to cultivate your family farm plot, while carrying a baby on your back and a heavy hoe over your shoulder. …walking to
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In 2009 the Malawi Project issued its first financial grant to enable an individual to start a small business to help him, his family, and a number of orphans he has been trying to support. The grant went to Robert Chilemba of Nkhotakota. Robert excelled in primary education, and was one of the highest rated
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