Salima, Malawi … One will probably never hear these words as an ox cart hurries along a dusty dirt road in eastern Malawi, but the urgency is there never the less. The ox cart is on the way to the district hospital in Salima, and it is the only means of transportation from the village […]
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It Has Been Called "The Eton of Africa" The late President Hastings Kamuzu Banda founded the Kamuzu Academy in November 1981. The school has been recognized as an elite facility bringing academic excellence to a highly motivated and skilled student body. The school is located in the Kasungu District of Malawi and
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The Pain of Recalling There is no picture of Lillian Chibaka. The pain of recalling the story can be seen in his face as Doctor Smith Chibaka recalls the events surrounding the last months of the life of his little baby cousin. Lillian was born in 1999, and was on the way to
Salima, Malawi … Our car races along behind the yellow Cool Runnings Chevrolet 1975 pick up truck as it bounces over the broken tarmac road from Senga Bay to the district hospital west of the Salima Trading Center in central Malawi. Samatha Ludick from the Cool Runnings resort and the Clinic at the Gate is
Clinic at the Gate Goes on the Road Never to be one to sit back and wait for those in need to come to her Samantha Ludick is taking the Clinic at the Gate "on the road". Even though the clinic has not yet been built on her property she has already received a
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Everything Fine For Two Years "At first I was born nicely," says Grace Gondwe as she sits facing the computer screen. It is mid-afternoon and Grace is hard at work as the assistant accountant for the school where she works in Mzuzu, Malawi. Her features are frail, and her voice is soft and gentle.
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Day after day, and year after year the Malawi Project turns to its art director, John Clark, in order to properly prepare a picture for publication, create a new introductory piece, prepare a book cover, or design a new and different annual report. The result is always the same. John always comes though,
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Meeting Establishes New Drop Site For Supplies Mzuzu, Malawi … In early August 2008, a three-hour meeting was held at the Bible College in Mzuzu, next door to the University of Malawi. In attendance were Randy Judd, the Director for the school, Richard (Dick) Stephens of the Malawi Project, and local church leaders
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His Business Card Reads… His business card reads "Daniel Shipley, Helping Malawi One Dollar at a Time". Then his address, email address and phone number are listed at the bottom. On the back the card is filled with suggested items that are needed in Malawi; Band-aids, Folders, Paper Clips, Rulers, Pencils, Pens, Tooth Brushes,
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It was an important day for both of them when Yasin Wame met George Banda (Director of Kuthandiza Osayenda Disability Outreach (KODO)) in 1998. George was working hard to serve the needs of people with physical handicaps, and Yasin had one. Yasin had been born disabled, and his disability affected both his back and
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