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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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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Both Father and Mother Are Dead A sudden, emergency trip to the lakeshore trading center of Nkhotokota resulted in three children from a family of 12 coming to Mtendere for care. The father and mother had both died, and her older sister had to get a job in order to attempt to care for
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“The beggars wanted to use her for their own benefits,” reported Moses Khombe, the Communication Director for Blessings Hospital when young Lekelina was brought to the village from the Minister of Gender for Malawi. If that was not enough he added more to the report. “The girl might have been abused by this so
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Some of the Children Were Receiving Eye and Tooth Care for the First Times in their Lives Samantha Ludwick who operates the Clinic at the Gate Medical Facility at her Cool Runnings Lake Resort recently brought in an eye doctor and a dentist to give some basic eye and dental care for the children
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Christmas is over; the last of the gifts opened and the wrapping paper has been hauled away (or tucked away by mom for use another year). But for the Peterson family of Colorado, Indiana and Texas the giving continues. Instead of giving gifts to each other the family, spread out from Indiana to Texas
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Serving the Central Region and Lilongwe District is the Sacred Promise Healthcare for Orphans “I made a promise, a sacred promise, to Mama Suzi and to you that I would give healthcare to the orphans,” Dr. Smith Chibaka repeated his promise during the conversation with Richard Stephens, the Executive Director for the Malawi Project
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Trying to Outrun the Torrential Rains When the rains begin in Africa’s sub-Sahara construction projects crawl to a near stop. This is especially true when that construction is on the roofs of buildings. It is not unusual for the brick sidewalls of many buildings to just “melt away” from the rain and moisture during the
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Tuberculosis in Malawi Malawi has declared tuberculosis a national emergency. Currently over 27,500 people are being diagnosed with the disease every year, but this figure is estimated to be only 50% of all cases in the country. The USAID estimates the total number of new cases each year to be 52,000. The Malawi Ministry of
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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 occupies a large
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