Lebanon, Indiana … Nearing the end of the year three shipments of supplies were making their way to Malawi. For some people the number 13 signals bad luck. But for the people of Malawi, this number will be seen as a blessing from God. Thanks to Kristy Scott and the staff and contributors at World Emergency […]
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Kanthonga Village, Malawi … It is nearly time for the rains to begin. Heavy rains. Torrential rains. Rains that spread a muddy surface across the landscape, and all over anyone unable to stay distant from the water-drenched surface. For Joseph, it has always been a bad time. While the dust of the dry season had
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Lebanon, Indiana … Supporters and contributors to the Malawi Project and Action for Progress have done it again. As in recent years those who know the organizations best have rated the two organizations with a five-star (out of 5 stars) rating. Dick Stephens, a co-founder, and member of the board of directors notes, “Not only
AWARD WINNING … YET AGAIN! Read More »
Lilongwe, Malawi … Msamba Banda is the Treasurer and a member of the Board of Directors for Action for Progress, the in-country, sister organization to the Malawi Project. He lives in Lilongwe, the nation’s capital, but as with many Malawians has a tiny home in his home village, where he perhaps will retire someday. This year the
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Adams County, Ohio … It seems help often materializes just when it is needed. This was certainly the case after a recent trip to Malawi uncovered a desperate need in one of the hospitals. The “desperate need” part is not unusual. When working in one of the poorest nations on earth almost everything is in short
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Lebanon, Indiana … Each year since 2014 the Malawi Project has received its highest recommendation from GREAT NONPROFITS, the leading platform for community-sourced stories about nonprofits. The way it works is when a designated number of positive recommendations are submitted for a particular nonprofit before October 31 each year, that nonprofit is recognized for its
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Heber Springs, Arkansas … Dan Brewer, a member of the Malawi Project’s Board of Directors, and his wife, Debbie, own Abbe House Bed and Breakfast in Heber Springs, (listed on Trip Advisor as the #1 bed and breakfast in the area). Dan is a private contractor for the Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) in Indianapolis,
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Atlanta, Indiana … Almost from the beginning Murry Dixon has been part of the success of the Malawi Project. Whether filling trailers with supplies, handling paperwork and logistics of a warehouse of supplies, telling friends and neighbors about the needs and opportunities, or raising funds to send critical assistance to Malawi Murry has been a
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The school year had just started. Children running, laughing, playing, sharing, learning. But along with the beginning of school had come the rains, the deluge that sweeps over Malawi every year. Heavy rains, constant rain, rain coming down in torrents for hours. It is an unbearable time of year for those who must crawl on
Lebanon, Indiana … The email was addressed to the Malawi Project, and it came from a 9-year-old in Southern Florida. Gabriela had observed the plight of the Malawi people who must carry, use, and store medicines without the aid of medicine bottles. Taken for granted in the U.S. and other developed nations the pill container
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