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SUPPLY SHIPMENTS EN ROUTE

Lebanon, Indiana … As we approach the three-month mark of the new year, supply shipments to Malawi are well underway. Three shipments are currently en route: one containing famine assistance, another with mobility units, and a third with medical, agricultural, and educational supplies. All three shipments are 40-foot shipping containers filled to capacity. They will […]

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MOBILITY ISSUE DOES NOT MEAN DIMINISHED VALUE

Mzuzu, Malawi … Have you ever considered that an individual with a mobility impairment may possess greater qualifications for a position compared to an individual without such an impairment? It is frequently erroneously believed that individuals with mobility challenges are of diminished value or worth to themselves or their communities. Regrettably, we often marginalize them

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ISHMAEL REACHES FOR THE STARS

Salima, Malawi … Despite never having been able to walk independently throughout his life, Ishmael, a 27-year-old from a small village near Salima, has always aspired to achieve independence and lead a successful and productive life. His opportunity arose a year ago when he received a mobility device from Action for Progress (AfP). Recently the

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HIGH DEPENDENCY UNIT CAN NOW OPEN

                  Mchinji, Malawi … In Malawi there are 28 districts, (like states in the U.S. or Provinces in Canada), and in each one there is a district hospital. The network of rural hospitals, spread throughout the countryside, feeds into the districts. When cases are too difficult for the rural hospital, or when there are not enough

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A VISUAL TRIP TO AFRICA

Thanks to Jim Langdon of Lafayette, Indiana, you can now take a visual trip to Malawi and see some of the programs being carried out by the Malawi Project and Action for Progress. So, prepare yourself a cup of tea, sit back and relax, click on the link below, and head out over the Atlantic

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RED CROSS YOUTH SET EXAMPLE

Blantyre, Malawi … The teen years are especially difficult for young people in Malawi. There is critical unemployment, few growth opportunities, family food shortages, educational shortfalls, serious health issues, and the need for young people to assist their families in earning enough money to survive. However, as food distribution in southern Malawi got underway the

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GREEN HOUSES REACH NEXT PHASE

Lilongwe, Malawi … The first harvest had offered great promise a year ago as the first greenhouse tomato crop was reaching maturity. However, just as the crop was reaching maturity market prices fell drastically. This left Action for Progress with a good crop but a not so good price range in which to sell the

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CRIPPLING INFLATION AND FOOD SHORTAGES

Lilongwe, Malawi … While the U.S. and other Western nations were struggling with a 3, 5, or 10 percent inflation rate, Malawi was experiencing a crippling rate that far exceeded anything the U.S. has seen. In 2024, the inflation rate in Malawi climbed to a staggering 32.2 percent. The rate of inflation for food purchases

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THE FACES OF FAMINE

We live in an age of numbers. We talk about a hundred of this, , a thousand of that, a million for something else. Because we see so many numbers it can sadly be true that we fail to see the humanity behind the numbers.  It is true in Malawi that 5.7 million people are

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MAKING CLEAN WATER AVAILABLE

Taking Water for Granted Malomo, Malawi … In Western nations, the availability of clean water is taken for granted. In every house, water is available in every kitchen and bathroom at the touch of a handle. Turn the handle slightly and out comes clean, fresh water. On the outside of our houses water is easily

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