Lilongwe, Malawi … For every 1,000 people in Malawi, the number of cases of HIV in 1995 was 13 per 1,000. By 2000 the rate had dropped to 10. By 2005 it was down to 6, and in 2010 it was reduced to 4. By 2015 it was down to 3, and in 2020 it […]
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Lilongwe, Malawi … From a distance it almost looks like the bicycle has wings. As they reach nearer it becomes evident the bicyclist is transporting large bundles of charcoal to markets where they will supply much needed energy. It is obvious some sort of material for cooking and cleaning is essential in a nation where
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Lilongwe, Malawi … After only a month of emergency fund requests the Malawi Project has raised over $75,000.00 for famine relief in Malawi. Funds stated being wired to Malawi immediately, and in just days Action for Progress started making food purchases. It is now being delivered to the AfP center in Lilongwe, and over the
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“His statement cut me like a sharp knife,” recalls Dick Stephens of the Malawi Project. The email read, “We have requests for food every day. It is as bad as it was in 2001-2002.” It was a note from Wilson Tembo of Action for Progress in Malawi. Stephens remembers, “Suzi and I were in Malawi
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Lebanon, Indiana … Rain clouds threatened the loading process from the west, yet the moisture held off as another shipment of supplies was prepared for Malawi. Billie Smith, and his team from Lebanon filled the container right up to the back door with medical, agricultural, educational, and religious supplies. Included in the shipment: Thanks to
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Thirty-one years ago, when members of today’s Malawi Project started working in central Malawi, the population of the nation hovered near 10,000,000 people. Today it is well over 21,500,000. The central region, where the capital is located, reflects an even faster rate. An example is the Mponela Trading Center. It is situated beside Highway M-1
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Lebanon, Indiana … Almost from the inception of the Redwood Montessori School in Lebanon, Indiana, the staff has instilled a message of serving others in the lives of the students. The school is housed at the meeting place of the Lebanon Church of Christ, and this congregation is also involved in supporting the work of
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Lebanon, Indiana … In a specially called meeting of the Malawi Project Board of Directors, Larry Ferrell of Batavia, Ohio, has been added to the Project’s Board of Directors. Larry is no stranger to mission efforts, and the approach taken by the Malawi Project. His involvement started when he was 15 years old and joined
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Indianapolis, Indiana … Surrounding the heart of Indianapolis is a group of counties experiencing major expansion and prosperity in almost every direction. The recent announcement of the largest economic development program in the state’s history, in Boone County, Indiana is projected to create a major technology corridor between Indiana University on the south, and Purdue
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The story of book shortages in primary and secondary schools in Malawi militates against attainment of quality education My name is Jacob Mtambalika. I am 45 years old. I own and run an educational institution inspired by the education challenges I faced in primary and secondary school in Malawi between the late 1980s and late
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