To evaluate the Malawi Project’s “Shoes for Trees” conservation program, Wilson Tembo recently returned to Kumanyenga Village near Zomba where thousands of tree seedlings had been planted five years ago. At that time the Minister of Natural Resources, as well as a high-powered delegation from the Malawi Government encouraged hundreds of people from surrounding villages […]
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I had been sent to Orlando, FL for a conference in my business. I was getting ready for my return flight and logged in to the airline site to check in. As I checked in, I notice that I had been assigned a “middle seat.” I prefer the aisle so I can get up and
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Brownstown, Michigan … The UPS driver came out of the truck with a handcart stacked high with boxes, and started up toward the house. It was not an unusual site as we have experienced this with the now-concluded pill container program for almost three years, day after day, week after week, month after month. In
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Thondwe, Malawi … No one needs to remind you, “a picture is worth a thousand words”. Nor do they need to repeat the fact that an example is more effective than a few words of directive. Over the past 20 years the Malawi Project has sought to integrate the idea of helping Malawians become more
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Nkhotakota, Malawi … The weather of joy and happiness was coupled with ululation as excitement engulfed Vinthenga Village. The village is located near Lake Malawi under the jurisdiction of Senior Traditional Authority Malengachanzi. On this warm summer day children were walking in and out between the small houses of their village. There was happiness
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Malawi, Central Africa … Can you hear it? See it? The clock is ticking. For many people in the tiny nation of Malawi the clocks are ticking away their lives. Starvation and famine are widespread and there is no way the people can obtain aid from “around the corner” or “down the street.” It is
Chingalangande Village & Mpandalinga Village … At first glance one would say they have little in common. Doress is a pleasant, vibrant 14-year-old teen-ager from Chingalangande Village west of the historic old colonial capital of Zomba. On the other end of life’s spectrum Merise is a kind, polite, smiling 75-year-old from Mpondalinga Village near the
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Indianapolis, Indiana … In a room down the hallway one could hear the distant whirl of the instrument used for cleaning teeth, while nearby the phone was ringing; probably a patient calling for an appointment. All through the offices and patient rooms the staff was responding professionally to the needs of each individual patient.
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Indianapolis, Indiana … The bell rang, doors sprang open, and students filled the hallways with laughter, conversation and feet rapidly moving to another location. There was only a short time for lunch at Pike High School in Northwestern Indianapolis, Indiana and there was not a minute to waste. Some students seemed not to notice
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Lebanon, Indiana … During the recent board meeting of the Directors of the Malawi Project Bob Gabrielse from the Mobility Worldwide production facility in Demotte, Indiana demonstrated the versatility of the Personal Energy Transportation (PET) vehicle. For the demonstration he used the 1,000th unit the plant had produced. During the meeting it was agreed
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