Part of the Council for the Handicapped Program The Bangwe Weaving Factory opened in 1976 as a result of the creation of the Malawi Council For The Handicapped (MACOHA) by an act of the Malawi Parliament in 1971 (Chapter 35:02) under the administration of Dr. Hastings Kamuzu Banda the First President of the nation. […]
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“He has a gentle and open nature like very few people that I’ve ever met,” reports Mark Thiesen an American working in the southern part of Malawi. Mark has been part of a missionary family in Malawi since he was a small boy. His parents were missionaries in the northern part of the nation and
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It started in 1998 when Jenny Church from Indianapolis, Indiana USA made a quilt for her employer to take to Malawi and give to a needy family. When the Stephens couple returned that year they brought Jenny a picture of the recipient of her first donated quilt. Her story appeared on the Project’s web
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Namikango Maternity Clinic was built in the trading center of Thondwe in 1973-74. Thondwe is located just a few miles east of the city of Blantyre, the commercial center of the nation in the southern region of the country. Between 60 and 80 babies a month are born in the facility. Mark Thiesen,
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She Thought She Was Useless A forty-six-year old lady named Namateni Banda lives in a village called Kawamba Villege. She lives in the area of Traditional Tribal Authority Mponela in Dowa District. This is the first district or state north of the capital city of Lilongwe, Malawi, Central Africa. Namateni was able to walk until
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He had gone to the rice paddies near Salima in order to find piecework, and was referred to Samatha Ludick at Cool Runnings, “because she will help you.” said the matron who advised him. “It’s a long walk and I hate to have to send you so far, but you can get help there.”
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Each year a humanitarian award is giving by the Malawi Project to a woman in Malawi who is considered important to the people in ways that go beyond the average. The award, a hand made quilt is symbolic of the caregiver who helps fill the needs of others who are in need. This is the
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During a recent gathering of the African community in Indianapolis the Malawi Project was awarded the prestigious “Philanthropy For Africa Award” for the humanitarian work being done in Africa. The award and plaque were given during the annual “Taste of Africa” event held in downtown Indianapolis. Accepting the award on behalf of the Malawi
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Many people seek ways to assist the people of Malawi. This interest often lasts for a short period of time then they move on to the next point of interest. It is unusual in any international aid setting to find those who get involved for the long term and remain committed to one place
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During the month of June Ambassadors For Children in co-operation with the Blessings Complex and the Malawi Project fielded two teams to Malawi for service projects. Ambassadors for Children (AFC) is a not-for-profit organization based in Indianapolis, Indiana and is dedicated to serving children around the world through short-term humanitarian service trips and sustainable
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