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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Likisina Khumbulasi was born thirty years ago. She learned to walk as a small child but at the age of six she became very sick. She nearly died from the unknown illness which paralyzed her legs and hand. After sometime she learned to use her hands but remains unable to walk. Likisina
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Nachulu Banda says simply, “My wheelchair will Help Me Work.” She is a businesswoman, but for years it has been almost impossible for her to travel to the gardens to buy, or to the markets to sell. Nachulu Banda comes from Mbunga Village in Dowa District, and her business is the buying and selling of
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Joshua Bizwick’s Story Few people have ever heard of the tiny nation of Malawi. It is deep in the sub-Sahara of Africa, and in the vast expanse of the continent it is nearly lost because of its tiny size. Yet in this nation that is considered the third poorest on earth live a kind, gentle,
Chomveka Chunga’s Story He had lived for 40 years in and around Khombe Village. The area is within the jurisdiction of the Traditional Authority of Chief Chakhaza. For all of those years he had waited and wished and dreamed. Nothing happened. When he was young he struggled to go to school, but it was 15
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Leman Senti’s Story Leman was born some 25 years ago, but is not sure of his birth date. He was crippled from birth, and has never been able to get around on his own. Both of his parents are still alive, but they are too old and poor to help him. Leman is a farmer,
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Samalani Phanga’s Story Samalani Phanga was born some 32 years ago. He was crippled from birth, and has never been able to get around on his own. He has a part time job at a store near his home, but he has had to crawl to work each morning. During his free time he operates
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Martha Mpandula’s Story She has always wanted to have a husband and children. She wished the people in the village would pay more attention to her. But it has not happened, and there appeared to be no chance that it would ever happen. Then one day. Then one day in spite of the odds against
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Lindeni Chikoho’s Story He is approximately 30 years old, although like many in Malawi he does not know when his birthday is. He lives in Chilawo Village in the Dowa District, very near the central part of the nation of Malawi. He was born crippled and has always been unable to walk to school or
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Faison John’s Story Faison John is a 25-year-old man from Chipasula village in the area of Traditional Authority Chitukula in Lilongwe District. Faison was born disabled and grew up never knowing what it was like to walk. This did not, however, keep him from making an attempt to be successful on his own. He has
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