A GIRL YOU WILL NEVER MEET

By Malawi Project | February 26, 2019 | Comments Off

You will never meet her. In fact, you will probably spend less than a minute viewing this picture of Valentine Waiti, a teenage girl from Malawi. You will never know her family, nor step inside the village in which she lives. You will never hear her voice, meet her siblings, or see her classmates in […]

What is 137 feet long, 72.18 feet wide, and 19.69 feet high?

By Malawi Project | February 19, 2019 | Comments Off

Let’s see, step one, step two, step three, step four. Wow, 137 feet is a pretty good distance. So is 72 feet wide, and obviously, nearly 20 feet in height is a lot higher than one can jump. Give up? Well, that is the size Action for Progress is proposing for the new distribution hub […]

Volunteers loading books for Boone County's Central Elementary book donation

BOONE COUNTY SCHOOLS BOOK DONATION

By Malawi Project | February 12, 2019 | Comments Off

Lebanon, Indiana … The school year was barely underway when Jim Messenger, a board member for the Malawi Project, discussed the need in Malawi for textbooks and school supplies with his son-in-law, Lowell Miller, a teacher in the Lebanon, Indiana School System. Jim highlighted how schools in Malawi had few books, and often an entire […]

A meeting where Bob Bob Gabrielse explains the tires used in the mobility units his company produces

FROM SEED TO MARKET

By Malawi Project | February 5, 2019 | Comments Off

Lilongwe, Malawi … As the Malawi Project assists agricultural co-ops, churches and village communities, each step toward independence is difficult, time-consuming, and expensive. To plant ideas, wait for them to take root, then take the next step takes time. This is especially evident in the area of agriculture, where old patterns die hard, and new […]