Stylized picture of Richard Stevens with a Malawian girl

INTERVIEW ABOUT MALAWI

By Malawi Project | January 29, 2019 | Comments Off

Indianapolis, Indiana … Through both radio and a podcast production information was recently conveyed about Malawi, and the work of the Malawi Project. Thanks to Chuck Moeller, a co-worker for many years, as well as a strong advocate of the work being accomplished in Malawi, an introduction was made with Todd Huff of Todd Huff […]

NO LONGER “GLUED TO HIS VILLAGE”

By Malawi Project | January 22, 2019 | Comments Off

“Glued to his village,” was the way Wilson Tembo, Executive Director of Action for Progress described Charles Mpunzeni from Chitera Village in October 2017 (See his story https://www.malawiproject.org/glued-to-the-village/ ). Charles had been unable to walk since birth. In spite of his disability he had been able to grow to adulthood, marry, and father four children. […]

CULTURE – WHERE THERE IS NO MONEY

By Malawi Project | January 15, 2019 | Comments Off

Lilongwe, Malawi … Progress in the poorest part of the world has been described as “pushing a chain uphill”. Here are just a couple of the most common examples. Making a simple phone call requires pre-paid time having been placed on the phone ahead of time. However, it seems few people have any time stored […]

A Southern Armyworm perched on a grain stalk

COMING CRISIS IN FOOD

By Malawi Project | January 8, 2019 | Comments Off

Lilongwe, Malawi … While significant, (and not so significant) headlines dominated world news in late 2017, a newsworthy event was unfolding in sub-Saharan Africa. “Lost in the shuffle” for attention-catching headlines read: “Malawi; State of Disaster declared in ‘fall armyworm’ affected districts.” The story continued, “President of the Republic of Malawi Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika has […]