NEWS ALERT: DEVASTATING FLOODS TAKE OUT LIVES, HOMES AND POWER

By Malawi Project | March 14, 2019 | Comments Off

I write with a heavy heart to share news of devastating floods in Malawi. As of 9th March, 23 people had lost lives with 11 others reported missing. This has been as a result of continuous rainfall that lasted for 5 days. Those who died or are missing have either been washed away in the […]

CRAWLING NEAR DEATH’S DOOR

By Malawi Project | March 12, 2019 | Comments Off

With Wilson Tembo’s return to the capital to head up Action for Progress, it was quite evident how much Malawi’s capital city of Lilongwe had changed in the eight years he had been in the southern region. While Wilson is originally from a village north of the city, he had been working in and around […]

LAND DEVELOPMENT BEGINS

By Malawi Project | March 7, 2019 | Comments Off

Lilongwe, Malawi … With the rain clouds threatening the plush, green landscape with another day of torrential rain the workers with the big orange truck owned by Gimm Holdings PVT Limited set out to drill a borehole (water well) on the land that will house AfP operations. Acquired in October 2018 by Action for […]

SHE IS THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG

By Malawi Project | March 5, 2019 | Comments Off

Macheka Village, Malawi … In a land where water never freezes, snow is seldom seen, and few will ever experience an ocean gale in icy weather, Wilson Tembo’s explanation of the plight of 19-year-old Patuma Mbwana, is an interesting way to define the situation. “She is the tip of the iceberg,” he says, and somehow, […]