Lilongwe, Malawi … After several delays, due to cost increases, and other projects taking a high priority, contributors have stepped forward and made it possible to begin construction of a protective wall around the Action for Progress distribution center west of Lilongwe. A minor break-in just after the warehouse was constructed took place, and Wilson […]
Read MoreDowa District, Malawi … The rains came down in torrents, washing away crops, damaging the fragile mud construction of village huts, and sections of M-5, the tarmac link between the lakeshore trading center of Salima, and the commercial center of Blantyre were washed away. This was not Freddy, the catastrophic cyclone that struck southern Malawi […]
Read MoreIndianapolis, Indiana … For several days the African News Services was filled with news about the record-breaking cyclone that struck Malawi (a small and peaceful country in east-central Africa) in the middle of the night. Named Freddie, the storm had traveled across the entire Indian Ocean, then inland to strike a catastrophic blow to southern Malawi […]
Read MoreShe remembers it as though it were yesterday, and it is recalled with great emotional pain. It was the week everything in her life changed. “It was 2013 when I developed a sore on my right leg,” Tiyese recounted. “Nothing we did made it better, and finally I had to go to the hospital. To my horror, […]
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