KODO’s Facilities Ready to House Programs Teaching Self Reliance

By Malawi Project | March 27, 2012 | Comments Off

Salima, Malawi … Along the road to the lake, just east of Salima, a small group of buildings are being completed. A number of people with physical disabilities are tilling the land, and the resulting crops are assisting to make them self-reliant. The program is part of the effort by George Banda, and Kuthandiza Osayenda […]

PMTCT – Hope for the Future

By Malawi Project | March 25, 2012 | Comments Off

The United Nations estimates there are over 16 million children under 18 that have been orphaned by AIDS worldwide. Many live in Sub-Saharan Africa. In Malawi many of these children live in child headed households, or stay with (often elderly) relatives who can do little to care for them. The crisis is critical, and yet […]

AIDS Orphan – HIV Positive

By Malawi Project | March 19, 2012 | Comments Off

The scale of the orphan crisis in Malawi and the rest of sub-Saharan Africa is somewhat masked by the time lag between when parents become infected and when they die. As adults continue to die from AIDS over the next decade, an increasing number of orphans have and will continue to grow up without parental […]

Facing the Shadow

By Malawi Project | March 13, 2012 | Comments Off

The long dark and deadly shadow of HIV/AIDS extends well beyond those who test positive for the virus. It encompasses a large number of people who never face the deadly outcome of the disease directly. David, an 18 year old firstborn son in a family of five, lives in the shadow of HIV and AIDS. […]