Library Helps Bench Builders

By Malawi Project | September 14, 2011 | Comments Off

Three students of the Para Community Secondary School, in Senga Bay, Malawi watch Barry, a volunteer, helping put the finishing touches on the new library. One of the tasks is to build a reception counter. “Mr. Barry when & where did you study carpentry,” asks one of the three students. Barry simply answers by saying, […]

Exciting Adventure to the Past

By Malawi Project | September 10, 2011 | Comments Off

Dedza, Malawi … We had heard about them for years. In fact, from childhood we had heard about the little people of Africa. In the early years we heard them described as the “pygmies”. Later they became “the little people,” and more recently the famous African author Wilbur Smith exposed the world to the name […]

Clinic and Birthing Center Site Chosen

By Malawi Project | September 2, 2011 | Comments Off

Dedza, Malawi … “Please do something to assist my people with healthcare,” pleaded 82-year-old Tribal Chief Pocheria Knutie. With this simple request the chief declared a 200-acre tract of land would be set aside for a joint Malawi-American program to develop an international school and vocational training center. It would be free of charge. While […]

Dzidalire – Word Means Self Reliance

By Malawi Project | August 20, 2011 | Comments Off

Dedza, Malawi … “All too long aid to Africa has meant good intentioned people from first world nations delivering help to those who have little in the third world countries. This aid was often delivered with little thought as to how it could adversely affect the people who received it. Neither side seemed to fully […]