Lilongwe, Malawi … In the spring of 2022 Jan Dean, a specialist in fish farming, and Richard Stephens, of the Malawi Project (MP), traveled to the country for a fact-finding trip about fish farming possibilities. The focus was to evaluate if creating several fish farms as examples of what can be done by small-scale farmers, […]
Read MoreODE TO THE ROLL Lilongwe, Malawi … In 1970 Joni Mitchell released the song, Big Yellow Taxi. In it was this refrain, “You don’t what you’ve got ‘til it’s gone.” I know she was not talking about what I recently experienced, but every time I think about my encounters in Malawi, I recall that song. My […]
Read MoreSouthern Malawi … It has been six months since Cyclone Freddie washed away his entire village. Their home had been their security, and their good memories. Now it was gone, and six months later most of the aid groups who came immediately after the storm, were also gone. John Chikwanthu, 62, and his family of […]
Read MoreMozambique wraps around Malawi on three sides, and unlike the borders of most nations, this fact explains a nearly total encasement of the Southern portion of Malawi. Because of this fact, Mozambique has a powerful influence on the economic and political situation of its neighbor. A major example of this took place between 1977 to […]
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