Maternity Clinic To Receive A New Roof

By Malawi Project | September 17, 2007 | Comments Off

Namikango Maternity Clinic was built in the trading center of Thondwe in 1973-74. Thondwe is located just a few miles east of the city of Blantyre, the commercial center of the nation in the southern region of the country. Between 60 and 80 babies a month are born in the facility. Mark Thiesen, […]

Namateni Banda, A Wheelchair Makes Her Useful

By Malawi Project | September 13, 2007 | Comments Off

She Thought She Was Useless A forty-six-year old lady named Namateni Banda lives in a village called Kawamba Villege. She lives in the area of Traditional Tribal Authority Mponela in Dowa District. This is the first district or state north of the capital city of Lilongwe, Malawi, Central Africa. Namateni was able to walk until […]

Issah Malunga – Child Headed Household

By Malawi Project | September 9, 2007 | Comments Off

He had gone to the rice paddies near Salima in order to find piecework, and was referred to Samatha Ludick at Cool Runnings, “because she will help you.” said the matron who advised him. “It’s a long walk and I hate to have to send you so far, but you can get help there.” […]

2007 Award To Samatha Ludick

By Malawi Project | September 4, 2007 | Comments Off

Each year a humanitarian award is giving by the Malawi Project to a woman in Malawi who is considered important to the people in ways that go beyond the average. The award, a hand made quilt is symbolic of the caregiver who helps fill the needs of others who are in need. This is the […]