BURSTING AT THE SEAMS

By Malawi Project | September 4, 2020 | Comments Off

Malawi, Central Africa … To look at the growth chart for the nation of Malawi is similar to looking at a professional boxer on steroids. It just keeps getting bigger and bigger at breakneck speed! Here is what it looks like: YearPopulation19654,058,67319704,603,72319755,292,80819806,163,08019857,211,10519909,437.55319959,909,088200011,376,173200513,039,711201015,187,095201517,573,607202021,196,629 Since independence in 1964, the population has registered a whopping 500% increase. By […]

TURNING OVER CEREMONY

By Malawi Project | August 31, 2020 | Comments Off

Blantyre, Malawi … It is a ceremony repeated over and over again. Each time medical, educational, or agricultural supplies arrive at a new location in Malawi, an event known as “the turning over ceremony,” takes place. Richard Stephens, of the Malawi Project recalls, “I thought at first this was sort of strange. We always had such […]

Leniya on her mobility unit holding a bible

LENIYA HAS NEVER STOPPED

By Malawi Project | August 25, 2020 | Comments Off

Chalasikaopa Village, Malawi … Even though she was born with deformed legs, and has never walked, there are other things that include the word “never”. She has never been to school. She has never married. She has never stopped attending church services, she has never stopped running a small business, and she has never given up hope. Here name is Leniya Hebert, and she lives in […]

ACTION TO THE RESCUE

By Malawi Project | August 21, 2020 | Comments Off

Mulanje, Malawi … As the Covid-19 pandemic spreads rapidly across the nation, Action for Progress is trying to keep up with the demand by quickly delivering PPE, (Personal Protective Equipment), supplies to a number of hospitals. Faced with a critical shortage of these supplies, the medical personnel in Malawi must confront a possible disaster of […]