Maula Prison, located in the capital city of Lilongwe, is reported to be housing nearly 2,000 prisoners, yet it has a prison capacity of around 1,000. In some cases cells built for 50 or 60 people are said to hold three times that many. Prisoners sleep on blankets on the floor and are too tightly […]
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Zomba, Malawi … The first impression of the Zomba High Security Prison is its view from the Zomba road. From the highway the facility looks deserted. The buildings appear similar to an old dilapidated, run down, deserted set of factory buildings in the rust belt of middle America in the early 70’s. The roofs are
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Zomba, Malawi … They all have dreams and expectations, and they all have desires, needs and ambitions. Yet their inner self cannot be revealed, nor can it be known by the outside world. They go through a terrible kind of torment each day, and they face the realities of a life with little or no
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Limbe, Malawi … It is late afternoon as we leave the Blantyre house and travel to the original sites of Dr. Banda’s home, and medical office, as well as the original site of the first political party in Malawi. Dr. Banda was the first President of Malawi, and these sites hold historic significance, though only
Nkhota Bay, Malawi … This report comes from northern Malawi near the big lake, Lake Malawi. This lake is the 12th largest fresh water lake in the world. Nkhota Bay is situated east of the capital of the northern part of Malawi, Mzuzu, and sits beside the lake in the Nkhota District. This district in
Imagine … …spending each hour of every day of your 4o year life confined to a remote African village. …crawling through its dust wherever you … lying at the same doorstep Sitela Village, Malawi … it was a busy day with a tight schedule at the Namikango Mission in southern Malawi. A major increase in
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Wheelchairs and Medical Supplies into Malawi Prisons Malawi Prison Services, Zomba, Malawi… The program started at 10 am, with the turning over of medical supplies, equipment, and wheelchairs to the Prison Service in Zomba. The Chief Commissioner for Malawi’s Prison System was in attendance at the function. It was the fifth donation of medical supplies
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It is winter in a small African country of Malawi, and almost noon as we drive south to pick a guide. Our plans are to visit Agnes Leman, an 18-year-old girl who cannot walk. The trip must not be cancelled, as the impact that a wheelchair can make needs to be seen by the American
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“Visiting Malawi for the first time I was unsure what to expect,” wrote Mike Ferris, Treasurer and Board Member for the Malawi Project. It was his first trip to Malawi. “Because of my hospital background I had some expectations of what hospitals in Malawi would be like, but I was about to find out they
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Report after report show the success stories of those who have received wheelchairs as a result of the cooperation between the Malawi Project and the Free Wheelchair Mission. However, one must not forget those who are coming to the various sites hoping they too will experience what it means to have mobility again. The more
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