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 …
Malawi Vice President Visits Indiana Indianapolis, Indiana … During a recent trip to the United States the Right Honorable Joyce Banda, the Vice President of the nation of Malawi, made a trip to Indiana to express her gratitude for the work the Malawi Project has accomplished in her nation in recent years. During her time …
Senga Bay, Malawi … “Please come to the gate. I know it is holiday, but please see the lady. She has a big sore on her arm. Please help her.” “I quickly put on a pair of rubber gloves and ran to the gate,” reports Samantha Ludick of the Clinic at the Gate, and the …
With one of the highest populations densities in Africa, and with only 2% of the population having access to electricity, the people of Malawi are cutting trees faster than the forests can grow. Why is such an intense deforestation taking place? Cooking ~ 98% of the population has no electricity with which to cook. There …
Guardians Rush to be First A quiet, overcast morning greeted the morning at the Namikango Maternity Hospital in Thondwe, as a light wind seemed to drift aimlessly with no purpose. People began to gather near the old guardian shelters veranda. Most of the people were there in order to care for a patient in the …
Agriculture is the backbone of Malawi. It is a land locked country centrally positioned on the surface of the African continent. It has a population of 13.5 million people. While a stretch of the population near the lake shore depends on cassava as its main food, and the rest of the nation has varied amounts …
Imagine… …cutting wood for the fire to prepare breakfast, then having to carry it for 1/2 to 3/4 of a mile on your head back to your home. …walking far up the mountain to cultivate your family farm plot, while carrying a baby on your back and a heavy hoe over your shoulder. …walking to …
In 2009 the Malawi Project issued its first financial grant to enable an individual to start a small business to help him, his family, and a number of orphans he has been trying to support. The grant went to Robert Chilemba of Nkhotakota. Robert excelled in primary education, and was one of the highest rated …
Eyes Only Slightly Open Mike Ferris, the Treasurer for the Malawi Project, continues his narrative concerning his first visit to a Malawi hospital. “I was moving from place to place in a hospital in the central region of Malawi. Each new area of the hospital held more stunning revelations about medical care in a third …
“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 …
