“Had I Been there I Would Have…” “Had I been there, I would have offered to adopt the twins”. That was what went through my mind as I sat and in disbelief listened to an incident that had happened in one of the villages here some years ago. A woman had given birth …
“My Name is Innocent” His name is Innocent Banda and in many ways he lives up to what his name implies. First, he has become parentless through no fault of his own. He is “innocent”. And “Innocent” was the name his parents gave him at birth. He does not know why they chose that name …
Without Our Help They Will Die By Smith Chibaka, Sacred Promise Healthcare One of the astonishing events in Moses’ life was that he had been sentenced to death long before he was even born. After his birth, his survival depended on his parents’ faith in God. Unbelievably, after 3 months of being secretly hidden in …
First Aid for Fishing Villages “It’s a strange place for a medical clinic I know. But it is the only place we have at the present. They come here day and night. It is not unusual to have a patient come to the gate at 11 o’clock at night,” says Samatha Ludick, the owner …
It Has Been Called “The Eton of Africa” The late President Hastings Kamuzu Banda founded the Kamuzu Academy in November 1981. The school has been recognized as an elite facility bringing academic excellence to a highly motivated and skilled student body. The school is located in the Kasungu District of Malawi and occupies a large …
A recent distribution of quilts and blankets, made in America, brought smiles, warm feelings and expressions of appreciation from a number of new mothers at the Lumbadzi Health Care Center north of the capital city of Lilongwe. The blankets were gifts from individuals and organizations in America that consistently make and send the quilts to …
Last year’s harvest is nearing an end and the new crops are still months away. It will soon be “the time of famine” and it arrives somewhere in Malawi almost every year between January and April before the new harvest can be gathered from the fields. Aid is Shifted When Tsunami Strikes Southeast Asia …
Kuthandiza Osayenda Disability Outreach Receives a Facelift Recent assistance from the Malawi Project has helped improve the image of the Kuthandiza Osayenda Disability Outreach in Salima, Malawi. In August the Project extended a grant to Mr. George Chimpiko Banda in order for him to improve the image of the offices and work area of …
He was once a beloved soccer player in his village area of Dzoole Village. Even today he is a musician and artist. It was not always like this. Samuel Benzi has not always had to crawl on the ground like “a snake in the bush.” He is a fourth born of the seven children from …
“I have been trying to figure a way to help in the educational system in Malawi for some time,” says Samatha Ludick, the owner of the Cool Runnings Resort on Lake Malawi. “Without education the people will always stand in the same spot where they are standing now. They can never move forward until …
