Thondwe, Malawi …The lack of food tops the news headlines daily. Prices are skyrocketing, when, and if, it can be found. Efforts to get staple grain often ends in fruitless frustration. Women with small babies on their back stand in long lines at maize selling locations. They wait for hours, days and even in some …
Salima, Malawi … Kuthandiza Osayenda Disability Outreach, or KODO for short, is usually recognized as a place to get a wheelchair, a set of crutches, or some other type of mobility device. It is also seen as a source for learning a trade, and providing a living for the person and their family. It is …
Lilongwe, Malawi … A few years ago the United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) estimated that even in a good year 40 to 50% of the population of sub-Saharan Africa goes hungry, and the region, “is worse off nutritionally today than it was 30 years ago.” Since that report conditions in sub-Saharan Africa have …
The hippopotamus, hippo for short, is among the largest land mammals in the world. Male hippos average around 3,300 lbs (1,500 kg) while females are slightly smaller at 2,900 lbs (1,300 kg). Larger members of the hippo family have the males pegged at 4,400 lbs (2,000 kg). Record setting hippos have weighted as high as …
The new V-Tractor which was donated to Namikango Mission by the Malawi Project in February of this year has already been making it’s mark. With 90 acres of land, 10 acres of which is farmland at Namikango, there is a great need for mobility and transportation of goods, not to mention taking care of the …
Lilongwe, Malawi … On 17 April 2016 President Peter Mutharika extended a “declaration of emergency” as reports concerning the current famine continue to reflect a worsening situation. Reports indicate insufficient food supplies for a large segment of the population, while at the same time the supply that is available is quickly being priced out of …
Indianapolis, Indiana … “Kids helping Kids” is one of the most successful programs carried out by the Malawi Project. Kids offer their imagination, their creativeness, their unselfishness, and their belief that all things are possible. The following story is one of those stories that remind all of us just how committed kids can be to …
Indianapolis and Demotte, Indiana … In 1994 an American missionary to Zaire (Congo) told another about the need for three-wheeled, hand-cranked wheelchairs, a need that was especially critical because of high numbers of disabilities from disease and injuries from land mines. Prototypes were developed, and in 1995 the first units were shipped to Zaire. Manufacturing …
The Malawi Project has sent three basic utility vehicles for use in Malawi. These units supply needed transportation in a nation that moves from place to place on foot, and transports most things on heads and backs. One such unit is based at the Namikango Mission and Clinic where the Project has its southern point …
Indianapolis, IN & Macomb, IL … The Malawi businessman was on his first visit to the United States when he visited a “big box” hardware store. He stood at the end of the isle and stared down the long row. “What are you thinking,” he was asked? “I think there are more hammers in this …
