“I saw an old walker. Everyone in the ward used it when going to the toilet at the far end of the ward, and time after time a number of us would scramble for it. An old partial broken toilet chair also served us for this period”. Rodrick recalls. Rodrick Maluwa is a member of …
Kwenje Village, Zomba … When the day arrives for planting seedlings in the “Shoes for Trees” program it is a time for the entire village to come together and participate. This was the case when the Kwenje Village, men, women and children came out to have a part in planting thousands of trees. Through the …
Huntersville, North Carolina is a long way from Thondwe, Malawi, but the girls of Brownie Troop 2525 in Huntersville have bridged the gap of knowledge, and turned what they have learned into action. Each year Girl Scouts of America does a project for “National World Thinking Day.” This year five nations were offered. Lonnie Serdinsky, …
Victor Hugo (February 26, 1802 – May 22, 1885) considered the most influential French Romantic writer of the 19th century once said there is nothing stronger than an idea whose time has come. This seems true when it comes to the realization that little girls in emerging nations are at the bottom of the list …
A jovial mood characterized by dancing and singing recently occurred in the village of Msoma-Malosa in Zomba district. Drawn from seven area-wide villages, 580 women, men and children gathered for the event. But one must ask what calls so many people together for a joyous event? Believe it or not, it was a tree planting …
Songani, Malawi … The world is overwhelmed by reports of increased evidence of climate change. Leading causes are too numerous to list, but among them are increased pollution in developed countries, and deforestation in developing countries. Malawi has experienced devastating weather swings in recent years. On one hand the there has been disruptive flooding. At …
Clearer Vision in Central Africa Central Malawi …The tall tribal chief had been unable to see clearly for a long time. He could only make out blurred images as he moved from place to place, and distinct features were something he could never expect to see again. Then someone told him the Malawi Project was …
Malawi, Central Africa …The sound of chain saws and cross cuts can be heard in far too many parts of Malawi. Like the African elephant that is heading toward extinction if something is not done to stop the killing for ivory that threatens his or her existence, the forests of Malawi are being cut at …
Recently Girl Scouts from around the world celebrated “World Thinking Day”. Thinking Day was first created in 1926 at the fourth Girl Guide/Girl Scout International Conference. Conference attendees decided that there should be a special day for Girl Scouts and Girl Guides from around the world to “think” of each other and give thanks and …
One runs short of words to describe the enthusiasm of a group of people who has just been taken by surprise with receiving something they never expected. The Malawi Project team has supplied Sacred Promise Clinic with medicine ranging from anti-malaria drugs to antibiotics. The drugs come just in time, since there is a religious …
