18 July – Malawi After such a discouraging evening on day three, we decided the meetings in Blantyre were too important to reschedule or miss. In spite of not having enough fuel to get back to Lilongwe we realized that to go back to the states without completing the reason for coming, i.e. meetings about […]
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17 July 2011- Malawi. I don’t think I can explain the feeling I am having three days into this trip to Malawi. Obviously it was going to be considerably different without Suzi, and that has such a major impact on me, but that is not all that it is. The situation in Malawi this time
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Kudu, Forest Antelope in the sub-Sahara The Kudu is a member of the woodland antelope family, and is usually found in central, eastern and southern Africa. Despite occupying such widespread territory, they are sparsely populated in most areas, because of declining habitat, the deforestation of their natural habitat, and loss from hunters. The Greater Kudu
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The picture is that of Mrs. Beatrice Petani, 59 years old, from Petani Village, Traditional Authority is Changata, Thyolo. Convulsions At Midnight The poor woman was quite well until the night of 29th January 2011 when around midnight she started convulsing and was restless. Her husband wasted no time but rushed her to Malamulo SDA
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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
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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
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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
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Her name is Kusala, and if you are at the Namikango Mission you may see her. Every morning she goes with her mother to the market. She is a grade 2 pupil at Msamba Primary School, a school located less than 5 kilometers from the mission. Her family earns a living selling sugarcane, and during
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“After working in Malawi for 17 years, I have seen many good programs that need a hand up. Nothing has excited me in quite the way ‘Care for the Caregivers’ has peeked my interest and excitement,” says Suzi Stephens, the Director of Medical Services for the Malawi Project. “I have never been more proud of
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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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