Deforestation Confronted with Shoes
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 [...]
BUV Goes From Logs, to Food, to People
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 [...]
One Grant at a Time
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 [...]
Caring for the Caregivers
“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 [...]
The Gift of a New Blue Basin
“I found Patrick Dandaula lying in a hospital bed on Tuesday morning. It was not that he was suffering from a disease like Malaria. No. His mother had brought Patrick to Pirimiti Community Hospital for additional balanced food provisions. He was suffering from malnutrition. Pirimiti Hospital takes care of close to 150 patients a month [...]
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