What Does it Mean to Wait?
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 [...]
Brother and Sister Polio Victims Get Wheelchairs
Help Times Two Dedza, Malawi … Dosidedi Filiberito is the younger brother of Donesiya Filiberito of Nkutu Village, Traditional Authority Kamenya Gwaza in Dedza District. Dosidedi is about 30 years old while the sister, Donesiya is about 35 years old. Both were victims of polio within two years of birth, and have never walked during [...]
6 Year Old Mosquito Victim
Mosquito Confines Her to Silence and Wheelchair Unknown Village, Southern Malawi … The African sun was beating down at nearly 100 degrees. Sweat beads slowly roll from my hat to my eyebrow where I periodically wipe them away. We turn south from the tarmac road and almost immediately it turns into a curving, pot-filled, [...]
Wheelchairs Await Their New Owners
Wheelchairs Seemed to Arrive Early Kasungu, Malawi … From all appearances the wheelchairs were up early and reached the site of the ceremony well ahead of the crowd. Of course, one has to realize that many in the crowd were slow getting around since nearly all of them live with severe handicaps that make [...]
Sandida Boko
Who Can Carry and 18 Year Old? Dedza District, Malawi … The question poses all kinds of thought and response: “I might for a few feet.” “I might if she were not too heavy.” “I might if the ground were level.” The problem comes when one realizes these conditions cannot be [...]
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