Education

The educational system is short of buildings, supplies, equipment, and teachers. Vast numbers of children cannot afford to go to school past the third or fourth grade. As late as 2005, sixty-two percent of the children entering primary school reached only the second grade; while only thirty-four percent reached grade five.

Schools are quite proud of their success when they possess sufficient supplies or a large number of books in their libraries, as shown in the picture above.

Education Stories

  • MONTESSORI STUDENTS “HEAD THE CLASS”

    MONTESSORI STUDENTS “HEAD THE CLASS”

    Lebanon, Indiana … The excitement was evident as Malawi Project board members Jim Messenger, Suzi Stephens, and Dick Stephens greeted the staff and students at the Redwood Montessori School in Lebanon, Indiana. The students had gathered in the church’s shelter house to present the board with over 7,000 toilet paper(tp) rolls they have collected for…

  • THE ONLY SCHOOL WITH CHAIRS

    THE ONLY SCHOOL WITH CHAIRS

    The Liwuto Primary School was opened in 2013. It is a government sponsored school, located in the central region of Malawi. Enrollment stands at 688 with 366 girls and 322 boys. Like many public schools in Malawi, the lack of resources tops the list of challenges. For example, the school has only 13 desks. This…

  • THE NEED FOR SUPPLIES

    THE NEED FOR SUPPLIES

    It does little good to suggest a person should fish rather than being handed the fish if there are no resources for a fishing pole, line and sinker, bait, and a lake or pond with fish. In many cases, the intense poverty of Malawi makes it impossible to subscribe to more modern methods when they…

  • APPRECIATION FOR A PENCIL!

    “Have you ever been excited with a pencil?”  “Have you ever thanked God for that simple piece of wood, clay, and graphite?” If you have never expressed appreciation for something as simple, yet as important, as a pencil. Perhaps it is long overdue.  “Wow, you are crazy,” you might say. “Thank God for a pencil.” “That is…

  • THIRTEEN IS NOT AN UNLUCKY NUMBER

    THIRTEEN IS NOT AN UNLUCKY NUMBER

    Lebanon, Indiana … Nearing the end of the year three shipments of supplies were making their way to Malawi. For some people the number 13 signals bad luck. But for the people of Malawi, this number will be seen as a blessing from God.  Thanks to Kristy Scott and the staff and contributors at World Emergency…

  • Dan’s Goals in Focus

    Dan’s Goals in Focus

    Heber Springs, Arkansas … Dan Brewer, a member of the Malawi Project’s Board of Directors, and his wife, Debbie, own Abbe House Bed and Breakfast in Heber Springs, (listed on Trip Advisor as the #1 bed and breakfast in the area). Dan is a private contractor for the Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) in Indianapolis,…

  • SO MANY LIKE YOBU

    SO MANY LIKE YOBU

    The school year had just started. Children running, laughing, playing, sharing, learning. But along with the beginning of school had come the rains, the deluge that sweeps over Malawi every year.  Heavy rains, constant rain, rain coming down in torrents for hours. It is an unbearable time of year for those who must crawl on…

  • GABRIELA SETS HIGH GOALS

    GABRIELA SETS HIGH GOALS

    Lebanon, Indiana … The email was addressed to the Malawi Project, and it came from a 9-year-old in Southern Florida. Gabriela had observed the plight of the Malawi people who must carry, use, and store medicines without the aid of medicine bottles. Taken for granted in the U.S. and other developed nations the pill container…

  • VALUE OF A SINGLE CHAIR

    VALUE OF A SINGLE CHAIR

    Lebanon, Indiana … Two times in recent months the Methodist Children’s Home in Lebanon, Indiana donated unneeded chairs to Malawi. The first of these, a group of 65 was added to a shipment that arrived in Malawi a couple of weeks ago, and the second group, approximately 100 or more will go on the next…

  • LEBANON WAREHOUSE DOORS OPEN WIDE

    LEBANON WAREHOUSE DOORS OPEN WIDE

    Lebanon, Indiana … With an influx of critically needed supplies for the people of Malawi the work at the Lebanon, Indiana warehouse has accelerated to an all-time high.   School Supplies The end of the school year signaled an inflow of new and used textbooks and school supplies. These arrived from schools in Zionsville, Lebanon, and…

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