Salima District Capital and Hospital Although no evidence of its past is visible in the present the name “Salima” can drive cold chills down the back of even a novice historian. It was from Salima, during the dark days of the slave trade, that thousands upon thousands of people were sold into slavery and […]
Salima Trading Center and Senga Bay Read More »
We have traveled approximately 80 kilometers from Blessings Hospital in Lumbadzi and we are nearing the east side of the old trading center of Salima. This area along the lake was once a notorious slave-trading center, but today it is a quiet crossroads community on the road from Lilongwe to Senga Bay, or the
Inside the Salima District Hospital – A Tier Two Facility Read More »
Dowa District, Malawi … The rains came down in torrents, washing away crops, damaging the fragile mud construction of village huts, and sections of M-5, the tarmac link between the lakeshore trading center of Salima, and the commercial center of Blantyre were washed away. This was not Freddy, the catastrophic cyclone that struck southern Malawi
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Salima, Malawi … This center for trade and commerce near the edge of Lake Malawi was once a notorious center for the trade of human beings. Thousands were captured in the interior, brought to Lake Malawi, moved across present day Mozambique, sent to Zanzibar, then to the Arabian states and India where they were never
Mobility – A Dream Realized Read More »
Some of the greatest national treasure in Malawi are the giant baobab trees that punctuate the skyline in the lower Rift Valley, near the Shire River.
DISAPPEARING NATIONAL TREASURE Read More »
In a recent speech at a media training session in Salima, the National Malaria Control Program Manager Dr. Michael Kayange disclosed that malaria is killing more people in Malawi than Covid-19.
Malaria is Still the Big Killer Read More »
Most people can only guess what a person is thinking who has a mobility issue and wants so badly to move around freely. Then they read about Jesus and dream of this happening to them.
A Good Day for Dreams – Part 1 Read More »
Mzugulira Village, Salima, Malawi … Jotamu Peter is 15 years old, but already knows what he wants to do when he gets out of school. He wants to be a schoolteacher. When Griven Kasalika met this young man, he was able to encourage him, even though he knew Jotamu was facing an uphill battle because
WILL I BE A SCHOOL TEACHER? Read More »
All over the world families are facing temporary disruptions because of the coronavirus pandemic. Children are out of school, yet they cannot go to the playground with their friends. They are free from educational responsibilities but cannot visit in the homes of their neighbors. They have all this free time but can’t go to church services,
HOUSEBOUND FOR 11-YEARS Read More »
Salima, Malawi … Sitting under a nearby tree, she watched intently as Tembo and Kasalika unloaded a number of hand-peddled mobility units. Florence Sinthani is a 15-years-old girl from a village in Malawi. What are they doing? Who are they here to see? Visitors to this part of Africa are surprised to discover some of
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