The educational system in Malawi 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.
Malawi 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
CRITICALLY NEEDED BOOKS RECEIVED
Lilongwe, Malawi … The Kabudula Community Secondary School, situated west of the capital, caters to 300 students. Regrettably, like many schools in Malawi, the school lacks sufficient textbooks and other learning materials. This is evident in one of its rooms, which houses not only the deputy head teacher but also the merger school library. Fortunately,…
SUPPLY SHIPMENTS EN ROUTE
Lebanon, Indiana … As we approach the three-month mark of the new year, supply shipments to Malawi are well underway. Three shipments are currently en route: one containing famine assistance, another with mobility units, and a third with medical, agricultural, and educational supplies. All three shipments are 40-foot shipping containers filled to capacity. They will…
A VISUAL TRIP TO AFRICA
Thanks to Jim Langdon of Lafayette, Indiana, you can now take a visual trip to Malawi and see some of the programs being carried out by the Malawi Project and Action for Progress. So, prepare yourself a cup of tea, sit back and relax, click on the link below, and head out over the Atlantic…
FINAL TOUCHES ON ANOTHER SHIPMENT
Lebanon, Indiana … Rain clouds threatened the loading process from the west, yet the moisture held off as another shipment of supplies was prepared for Malawi. Billie Smith, and his team from Lebanon filled the container right up to the back door with medical, agricultural, educational, and religious supplies. Included in the shipment: Thanks to…
REDWOOD MONTESSORI HELPS MALAWI SCHOOLCHILDREN
Lebanon, Indiana … Almost from the inception of the Redwood Montessori School in Lebanon, Indiana, the staff has instilled a message of serving others in the lives of the students. The school is housed at the meeting place of the Lebanon Church of Christ, and this congregation is also involved in supporting the work of…
SHORTAGE OF SCHOOL BOOKS
The story of book shortages in primary and secondary schools in Malawi militates against attainment of quality education My name is Jacob Mtambalika. I am 45 years old. I own and run an educational institution inspired by the education challenges I faced in primary and secondary school in Malawi between the late 1980s and late…
BOONE COUNTY SCHOOLS ASSIST MALAWI
Lebanon, Indiana … In recent years the public school system of Boone County Indiana has become a major contributor of textbooks and school supplies to public schools in Malawi, Central Africa. Through the Malawi Project and Action for Progress, literally thousands of schoolbooks have been donated and sent to Malawi schools nationwide. The books gain…
TRANSPORT COMPANY RECEIVES CONTAINER # 361
The threat of rain, and an early spring touch of cold, hung in the air as the tractor and 40-foot shipping container moved into position to receive the shipment for Malawi. The volunteers, those who would load the trailer, and those who had packed and prepared the pallets of goods, moved closer to the action…
CONSERVING AFRICA’S FORESTS
Fire Sticks The world has been chopping down 10 million hectares of trees each year to make space to grow crops and livestock, and to produce materials such as paper. This accounts for about 16% of total tree loss cover. 96% of deforestation takes place in tropical forests. Malawi, and much of central Africa, is…
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…
