Lilongwe, Malawi … Another day and another report of an expectant mother losing her life in a rural area. It happens all too often for several reasons. Some can’t be controlled, such as complications or ill health on the part of the mother, but others, especially those associated with getting to the hospital in time …
Mabvuto Msungata Malembo Village, Malawi … “People who are looking for help with mobility issues are flocking to Action for Progress,” reports Wilson Tembo, Executive Director for AfP. “With the number of needed units running into the thousands it seems personnel from AfP are on the road all of the time ensuring the units get into the right …
Lebanon, Indiana … Over this past weekend the nation of Malawi, in Central Africa, suffered what may be recorded as the longest-running cyclone in history. Entire villages, along with many of their residents have washed away in a torrent of rain and mud, roads disappeared in mudslides and torrential rain, flight traffic disrupted, electric service …
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Blantyre, Malawi … The name Freddie seems innocent enough. A lot of people refer to a child or adult named Fred as Freddy. But that name will not be seen with favor for a long time in Blantyre, Malawi. Because of its recent holder roads are closed. Electricity is out. Schools are closed. Airline flights …
Blantyre, Malawi … The worst is yet to come. The disaster that continues to unfold in Blantyre, Malawi and other parts of the nation will have critical results in the days to come. The cyclone that hit the city in the dark of night over the weekend has brought catastrophe to the nearly 1,000,000 residents …
A. J. Batt’s invention of a feeder for planting maize has hit the spot in central Malawi where farming is done by hand and seed planting is handled one grain at a time.
Lusita Faindani Hunger is growing worse by the day. “Where will I find my next meal?” Depression and anxiety have set in. Millions are going two or more days without food. The government has had to limit what you can buy, but so many cannot buy any. People are digging up banana roots and pounding …
Mtisunge Chinthonje Lack of food and necessities are causing children to drop out of school. Many girls are choosing to marry instead of attending classes. They are desperate to find food, and they are seeking any job they can find to help their guardians provide for their families. Mtisunge Chinthonje is a 15-year-old girl whose …
Seath Kaphunga The warning spread across the nation like sheets of rain in a typhone. The Integrated Food Security survey warned that between October 2022 and March 2023 an estimated 3.8 million, or 20% of the entire nation would face acute shortages of food. There was no place to hide, no place to go, no …
ASK AND YOU WILL RECEIVE… “If you don’t ask you don’t get,” has been one of the reasons for the success of the Malawi Project. When it comes to the needs of the people of Malawi it is obvious, they have little voice on the world stage. After all, they are a very tiny country when …
