Lebanon, Indiana … Despite being 9,000 miles away from Lebanon, Indiana Jim Messenger a local resident, and member of the Board of Directors for the Malawi Project, revealed several stark realities concerning the plight of the people in the sub-Saharan nation of Malawi. He was addressing the Lebanon, Indiana chapter of Kiwanis International, and revealed several […]
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Lebanon, Indiana … At first glance it looks like some sort of “ivory tower”. But the definition of an “ivory tower” is, “a place — or an atmosphere — where people are happily cut off from the rest of the world.” This is not a place where people are cut off, but a place where people
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Lebanon, Indiana … The catastrophic destruction from Cyclone Freddie has left in its wake a disastrous loss of life, destruction of business, devastation of villages and grain storage, and collapse of crop production for this entire year. (Grain was only weeks away from harvest). The loss of life has passed 500, with some people buried
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Lilongwe, Malawi … The warning spread across the nation like sheets of rain in a typhoon. The Integrated Food Security survey had warned 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,
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Mangochi, Malawi … Mangochi is located near the southern end of Lake Malawi. Because of its strategic location it serves as a major crossroads for east-west travel from Malawi to Mozambique and north-south travel in Malawi. Its population has grown from 3,341 in 1977 to well over 50,000 today. However, just because one lives in
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My friend, you asked about the situation in Malawi after the recent storm. I can only say it is catastrophic. Cyclone Freddie has put itself in the history books as the longest running cyclone in the history of the world. At one point it is said to have had sustained winds of 160 miles per
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Over the years the Malawi Project has helped develop farm programs to facilitate the Malawi people increasing their food distribution, develop higher yields, create better storage, and expand their markets. In recent years Action for Progress, the sister organization to the Malawi Project, has picked up the in-country mantel of leadership and, working with the Malawi Project, has carried
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MOBILITY – A MOST REMARKABLE EVENT Kayemmbe Village, Malawi… The team from Action for Progress (AfP) and members from the Malawi Project came to this village the week earlier to distribute food. Crops had failed in this area and the grain bins were nearly empty. A large crowd had gathered, much larger than expected. Because
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Lebanon, Indiana … The first 40-foot shipping container of the year rolled out of Lebanon, Indiana on Thursday 16 March around noon, destined for Malawi. Three other loads were being arranged one in Arkansas, another in northern Indiana and yet another in Michigan. As the Lebanon shipment, filled with educational materials, medical supplies, and agricultural systems,
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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
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