Southern Malawi, … The rain had been coming down in torrential waves for the past two days, and rivers and streams could not handle the load. They were beginning to overflow their banks, and unknown to thousands of village people the water was about to become their enemy. For many villagers, proximity to rivers means […]
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Action for Progress, Malawi … The harvest is beginning to take place from the first season of tomato production at the Action for Progress greenhouses. AfP staff members worked together to development the plants, starting this project with little knowledge about raising tomatoes. However, over the course of just two months, they have gained a
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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
The teams from Action for Progress (AfP) and the Malawi Project (MP) traveled to the northwest part of Lilongwe District to distribute baby packs to many expectant mothers. The hospital director for the Kabudula Community Hospital met the team near the entrance and took them directly to his office. The office was well-kept and nicely outfitted, and it was evident
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Dedza, Malawi… Action for Progress and the team from the Malawi Project reached the district hospital in Dedza later than expected. It was already dark, and the expectant mothers were crowded into the maternity ward so tightly it was nearly impossible to move about or turn around. For these soon-to-be-mothers it was not surprising. If
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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
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Lilongwe, Malawi … The news has turned its focus to the 2024 U.S. presidential elections, the ongoing war in Ukraine, the impact of Russia’s cancellation of grain exports from Ukraine, record-breaking temperatures around the world, and why a war with China over Taiwan could ruin the global economy. Several important events have fallen off the
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Lilongwe, Malawi … “I turned the page on the Sunday edition of the NATION newspaper and drew in a quick breath. The story glared back at me. It was a report on the ongoing problems from cyclone Freddy. Remember Freddy? It is the cyclone that struck Malawi in March, the longest running cyclone in history,
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Lilongwe, Malawi … One of the foundation principles of both the Malawi Project and Action for Progress is to help the nation of Malawi become self-sustaining and independent. Dick Stephens, co-Founder and Board Member for the Malawi Project reflects. “For too long,” Stephens observes, “there has been a feeling among many in Malawi that little can be done
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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
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