Traveling Near Dedza on M-1 in Malawi… We are traveling south of Lilongwe and as usual, it is alarming for Americans to see what looks like someone driving on the “wrong side of the road.” This is not the case. In Malawi, they drive on the left side, while in the U.S. we drive on […]
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Salima, Malawi… With a name like “love”, how can anything go wrong? But for 14-year-old Chikondi Samson (his name means “love”), who lives in Kamwaha Village near Salima, Malawi it seems almost everything that can go wrong has gone wrong. Born in one of the poorest nations on earth it was soon discovered young Chikondi
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The city of Blantyre is located in the Blantyre District in the Southern part of Malawi. Before Malawi became a nation, Blantyre was already there. The community was founded in 1876 through the efforts of Scottish missionaries. It derived its name from the hometown of David Livingstone, the famous Scottish missionary, who was born in
Lilongwe, Malawi … With the recent construction of the new distribution hub underway two 40-foot shipping containers, one with food destined for starving communities, and the other with hand-peddled mobility units, hand tools, and other supplies arrived at the Lilongwe site and were positioned near the new building. The contents of the two containers were
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It is one thing for those of us working in Malawi to tell others what we see as our goals, and give reports that indicate the success taking place, as we work to reach those goals. It is a very different thing when you can see the work from the eyes of a successful Malawi
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Salima, Malawi … Although little evidence of its past is visible today, the memory of old “Salima” can drive cold chills down the back of even a novice historian. During the dark days of the slave trade, it was from the Salima trading center that thousands of people were sold into slavery and shipped to
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Lilongwe, Malawi … “One of the things that has been so impressive about Malawi has been the children. In spite of deep poverty and the lack of even basic life-resources, the children seem obvious to the struggle. They are happy in ways seldom seen in the west and their zest for life is remarkable,” concludes
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Chikulele Village, Central Malawi … It is hard when dreams are dashed and your goal of becoming a teacher dissolves in failure, because you cannot even complete your own education. This happened to Hastings Yamiasi, the first-born son in a Malawi family of four. Twenty years-ago the family rejoiced at the birth of their lovely
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Action for Progress Distribution Hub, Malawi … Ever since TC was securely placed at the northeast corner of the giant warehouse TC (Shipping container # TCNU 8453400), dwarfed by the warehouse and overwhelmed by the attention given to the opening of the long-awaited Malawi-driven Action for Progress distribution center has set quietly waiting its day.
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Mzuzu, Malawi … One seldom has difficulties listing the achievements of a particular person. This is not the case with Action for Progress board member and Vice Board Chairperson Robert Tauka from Mzuzu. Robert is a who’s who of achievement. In this case, only a portion of his important positions and achievements are listed. Education:
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