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 […]
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Lilongwe, Malawi … There is a sad saying that “promises are made to be broken.” All too often this is the case when people with good intentions make promises and are unable to keep them. Behind them lays a path of disappointment and pain. Action for Progress (AfP) stands out as an example of an
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Lilongwe, Malawi … Dominating the skyline of Lilongwe, on the northwest side of the city is the Bingu International Stadium. Named after former Malawi President Bingu wa Mutharika, the $70 million (US) structure will hold 41,100 people. Groundbreaking took place in 2012, and on January 28th, 2017, the stadium was opened to the public. Bingu
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Driving into the location, the big truck full of clothes driving in right behind the AfP vehicle. Two weeks ago, teenagers from the Area 47 church spent the day at the AfP distribution center sorting clothes and preparing for today. Clothes were divided into smaller packages, men, women, boys and girls. In his opening remarks
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Members of the Malawi Project based in the United States, wish to express condolences to the people of Malawi, and to the families of Malawi’s Vice President Saulos Chilima, and nine others who perished in a plane crash near Mzuzu, Malawi on Monday.
Lilongwe, Malawi … It’s Saturday and in some many parts of the world teens are getting into trouble. No so with this group from the Area 47 church in Lilongwe. They are spending their day sorting clothes at the Action for Progress distribution center to be distributed to the poor. AfP received the clothes along
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Lilongwe, Malawi … In August of last year, the UBiT fire log program, developed by Dan Brewer, a member of the Malawi Project Board of Directors. passed its initial tests in Malawi. The fire logs, made from empty toilet paper rolls and shredded paper pressed tightly inside, then dipped in candle wax, cooked a meal
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Northern Malawi … Isaac Gondwe, at the age of 72, suffers from an extreme case of diabetes. He was born in 1952 and currently lives in Luangwa village in the district of Rumphi. While it is far away from the Action for Progress distribution center in Lilongwe, the long arm of mobility distribution reaches every
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Lilongwe, Malawi … The purchase of the block making machine to build the protective wall around the Action for Progress property has achieved its goal and the protective wall is now complete around the entire property. The machine can now be used to prepare blocks for new projects. They can help offset costs that otherwise
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Part of the welcoming ceremony given by the Montessori School in Lilongwe, Malawi when representatives from Action for Progress and the Malawi Project visited the school. Five hundred students, along with faculty and staff make up the school. Plans are underway for this school to join with the Redwood Montessori School in Lebanon, Indiana to
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