Chandiwo Village, Malawi … Our Isuzu pulled away from the lodge in Lilongwe around 8:10 in the morning and headed north through the early morning traffic. Our destination was a few kilometers north of the Mponela Trading Center. The man-made reservoir was just west of M-1, which is the main highway north and south through […]
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Were it in the states it might be called Route 66 or Interstate 40. These were roads that influenced history, connected the ends to each other, and the center of the nation. They are credited with joining cultures, languages, commerce, and travel, giving each of them the opportunity to move across the nation with greater
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Marshall, Indiana … For the second year in a row the Board of Directors for the Malawi Project met for their annual board retreat at Turkey Run State Park near Marshall, Indiana. Members drove and flew in from the states of Washington, Colorado, Arkansas, and Indiana. Two speakers highlighted the event. Tracy Paul, owner and
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Lebanon, Indiana … In recent years the public school system of Boone County Indiana has become a major contributor of textbooks and school supplies to public schools in Malawi, Central Africa. Through the Malawi Project and Action for Progress, literally thousands of schoolbooks have been donated and sent to Malawi schools nationwide. The books gain
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Lilongwe, Malawi … A bicycle, in a Western nation, is associated with children, or in some cases sports racing, or mountain climbing, but rarely would one associate it at the center of the economy of the family unit. Yet, for several reasons, a bicycle can be at the heart of a family’s survival when it comes
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Data from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations indicates Malawi has lost approximately 29.4% of its forest cover between 1990 and 2020. This loss represents a substantial portion of the country’s forested area. Lilongwe, Malawi … The sun’s rays are cast across the roadway through the dust kicked up by bicycle
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“The place where you lose the trail is not necessarily the place where it ends.” – Tom Brown Jr Lezina Dankein, reporting for Action for Progress observes that “Kolesi Phiri, a 50-year-old second-hand shoe salesman was able to make a good living until the accident that deprived him of his ability to get around.” Kolesi, the subject
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The threat of rain, and an early spring touch of cold, hung in the air as the tractor and 40-foot shipping container moved into position to receive the shipment for Malawi. The volunteers, those who would load the trailer, and those who had packed and prepared the pallets of goods, moved closer to the action
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Fire Sticks The world has been chopping down 10 million hectares of trees each year to make space to grow crops and livestock, and to produce materials such as paper. This accounts for about 16% of total tree loss cover. 96% of deforestation takes place in tropical forests. Malawi, and much of central Africa, is
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Lebanon, Indiana … A series of 5 full color flyers have been prepared detailing information about Malawi. Each flyer gives in-depth information about a particular area or people, and each 8 ½ x 10 flyer is designed to give the reader a fuller picture of Malawi, its people, its culture, and its land. Write
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