The scale of the orphan crisis in Malawi and the rest of sub-Saharan Africa is somewhat masked by the time lag between when parents become infected and when they die. As adults continue to die from AIDS over the next decade, an increasing number of orphans have and will continue to grow up without parental […]
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The long dark and deadly shadow of HIV/AIDS extends well beyond those who test positive for the virus. It encompasses a large number of people who never face the deadly outcome of the disease directly. David, an 18 year old firstborn son in a family of five, lives in the shadow of HIV and AIDS.
Let’s look at the lives of two clients of the Namikango Voluntary Counseling and Testing (VCT). (All names have been changed to maintain client confidentiality). Susan Susan joined the Namikango HIV/AIDS support group in 2009, and recently noted, “The support group has helped me in so many ways, most especially on the spiritual side.” She
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Thondwe, Malawi … The HIV/AIDS pandemic came to the limelight 1985 after the first case was diagnosed in Malawi. Since then, a great deal of focus has come to bear on the problem, in order to bring awareness concerning the dangers, and how to prevent further transmission. Among the initiatives, the Voluntary Counseling and Testing
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Senga Bay, Malawi … “As I enter I can see her sitting on a mat near the back of the house. I can’t believe what I am seeing. How can this have happened, and how can she sit so still, in such hot weather, with her leg propped up as it is. I ask what
Thondwe, Malawi… As we returned from a fact finding trip to Ntonda Primary School, we met a 12 year-old boy waving from a wheelchair we recognized as having been distributed through the Malawi Project, Namikango Mission, the Free Wheelchair Mission, and many of you. Meet Earnest Makadyera – Earnest now attends school regularly and wants to
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Age is No Restraint from Serving Pensacola, Florida … On a warm, sunny, fall afternoon she sat in her living room, clutching a hand-made wire galimoto, and described how this gift had been given to her, by Malawi children, because of what she learned, and did, after reading about a wheelchair organization helping third world
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Msamba Community Based Organization, Malawi. Rose’s mother passed away in 2010 leaving Rose an orphan at the age of two and in the care of an 11-year-old aunt Joyce, who is also an orphan. Young Joyce must put Rose on her back and walk 9 kilometers in order to reach Msamba to receive assistance. In
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Irvine, California … During the past few years a strong link has been established between the Malawi Project and the Free Wheelchair Mission in Irvine, California. The result has been over 2,200 wheelchairs shipped and distributed to handicapped people in all three regions of the country. This has taken place through an extensive network of
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200,000 Bricks Scott Gordon, President of the Malawi Project, was at the site in July for the groundbreaking ceremony for the new hospital. Nearby was the growing stockpile of bricks. He observes, “Can you imagine a pile of 200,000 bricks made one brick at a time, by hand? This is the commitment of the impoverished
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