Malawi

WHEN TRAGEDY STRIKES NEXT DOOR

Lusaka, Zambia … When a hailstorm, windstorm, or catastrophic flood strikes your next-door neighbor you are seldom, if ever, unscathed from a measure of damage yourself. This is true in times of famine or natural disasters in sub-Saharan Africa. For Malawi, what happens to its neighbors, especially Zambia, has several ramifications. Not only are natural […]

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BLANTYRE, MALAWI’S COMMERCIAL CENTER

The southern city of Blantyre is the oldest European settlement in Malawi and a bustling commercial activity center. The Blantyre Mission was founded in 1876 and named after the small, Scottish village where David Livingston was born. Climate, combined with rich fields drew the Europeans to the settlement and Blantyre grew in stature as a

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HOMES AND LIVES LOST IN MPONELA

Mponela, Malawi …One week after disastrous flooding washed away homes and lives east of the Mponela Trading Center, Action for Progress and local officials completed an evaluation of how many families needed emergency assistance and began aid distribution. Assistance has been quick and efficient for 42 households near the Kasangadzi River, listed as one of

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DRIVING IN THE FRENZY OF MARKET DAY

Lilongwe, Malawi … Market Day in Malawi’s trading centers is a day of fuss, fury, and frenzy. Malawians seem to know where they are going, but for an American it is an impossible maize to navigate. For those walking beside, on, or across the highway, and for the drivers who must dodge the foot traffic,

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MEMORANDUM BRINGS COOPERATION

Lilongwe, Malawi … The recent signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between Action for Progress and the Government of Malawi brings cooperation and understanding to a new level as AfP increases its influence and support for the people of Malawi. The signing by officials with the Ministry of Health and AfP bolsters the cooperation between

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SOUTH OF THE CITY IN EARLY MORNING

It is hard to imagine anything more beautiful than the distant mountains floating in the morning mist south of Lilongwe along M-1. This scene is common at this time of year and there is something that touches the visitor with the feeling they are wild, beautiful, and untamed.  In a way that is the feeling

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“WITHOUT THE WOMEN WE HAVE NO CHIEF”

Dedza District … Chief Francis Makalani Banda, a Chewa Chief, from the Mphezi area of central Malawi was showing visitors the site of a major battle between the Chewa and Ngoni in the days after the assassination of the famous Zulu chief Shaka on September 22, 1828. He noted he would be taking the visitors

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BOARD MEMBER SETS GOALS

After visiting Malawi for the first time in late 2022, Dan Brewer, a member of the Malawi Project’s board of directors and former Treasurer for the group, saw first-hand the depth of poverty suffered by the people of Malawi.

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SHORTAGES MOVE FROM FOOD TO FUEL, AND MEDICAL TO POWER

 In Malawi this idea of problems (or disasters) coming in groups of three is alive and well and coming in numbers even larger than three. This time it is hitting with the force of four or more. One must realize words and phrases mean different things in different parts of the world. This is especially true in Malawi.

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Balbao trees in the Valley of the Giants

DISAPPEARING NATIONAL TREASURE

Some of the greatest national treasure in Malawi are the giant baobab trees that punctuate the skyline in the lower Rift Valley, near the Shire River.

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