Mzimba Boma Malawi … It is far too easy for most people to take their feet and legs for granted. Each morning as our eyes open we move quickly from our beds and begin activities for the day. We do not give it a second thought. Walking from here to there takes place without even […]
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Thondwe, Malawi … “The warehouse is empty. The price of food has reached the highest levels ever in the history of the country,” reports Wilson Tembo from Malawi. “Despite having crops that appear to be good later this year, people in the meantime are starving. Little Agness Nyirongo, 5 years old is an example.”
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Mbawa Village, Malawi … They patiently waited, sitting under the shade of nearby trees. Children, elderly and the physically challenged all waiting with hope. These are hunger stricken families from Sinjani, Kaphatenga and Mbawa villages in the lakeshore district of Central Eastern Malawi. They are orphans, widows, elderly and physically challenged. Some were brought in
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Lilongwe, Malawi … In a recent report about the food situation in Southern Africa, and especially Malawi, the headline read, “Southern Africa’s Dire Food Situation Grows Worse.” According to the U.N.’s El Nino Coordinator for Southern Africa, “…this is where people are really the most stressed in coping with the lack of food and
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Lilongwe, Malawi … “It has been nearly 20 years since we met Nurse Colette in a small rural hospital far away from the main highway. She was the only person on staff the day we arrived with supplies and she was so delighted to see us. I will never forget her, or the thing she
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Lilongwe, Malawi … It is no wonder the Nation Newspaper carried an editorial questioning whether the government should ban some of the mini-van buses from the roads. The problem is not with all mini-vans, but rests with a segment of those used as inexpensive bus transportation in Malawi. The exact number of these min-van
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Lilongwe, Malawi … Three times in recent months the Malawi Project reported on a young man by the name of Nelson. Nelson was in the Kamuzu Central Hospital after being seriously burned when he touched electric lines and electricuted. To those who came in contact with him Nelson personified the spirit of optimism. In spite
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Lilongwe, Malawi … Prepared especially for the current catastrophic famine conditions in sub-Saharan Africa, a 24-page booklet is currently available in Malawi. The 6 x 9 booklet describes some of the causes and various ways villages can prepare for worsening conditions that are coming over the next few months. Causes such as the absense
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Preparing Meals the Hard Way Dedza, Malawi … It is one thing to observe. However, Suzi Stephens, Medical Director for the Malawi Project, is not one to remain an observer for long. In this case she got into the action of grinding maize by hand with a group of village women near Dedza, Malawi.
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They sat quietly waiting, as the silence seemed to settle over the entire gathering. One could imagine hearing a pin drop. A large part of the gathering was composed of widows from nearby villages; most had been selected because they had no food, and little hope of finding any. A few minutes earlier Wilson Tembo
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