Manyamula, Malawi … It is sandwiched approximately halfway between the Malawi-Zambia border, and the northern district community of Mzimba. The small village community of Manyamula is found in the high plateau area of northern Malawi, and it is home to 42-year-old Chawezi Banda. She has lived in this area her entire life, and because of […]
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Mzimba District, Malawi … Not many people outside his home village have ever met him, and even fewer have talked to him. Only a small number know him by name. Yet people who do not know him, have never met him, and will never talk with him have changed his life. This change has taken
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Lilongwe, Malawi … The Kabudula Community Secondary School, situated west of the capital, caters to 300 students. Regrettably, like many schools in Malawi, the school lacks sufficient textbooks and other learning materials. This is evident in one of its rooms, which houses not only the deputy head teacher but also the merger school library. Fortunately,
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Lilongwe, Malawi … In Malawi, the cultural norm emphasizes the importance of children respecting and caring for their parents. From a tender age, children are expected to help their parents when their physical abilities decline and impair their ability to care for themselves. As a relatively young nation, Malawi lacks a comprehensive safety net for
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Lilongwe, Malawi … It is often evident the way human nature can lead to procrastination when the immediate task does not yield immediate returns on investment. This tendency is particularly pronounced in emerging nations where the imperative of survival often supersedes long-term goals and objectives. In the world of the poor, impoverished villagers in rural
Heber Springs, Arkansas … The board of directors for the Malawi Project convened its annual meeting at the Abbe House in Heber Springs, Arkansas, in mid-April. While the board meets quarterly for official Zoom meetings and frequently convenes special online sessions to address pressing and immediate concerns, the board holds an annual in-person meeting yearly.
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Lebanon, Indiana … As we approach the three-month mark of the new year, supply shipments to Malawi are well underway. Three shipments are currently en route: one containing famine assistance, another with mobility units, and a third with medical, agricultural, and educational supplies. All three shipments are 40-foot shipping containers filled to capacity. They will
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Mzuzu, Malawi … Have you ever considered that an individual with a mobility impairment may possess greater qualifications for a position compared to an individual without such an impairment? It is frequently erroneously believed that individuals with mobility challenges are of diminished value or worth to themselves or their communities. Regrettably, we often marginalize them
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Mchinji, Malawi … In Malawi there are 28 districts, (like states in the U.S. or Provinces in Canada), and in each one there is a district hospital. The network of rural hospitals, spread throughout the countryside, feeds into the districts. When cases are too difficult for the rural hospital, or when there are not enough
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Thanks to Jim Langdon of Lafayette, Indiana, you can now take a visual trip to Malawi and see some of the programs being carried out by the Malawi Project and Action for Progress. So, prepare yourself a cup of tea, sit back and relax, click on the link below, and head out over the Atlantic
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