The school year had just started. Children running, laughing, playing, sharing, learning. But along with the beginning of school had come the rains, the deluge that sweeps over Malawi every year. Heavy rains, constant rain, rain coming down in torrents for hours. It is an unbearable time of year for those who must crawl on […]
Lebanon, Indiana … The email was addressed to the Malawi Project, and it came from a 9-year-old in Southern Florida. Gabriela had observed the plight of the Malawi people who must carry, use, and store medicines without the aid of medicine bottles. Taken for granted in the U.S. and other developed nations the pill container
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Lebanon, Indiana … Two times in recent months the Methodist Children’s Home in Lebanon, Indiana donated unneeded chairs to Malawi. The first of these, a group of 65 was added to a shipment that arrived in Malawi a couple of weeks ago, and the second group, approximately 100 or more will go on the next
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Lebanon, Indiana … With plenty of sun, the absence of clouds, and a light breeze from the southwest, volunteers and contributors arrived at the Ulen Country Club, in Lebanon, Indiana, to participate in the 3rd Annual Malawi Project Golf Scramble. Advance preparation, and experience from the previous two events, heralded a near-flawless outcome, and a record
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Lilongwe, Malawi … “It just seemed to take forever,” reported Richard Stephens of the Malawi Project, in referring to the long-awaited transformer installation and electrical connection at the Action for Progress site. These two items were necessary before the block machine could be turned on to begin making the blocks needed for the protective wall
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Salima, Malawi … This center for trade and commerce near the edge of Lake Malawi was once a notorious center for the trade of human beings. Thousands were captured in the interior, brought to Lake Malawi, moved across present day Mozambique, sent to Zanzibar, then to the Arabian states and India where they were never
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Lilongwe, Malawi … It has not been an easy problem to grasp, nor one with an easy solution, but it is no secret. Malawi is fast running out of trees! The land of giant forests and comprehensive tree conservation in the 1960’s has moved to where mountains are fast growing bare, and villages sit on
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The bottom dropped out of the sky, and rain came down in torrents. For hours it poured. There were few places to which one could find relief as the water surged through valleys and into villages. Streets in Malawi’s commercial center were impassable, and the only grace was in climbing up nearby hillsides. Roads began
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He related the story in words that seemed like fire burning deep in his heart. Few can ever imagine how he feels, or what this pain must be like. “In just one night I lost them all,” said Stanly Kenneth. Each word seemed as though it were a death knoll. So many others can say these
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Mitole, Chiradzulo District … Action for Progress continues to crisscross the nation assisting those with mobility problems. At its heart there are many life-changing stories. Literally thousands of people have been helped, either directly or indirectly. School dropouts have gone back to school, those failing in business are now able to work with the help
