Indianapolis, Indiana … With the last day of June safely in the rear-view mirror, the construction of the Distribution Center in Malawi moves into its final month. With it looms the final two payments for the construction. By the end of July, the building is projected to be completed, and the final contract payments will […]
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Lilongwe, Malawi … Two 40-foot shipping containers are approaching their destination in Malawi and are expected to arrive in the next few days. Both are expected to reach the new Action for Progress warehouse west of Lilongwe shortly before it’s completion. While this will create some storage and logistical problems, pre-planning already has been taken
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Lilongwe, Malawi … Wilson Tembo, Executive Director of Action for Progress reports the foundation for the new distribution center has now been completed. Steel beams and block walls begin going in the next few days. The center will serve as a distribution and work site for nationwide operations to assist the people of Malawi in
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New Opportunities for Local Involvement Lilongwe, Malawi … During the recent introductory ceremony held on the location of the new Action for Progress distribution hub construction site, Richard Stephens, a founding member of the Malawi Project was honored with the opportunity to symbolically place one of the foundation blocks in the north wall of the
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A Personal Note from Me to You I’m Mama Suzi in Malawi, but you may just call me Suzi Stephens. I rarely write on site – It’s Dicks thing. He does it so well I’m not needed. However, this situation is different from ever before and I am compelled to write. Dick and I have
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One Wheelbarrow Load at a Time Lilongwe, Malawi … The morning has arrived. Concrete mixing and pouring are about to begin on the large floor of the new distribution hub for Action for Progress. In developed nations one can imagine a number of concrete trucks lining up along the side of the road, drivers impatiently
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Mponela Trading Center, Malawi … A cold chill rushes over me as they read aloud his name. It doesn’t come because of the cold air of the morning, even though it is on the cool side on this Malawi winter morning. It has nothing to do with the weather. It has everything to do with
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Labor Sharing is an Everyday Reality Lilongwe, Malawi … In a land where it takes everyone working together to survive, it is not unusual to see a female tribal chief administering the life of the village, or a group of women carrying water along a dirt path, or women wielding hoes in order to plant
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Lilongwe, Malawi … For the past several days’ progress on the new distribution hub for Action for Progress and the Malawi Project has seemed to only inch along. The outer foundation walls of the 137 ft x 75 ft building were solidly in place, and progress was being measured carefully in tons of fill dirt
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Indianapolis, Indiana … With the construction of the new distribution center moving rapidly along, the process of fundraising is heading into the home stretch with nearly 2/3 of the needed funds now available to Action for Progress. This is not just a building. It is a distribution hub for medical supplies for hospitals and healthcare
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