Indianapolis, Indiana … The bell rang, doors sprang open, and students filled the hallways with laughter, conversation and feet rapidly moving to another location. There was only a short time for lunch at Pike High School in Northwestern Indianapolis, Indiana and there was not a minute to waste. Some students seemed not to notice […]
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Lebanon, Indiana … During the recent board meeting of the Directors of the Malawi Project Bob Gabrielse from the Mobility Worldwide production facility in Demotte, Indiana demonstrated the versatility of the Personal Energy Transportation (PET) vehicle. For the demonstration he used the 1,000th unit the plant had produced. During the meeting it was agreed
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Mzuzu, Malawi … Success is sometimes measured in inches, not miles, days, not years. Such realities can often be disheartening when development workers seek to promote improvements. One can easily understand why aid groups sometimes just give out commodities rather than devote time to coordinating with local groups. Development work inherently involves struggling against failures,
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Nyimbiri Village, Malawi … For years polio was a key factor in physical deformaties in Malawi. Today it is malaria that is a major factor adding thousands to the long list of those who cannot walk even a meter without aid. According to Wilson Tembo who sees these problems first hand while distributing wheelchairs and
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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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Masanjala Village, Malawi … Chrissy Golosi is 22 years old and lives in Masanjala Village in Southern Malawi. Located near Zomba, once the capital of this tiny African nation, the tribal authority over her village is Chief Chikowi. Chrissy was born with no problems in her feet and legs. Later she fell ill and
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Indianapolis, Indiana … The collection of empty pill containers for Malawi ended some time ago in the U.S. and other nations after the Indianapolis based not-for-profit received over 3 million prescription containers. After a large portion of them reached Malawi distribuiton is moving ahead at a rapid pace. Thousands of pill containers have been
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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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Juma Village, Malawi … Chimwemwe Chelewani, 22, comes from Juma Village in Traditional Authority Mchema in Chiladzulu District. Physically challenged from birth, Chimwemwe dropped out of school after no one in his family could any longer help him make the trip to school. He dropped out in Standard 1, and his situation was hopeless because
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In the Dust, Across Stones and Through Mud Matowe Village, Chiladzulu Malawi, Central Africa… Twenty-two-year old Ibrahima Imran calls Matowe Village home. Ibrahima is physically challenged and has never traveled more than two-kilometers from his home, except when going to school or a nearby medical facility. His only means of mobility has been crawling in
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