56,700 Bottles of Hand Sanitizer!
Hand sanitizer left Michigan City, Indiana early in the year and is now being distributed all over Malawi.
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“I Have encountered God”
Lameck Bizala’s desire for help and belief that God could provide it did not betray him.
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Mask Distribution Takes Center Stage
The team at Action for Progress is already distributing the contents of two containers that left Indiana the first week of July.
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Polio’s Plague Still Haunts Malawi
Polio ravished the lives of massive numbers of people in Africa long after it was eradicated in the west.
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Where There is no Store
Today’s visitors will be surprised to find almost no chain stores from outside the continent.
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The Impact of COVID-19 on Malawi
Since the outbreak of COVID-19 health systems worldwide have been overwhelmed and Malawi has a very poor health system.
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Almost Half are Under 14!
0-14 years: 45.87% (male 4,843,107/female 4,878,983) = 9,722,090 15-24 years: 20.51% (male 2,151,417/female 2,195,939) = 4,347,356 25-54 years: 27.96% (male 2,944,936/female 2,982,195) = 5,927,131 55-64 years: 2.98% (male 303,803/female 328,092) = 631,895 65 years and over: 2.68% (male 249,219/female 318,938) = 568,157 Pictured are a portion of the 5,000 orphan children gathered at the Mponela Trading Center a few years ago to receive food during the intense famine.
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ACTION TO THE RESCUE
Mulanje, Malawi … As the Covid-19 pandemic spreads rapidly across the nation, Action for Progress is trying to keep up with the demand by quickly delivering PPE, (Personal Protective Equipment), supplies to a number of hospitals. Faced with a critical shortage of these supplies, the medical personnel in Malawi must confront a possible disaster of
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TWELVE-HUNDRED MILE JOURNEY
Indianapolis, Indiana … Over the years story after story have reflected the fortitude of the people of Malawi as they travel, often walking great distances. As the expression goes, “The road goes both directions,” meaning both sides in the equation have the same journey, just in opposite directions. While Malawians travel long distances, the same was true
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CRITICALLY NEEDED SHIPMENT BEING PREPARED
Indianapolis, Indiana … “We have the greatest fear and deepest concern for the people of Malawi, as the threat of the coronavirus continues to increase in Sub-Saharan Africa,” warns Suzi Stephens, Medical Director for the Malawi Project. “Even in the most advanced countries in the world medical capability has been strained almost beyond their capability. It appears only
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