MODERN VERSIONS OF DICK AND JANE

By Malawi Project | July 12, 2019 | Comments Off

Books Choose Malawi Over the Recycling Bins Thorntown, Indiana … From the 1930s to the 1960s Dick and Jane were the main fictitious characters used in basic readers to teach children to read in the United States. The names Dick and Jane grew to represent learning in the classroom. While not featured in a series […]

MALAWI’S EDUCATION SYSTEM

By Malawi Project | July 10, 2019 | Comments Off

I thought I knew! Before making my first trip to Malawi I knew many of the following facts: The student-teacher ratio is nearly 70 to 1 Many children walk long distances to attend school Vast numbers of students have no books, pens, pencils or paper Numerous children are taught on dirt floors while the […]

I-BEAMS PUNCTUATE THE SKY

By Malawi Project | July 9, 2019 | Comments Off

Construction Heading Toward the Final Stage Lilongwe, Malawi … As though planning to punch holes in low flying clouds, the I-Beams that will hold up the roof of the new Action for Progress Distribution Center have been set in place. The next step is to begin attaching cross beams for the roof and constructing the […]

RACE TO THE FINISH

By Malawi Project | July 5, 2019 | Comments Off

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 […]