NO LONGER “GLUED TO HIS VILLAGE”

By Malawi Project | January 22, 2019 | Comments Off

“Glued to his village,” was the way Wilson Tembo, Executive Director of Action for Progress described Charles Mpunzeni from Chitera Village in October 2017 (See his story https://www.malawiproject.org/glued-to-the-village/ ). Charles had been unable to walk since birth. In spite of his disability he had been able to grow to adulthood, marry, and father four children. […]

CULTURE – WHERE THERE IS NO MONEY

By Malawi Project | January 15, 2019 | Comments Off

Lilongwe, Malawi … Progress in the poorest part of the world has been described as “pushing a chain uphill”. Here are just a couple of the most common examples. Making a simple phone call requires pre-paid time having been placed on the phone ahead of time. However, it seems few people have any time stored […]

A Southern Armyworm perched on a grain stalk

COMING CRISIS IN FOOD

By Malawi Project | January 8, 2019 | Comments Off

Lilongwe, Malawi … While significant, (and not so significant) headlines dominated world news in late 2017, a newsworthy event was unfolding in sub-Saharan Africa. “Lost in the shuffle” for attention-catching headlines read: “Malawi; State of Disaster declared in ‘fall armyworm’ affected districts.” The story continued, “President of the Republic of Malawi Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika has […]

A pane of glass with a spider web crack pattern in it

THE DOORS WITH BROKEN PANES

By Malawi Project | December 18, 2018 | Comments Off

Salima, Malawi … It is often small, unexpected things that lodge in your memory, only to resurface and overwhelm you with emotion just when you least expect it. It can be a word spoken, a smell, a taste, a gesture, or a view. Because I am not a medical professional, every time I enter a […]