“WALK BEHIND” GOES TO JAIL

By Malawi Project | August 4, 2016 | Comments Off

Zomba Central Prison, Malawi … Zomba Central Prison is the main prison in Malawi. It is located across the road from Zomba Central Hospital, and on the southwestern edge of the old Capital city of Zomba. The prison is home to over 2,000 inmates, including not only men, but also about 30 women and children […]

WOMAN WITH A ROOF ON HER HEAD

By Malawi Project | August 2, 2016 | Comments Off

Kasungu, Malawi … At first it looks like a bundle of grass or bamboo moving cautiously along the road. As it gets closer one can make out feet protruding below it, then a body begins to take shape. As it gets even closer one can nearly recognize that a woman is carrying this massive bundle […]

CROPS IN THE DRY SEASON

By Malawi Project | August 2, 2016 | Comments Off

Thondwe, Malawi … Traditionally farm crops are seldom grown in the dry season in Malawi. There are basically only two seasons; one the dry season that runs from April to October, and the other the rainy season, running from November to the end of March. During the dry season there is almost no rain at […]

Nineteen Babies Die A Month

By Malawi Project | July 29, 2016 | Comments Off

Mzimba, Malawi … As if the famine were not enough to put Malawi near the endangered list, a recent headline in The Daily Times adds fuel to the proverbial fire. “19 Babies Die in Mzimba per month” according to District Commissioner for Zomba Thomas Chirwa. Samuel Kalimira, reporter for the Times goes on to report […]