“I found Patrick Dandaula lying in a hospital bed on Tuesday morning. It was not that he was suffering from a disease like Malaria. No. His mother had brought Patrick to Pirimiti Community Hospital for additional balanced food provisions. He was suffering from malnutrition. Pirimiti Hospital takes care of close to 150 patients a month […]
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Thondwe, Malawi… “I was amazed at how easy it was to assemble the BUV’s. In just a matter of moments the group of men had snapped them together. The vehicles are unlike anything I’ve ever seen, half-motorcycle and half car. They look like they have the versatility to do multiple tasks in a place like
Thondwe, Malawi … In the village areas of Malawi the women bend at the waist in order to stir black pots filled with white maize mixed to a porridge consistency. Fire blackens the old pots as the flames lap up from the wood or charcoal cooking fire, and smoke fills the eyes of those
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Ox Cart Going Out as an Ambulance Pregnant women on the way to the hospital often reach their destination on the back of a bicycle, or in the back of an ox cart. It is not unusual in third world nations, and Malawi is no exception. In mountainous parts of the nation the problem
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Mission Awaits First Shipment of Supplies Board members of the Malawi Project conducted a site evaluation of the Namikango Maternity Hospital, and the adjoining land and buildings in Thondwe in August 2008. Subsequent discussions centered on the location near Zomba, the former colonial capital of Malawi, becoming a second site in the southern region for
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Dedza, Malawi … Our group was up to 20 and we were headed for a meeting that was described as "just near." After about 30 miles on a dusty, pot-holed bush road I asked the man beside me who in the world they could think the meeting was "just near". He explained it this way.
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Trying to Outrun the Torrential Rains When the rains begin in Africa’s sub-Sahara construction projects crawl to a near stop. This is especially true when that construction is on the roofs of buildings. It is not unusual for the brick sidewalls of many buildings to just “melt away” from the rain and moisture during the
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Msamba Community Based Organization, Malawi. Rose’s mother passed away in 2010 leaving Rose an orphan at the age of two and in the care of an 11-year-old aunt Joyce, who is also an orphan. Young Joyce must put Rose on her back and walk 9 kilometers in order to reach Msamba to receive assistance. In
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Irvine, California … During the past few years a strong link has been established between the Malawi Project and the Free Wheelchair Mission in Irvine, California. The result has been over 2,200 wheelchairs shipped and distributed to handicapped people in all three regions of the country. This has taken place through an extensive network of
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Namikango Mission, Thondwe, Malawi … As the nationwide fuel crisis continues month after month, and shortages grow more critical day after day, the shortage of medical supplies is becoming more acute. An already supply starved nation, finds it with even fewer medical provisions. The ability to get them to places where they are needed is
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