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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Lilongwe, Malawi … Mr. Makhuwila is a religious leader on the northwest side of the City of Lilongwe, the capital of Malawi. Recently he lost the use of his legs. Even though he lives in the largest city in this poverty-ravished nation it does not help him get around in order to carry out his
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Thondwe, Malawi … Infrastructure is a critical term, and an essential element in the survival and development of a culture. Fire services, police protection, hospital care, government protection, and adherence to the rule of law are all needed for a society to grow, prosper and live in peace, safety, harmony and comfort. These are true
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Imagine… …cutting wood for the fire to prepare breakfast, then having to carry it for 1/2 to 3/4 of a mile on your head back to your home. …walking far up the mountain to cultivate your family farm plot, while carrying a baby on your back and a heavy hoe over your shoulder. …walking to
BUV Goes From Logs, to Food, to People Read More »
“Of all the things that happened on our most recent trip to Malawi there is one moment when three lives crossed paths that I won’t easily forget,” recalls Richard (Dick) Stephens of the Malawi Project. “It was the day two boys stopped to talk while on their way to school on the outskirts of Thondwe.
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“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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The V-Tractor is Hard at Work Like many parts of Malawi, the area around Thondwe (in the southern part of the nation) is extremely rich with natural resources. Trees, hills, animals, water, and much more are all naturally a part of daily life for the people around Thondwe and the Namikango Mission and Maternity Hospital.
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Help Needed to Build Safe Kitchen At First It Looked Like Rubbish Thondwe, Malawi… From a distance it almost looks like a pile of metal stacked up near a clearing waiting to be thrown away. But as one walks along the path near the Namikango Maternity Clinic, and reaches a point near the rusted metal
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Few Jobs, High Mortality, and Low Literacy Rates In these economically troubling times in the western nations it seems no job is certain. As we watch the unemployment rate sneak up to 5%, 6%, and higher and we rightfully fret over our friends and family whose jobs may be threatened. Imagine 80% Unemployment Imagine a
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It’s appropriate that we honor mothers this Sunday – let’s take them out and make it a high class affair. “High Class” – that’s exactly how one Malawi government inspector described the new equipment at the Namikango Maternity Clinic recently arrived. “High Class” – clean new blankets – an incubator – latex gloves –
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