Malawians planting trees in Shoes for Trees programs

Deforestation Confronted with Shoes

By Malawi Project | May 27, 2010 | Comments Off

With one of the highest populations densities in Africa, and with only 2% of the population having access to electricity, the people of Malawi are cutting trees faster than the forests can grow. Why is such an intense deforestation taking place? Cooking ~ 98% of the population has no electricity with which to cook. There […]

Contractor Hands Over Kitchen

By Malawi Project | May 16, 2010 | Comments Off

Guardians Rush to be First A quiet, overcast morning greeted the morning at the Namikango Maternity Hospital in Thondwe, as a light wind seemed to drift aimlessly with no purpose. People began to gather near the old guardian shelters veranda. Most of the people were there in order to care for a patient in the […]

BUV Used for Maize Transport

By Malawi Project | May 7, 2010 | Comments Off

Agriculture is the backbone of Malawi. It is a land locked country centrally positioned on the surface of the African continent. It has a population of 13.5 million people. While a stretch of the population near the lake shore depends on cassava as its main food, and the rest of the nation has varied amounts […]

BUV Goes From Logs, to Food, to People

By Malawi Project | April 28, 2010 | Comments Off

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 […]