LIVES ARE BEING TRANSFORMED

By Malawi Project | October 3, 2023 | Comments Off

Mchinji District, Malawi … When one loses their home, business, possessions, and livelihood to a natural catastrophe such as Cyclone Freddy, people often do not notice, or in the pain of loss overlook, what has happened to those with mobility issues. For many, this is what happened in March of this year when the longest-running […]

FISH FARMS BEGIN IN DOWA DISTRICT

By Malawi Project | September 29, 2023 | Comments Off

Lilongwe, Malawi … In the spring of 2022 Jan Dean, a specialist in fish farming, and Richard Stephens, of the Malawi Project (MP), traveled to the country for a fact-finding trip about fish farming possibilities. The focus was to evaluate if creating several fish farms as examples of what can be done by small-scale farmers, […]

ODE TO THE ROLL

By Malawi Project | September 26, 2023 | Comments Off

ODE TO THE ROLL Lilongwe, Malawi … In 1970 Joni Mitchell released the song, Big Yellow Taxi. In it was this refrain, “You don’t what you’ve got ‘til it’s gone.” I know she was not talking about what I recently experienced, but every time I think about my encounters in Malawi, I recall that song. My […]

THEY SURVIVED THE STORM, BUT NOW …

By Malawi Project | September 22, 2023 | Comments Off

Southern Malawi … It has been six months since Cyclone Freddie washed away his entire village. Their home had been their security, and their good memories. Now it was gone, and six months later most of the aid groups who came immediately after the storm, were also gone. John Chikwanthu, 62, and his family of […]