February 18, 2017
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blip, Farming, girl child students
Tephrosia Spray
29th January 2017: Here Benidicto has crushed up some Tephrosia leaves and soaked in water. This is an organic pesticide for killing Stalkborer in the maize
April 22, 2021
Earth Day
Happy Earth Day and congratulations on your 50th Anniversary. Wells for Zoë supports Climate Action by planting trees in Malawi
August 27, 2020
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blip, Planting Trees
Forestry Report from Jolozi
Today we went to distribute seeds and monitor nurseries at Jolozi. This place is very far from Mphompha. It took us two hours on a motorbike from Mphompha to arrive to this area.
August 12, 2020
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blip, Planting Trees, Report
Youth Groups
We visited and distributed seeds at Mphomwa area where interestingly the clubs are composed of youths. 16,000 seeds and tubes have been distributed. Each club has received 4,000 seeds.
May 31, 2020
Planting indigenous Trees
We are at the end of the 2020-2021 planting season having supported communities planting more than 2 million indigenous trees in Malawi.
May 1, 2020
In
blip, Pumps & Wells
90th Birthday Gift
22nd April 2020: The installation was good and people gathered in their numbers to witness the installation. They dug a small pond where they were drawing water for cooking and drinking. People in this village were very happy to have clean water in the village....
April 30, 2020
Climate Action Campaign
Tree planting can tackle our climate crisis and also help some of the world’s poorest provide for their families and grow a source for food.
April 27, 2019
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kirsty blog, Planting Trees, Volunteering
Trip to Mphompha, Rumphi
Last Tuesday, I was lucky enough to go on the trip with John, Rose, Harisen and Adamson to Mphompha in Rumphi district, to attend a function for the celebration of the Wells for Zoë #1millionTrees project in the area. Malawian radio and television company MBC also came along!!!
November 5, 2018
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Climate Smart Agriculture, cristina-blog, Farming, kevindalferth-blog, Volunteering
First Monday – Lusangazi Farm
At first Wells for Zoë was just involved in pumps and water for life, but as time went by new projects began. For example, they discovered that they couldn’t buy open pollinated seeds in Mzuzu or even in the Capital Lilongwe, so they started developing...
August 6, 2018
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blip, Climate Smart Agriculture, Farming
Weevils
6th August 2018: Weevils can destroy up to a quarter of stored Maize grain if not treated. The regular treatment in Malawi is a noxious chemical. Our solution is to use the ground-up leaves of local nitrogen fixing plant called Tephrosia. The dried leaves are...
July 16, 2018
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blip, Community Meeting, Report