November 14, 2019
PMI National Project Management Award: Social Good
No one in this beautiful room in the PWC building had any idea who we were or any notion of what we've been up to in Malawi since 2005. We told them
July 28, 2017
A Special Employee
28th July 2017: This is Joyce or Joycee as she is called on the farm, where she is one of our longest serving employees. We gave her a little house and a job when we heard that she had no place to live with her son Boyd.
May 16, 2017
Visit to Masinja village, Mwase in Kasungu
16th May 2017 Harisen writes: This was organized by the Youth Act Malawi, a youth organization which has had a big impact on a huge part of Kasungu in areas of youth awareness on HIV, Sending the girl back to school, encouraging youth to take part in
December 4, 2014
Not trying to Save the World
from a Lucan Newsletter article of 30th Nov 2014 We are just back from six weeks in our home away from home, which Malawi has become after nine years. The temperature drop and culture shock is still scary with all the talk of Christmas, shopping, parties,
March 24, 2014
A sorryful sight
24th March 2014: I'm sure this well was installed by some very well meaning people, probably of Christian origin, who sang, prayed and rejoiced with this community as a new pump was installed here. I figure this was installed in about 2000 or so, and maybe lasted
October 11, 2012
God’s own people
11th October 2012: There must be something special about people who are dealt such a poor hand. These are a group of our very special friends who are making the best of every minute. They are just winners, and particularly so as a group. They are
September 26, 2012
The long road
26th September 2012: This morning before 8, Harisen headed off with myself and a villager from Mzimba district into, for what was for me the great unknown. I was under the illusion that we were slipping up the road about 40km to see a new area
August 16, 2012
Wedding gift for Mary McCaffrey on her wedding day
16th August 2012: William and Steven installed this pump in Doroba as a present to Mary on her wedding day tomorrow. This is in recognition of the amazing work she did while volunteering in Malawi and her continued support for the cause. She is certainly a
May 7, 2012
Village Conference Centre
7th May 2012: This was probably the most serious village conference I've been at so far. It took place in the Chief's village of Ukani and was attended by the nine village headmen in the area. I have never seen so many old women together before and
April 9, 2012
The Genesis of Aid (A Parody)
On Friday last, Good Friday, 2012 we loaded up our gear including a film crew of students from DIT, 5 bags of cement, GPS and all our various regalia, to travel to a well site using precious fuel, over a bumpy road only to find
April 6, 2012
Sad occasion
6th April 2012: We went to this village at the request of another organisation who needed to supply the village and a school with a pump. We went on Tuesday, with film crew onboard to record the first visit. We met the local headman and other
March 27, 2012
Lillian
I think life often happens while your mind is on something else. I first met Lillian in early 2008, while driving by her house to a new pump location. This smiling charismatic woman was standing by the road, waving and greeting the first vehicle to
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