20th June 2017: When we decided to assist some poor remote people in Malawi way back in 2005, we decided to have no strategic plans or developed world notions, instead relying on the fact that poor people have their own ideas and maybe dreams of what
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
11th May 2017: It may not look like much, but for a community forgotten by the Government, the NGO's and maybe the world, this is a wonderful beginning, bringing children to school at three and then hoping they can move the Primary school at the old
10th May: Miriam and Alfred went to Nkhatabay with LISAP Organisation. AT CHANGANTOLE: This area has a big problem of water and preschool, they need 62 pumps at 12 villages. And they have 6 preschools so they need training for caregivers and they need a help with iron sheet
23rd April 2017: After two years of semi drought in Malawi, more and more areas are looking for our assistance with pumps If an area asks we bring our sample, model pump to show people how simple it is and how easily maintained it is. We teach them
21st April 2017: Alfred sent me the following WhatsApp yesterday: I would like also to inform you, Boss, that yesterday we had some women from Ng'onga women federation, all the way from Rumphi. They empower rural women in businesses, farming and many things. There visit was to
19th April 2017: Our thoughts on doing what we do is to stretch every possibility out of the tiny funding we have. This is not a complaint, its just a fact, because we have the most amazing donors anyone could imagine, but no Government or Corporate
25th March 2017: This may look like a chat in the shade, but far from it, it's really serious business. It shows Mary on the left with Miriam, head of preschools and Florence, head of the girl child project and our community liaison person, with Senior Group
17th February 2017: We had two teams on the road today. The picture shows Florence with a group of parents and girls looking at schools attendance and results. This schools is the CDSS (Community Day Secondary School) Enzeni, where we support 20 girls. It is about 30
12th February 2107: Harisen is seen here checking the water level in a newly dug well in Mzimba, where he and Jacquie had come to pass wells fit for installations Storm clouds in the background match the worried faces. Looks like they will have to dig deeper. Hoping for
9th February 2017: I got four pictures of this gathering in Viphya, where Alfred, Benjamin, the driver and Chrissy from the factory to meet some Chiefs and villagers to plan pumps in new areas and give guidance about digging wells. The other pics show the countryside, but
24th December 2016: On the factory site we had two twenty-foot containers from the time we brought our lathes and other stuff from the UK in 2006. We re-located both last month to provide us with a window of opportunity. We will use this space as a showroom