8th September 2014: These are a few of our Adult Education people. Alepher called this evening and was disappointed with the turnout. These women and this group have done amazing work and achieved so much. I think a new injection of inspiration is needed here.
30th March 2014: The area is under the tribal Chief Jessia Moyo. I don't know the village name. We are now heading for 40 such little centers of learning, maybe 37 0r 38 just now. There must be whole community involvement before we get involved. Training is for everyone
5th September 2013: In Wells for Zoë, Malawi, Harisen is the boss. He was our first employee, even before there was any real job. He was part-time, temporary and voluntary. He is a real boss, because he knows everything and can do everything. Here you see him in Salima,
20th February 2013: Not much but it's a big leap for them! Children in this area of Malawi go to Primary School at the age of 6, like elsewhere in Malawi. But the problem is that by then boys may be doing a full day's work making
21st January 2013: One of our contributions to horticulture in Malawi is to train interns, who come to us from the Natural Resources College in the capital, Lilongwe, to produce improved seedlings by budding and grafting. Here Benidicto and Robert are showing them bow to bud oranges. They
20th January 2013: These are the farm children Victor, Victoria, Minus and Hope with their cousins. It is common for a family who have good jobs to be sent the children of relatives who have lost their parents through AIDS, by the chief. Here we see the
16th January 2013: This is a new project for us. We have employed a horticulturist to teach Women's groups and school students how to grow their own food. Agriculture is part of all school's curriculum, so teachers are delighted to have the practical side taught for
13th December 2012: This is part of the Adult Education group from MICA. Looks like some lettuce and cabbage is ready to eat and for sale as well. They are putting lots of effort into the venture, which is brilliant for us to see. With women, this is just
22nd November 2012: The picture shows one of our Adult Education/Self Help groups at work in a little common space between their houses. On our last visit we came up with a plan to help them with gardens and also the schools with school-gardens. Managing a problem!! Alinipher who
15th October 2012: Mary met up with an adult education group with their tutors in MICA, They told their stories, talked about their dreams and plans and of course celebrated with song, dance and drama (about the school and what education has done for them). Mary
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
4th October 2012: We support 11 preschools in the Doroba area and this is the most distant and remote. The road is not for the faint-hearted or boney-assed, and this trip was truly awful - a real boneshaker. This was a monthly training session for the caregivers