Last 21st May millions of malawians voted in the national elections. The results were more than controversial, since many documents showed a lot of ‘tippex’ on them and a lot
Category: Malawi
General facts and information about Malawi, the warm hearth of Africa.
Younger kids clothesYounger kids clothes
Quite some time ago, we shipped to Frighton some boxes with clothes for younger kids. As always it took Frighton quite some time to organise the distribution and even more
Change of season: can you help?Change of season: can you help?
Summer is getting closer (hopefully!) and many of us are probably busy with the change of season in their closet. It could also be a good opportunity to give away
Testing malaria vaccine in MalawiTesting malaria vaccine in Malawi
The world’s first large scale pilot of malaria vaccine to give partial protection to children has begun in Malawi. Malawi is the first of three countries chosen for the pilot
A day out with the schoolA day out with the school
The education programme at Lunjika is not particularly good lately, but they do organise a day out here and there. A couple of weeks ago, Ramos and Wit joined the
Rains in MalawiRains in Malawi
A few weeks ago, very heavy rains have fallen in Malawi as a consequence of a cyclone close by. The rains have caused destruction in many places, cancelled entire villages,
Handwritten boarding passesHandwritten boarding passes
Ever had handwritten boarding passes for a flight in your hands? Well, fly out from Malawi and this might be the case. These two weeks have been exhausting, but wonderful.
A day at Kande BeachA day at Kande Beach
It is our last weekend in Malawi and the kids ask us if we can go to a special place: Kande beach. Apparently here it is seen as an exotic
Dinner with the kids and ClementDinner with the kids and Clement
While we are here it is good to sit all together with Clement and the kids. That’s why tonight we have dinner all together. In front of Clement the kids
Blind loveBlind love
Peter at the Saint Maria Goretti School for the blind is one of the first people we visited when we reached Nkhata Bay. We promised him (and his daughters) to