ZOE empowering girls to uplift communities in Madisi, Malawi.
Agricultural development has been adopted as a strategy to achieve poverty reduction, the first of the millennium development goals (MDG). Gender inequalities continue to contribute towards the decline...
View ArticleCHE and ZOE: A holistic approach to Madisi community development.
For sustainable community development to take place, there must be interaction and coordination among all of the factors and agents that intervene and act in a locality. This means a combination of...
View ArticleNkhafi women initiate adult literacy under CHE banner
According to World Bank adult literacy is when the population that is above 15 years of age can understand basic numeracy and literacy.The adult literacy program is not new in the Malawi context. Due...
View ArticleNkhafi bridge: A CHE first in Madisi, Malawi
NKHAFI, MADISI, 10th MAY, 2014: This year, Nkafi village head celebrates 52 years. He celebrates more than his birthday following a fortnight that has seen the completion of the first CHE seed project....
View ArticleSaving newborn lives through neonatal resuscitation – a priority in Madisi
A baby’s inability to breathe at birth, known as birth asphyxia, is a major cause of newborn mortality in Malawi and can contribute to developmental disabilities and health problems into adulthood....
View ArticleMakuta community promoting girls education
Today, as I go through my camera, it reminds me of Makuta community in Traditional Authority Nsamala in Balaka district. I remember it was a Monday when we were supposed to prioritize needs of the...
View Article2014 in review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2014 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: A San Francisco cable car holds 60 people. This blog was viewed about 1,400 times in 2014. If it...
View ArticleCommunity health workers promoting safemotherhood in Dowa
January 23, 2015 by Mercy Chikhosi Nyirongo Mbalame, Dowa Abiti Saulos, 23, is pregnant with her second child. She is in her first trimester and she has been visited by a community health volunteer in...
View ArticleREZ reaching the unreached – mobile clinic ease access to healthcare
MADISI – Malawi: By Mercy Chikhosi A mobile clinic vehicle drives about five kilometers to Chakhaza Health Center from the United Methodist Church in Malawi (Madisi) through the dust road to pick...
View ArticlePromoting better health, naturally: Moringa tree
In Bwetu village, in the district of Lilongwe thousands of people still live a daily struggle contending with a vast range of societal issues and needs that are each a fundamental characteristic of...
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