Location Chula I, Kamsonga Health Center Catchment Area, Ntchisi District, Malawi Community Description The community of Chula I is a rural village in central Malawi, about 30 miles from the BOMA of Ntchisi. The people are subsistence farmers of maize, beans, soya, peanuts for food security, and tobacco for their cash crop. The homes in […]
Location Kula Village, Ntchisi District, Central Malawi Community Description Kula is a very rural farming community. Subsistence farming of maize, soy, beans, groundnuts, and tobacco is the primary source of income of the villagers. The vast majority of the homes are made of mud-brick with thatched roofs. This project will be done at the Kula […]
Location Misuku, Chitipa, Malawi, Africa Community Description The community is made up mostly of subsistence farmers who draw water from the mountain streams that are currently unprotected. The construction will take place in the remote areas of Misuku in various mountainside villages where there is a need for safe drinking water. Project Description This project […]
To read about the start of the project, CLICK HERE. What do you say when a project is completed with results far beyond all expectations? “Right on!” The project was started with the objective of building three protected springs in the Misuku Mountains. Funds were designated to go toward purchasing cement, and paying Health Surveillance […]
Location Misuku, Chitipa, Malawi, Africa Community Description Misuku is a remote village in the northernmost region of Malawi, very close to the border of Tanzania. The villagers do not have a reliable water source. Often water is collected from natural springs running off the mountains. Project Description The project is to build three protected springs […]
To read about the beginning of this project, Click HERE. Donations are still being accepted to pay for this project. This project was successfully completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Judy Summers, who is pictured in the last photo of the project page. The pump was promptly installed. Judy reports: “Running water has […]
Location Central Malawi, Southeast Africa Community Description This community in the central part of Malawi has a population of about 23,000 people. The Health Center, a part of the Malawi Ministry of Health, provides the population with outpatient care, maternity and delivery, well care to children under 5, family planning, and HIV testing and counseling. […]