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MalawiAfrica
MalawiIs known for many things:
Wild Animals
Mud Huts
Starving People
One of the Poorest
Countries on Earth
Wild Animals
Mud Huts
Starving People
One of the Poorest
Countries on Earth
.
One of the
Poorest
Nations
on Earth
One of the
Poorest
Nations
On Earth
MalawiAfrica
Malawi“One of the poorest nations on earth”
Not a simple statement. It means:
74% of population lives on
$1.25 per day
Malawi16 Million People
54% under age 18.
Healthcare
Healthcare
Rural Hospitals(Empty Pharmacy &
Aged Delivery Room)
Healthcare
Rural Hospitals(Empty Pharmacy &
Aged Delivery Room)
District Hospitals(Waiting to deliver &
Caretakers cooking)
Healthcare
Rural Hospitals(Empty Pharmacy &
Aged Delivery Room)
District Hospitals(Waiting to deliver &
Caretaker cooking)
Major Hospitals(Old Mattresses &
Beds still in use)
HealthcareAmbulance
Rural areas - no emergency resources.
They walk, travel by ox-cart,
or bicycle to the hospital.
Healthcare
Medical system in three tiers.
Tier One – Five referral hospitals, in the major cities.
Tier Two – District hospitals, one each district.
Tier Three – 700 small rural healthcare centers.
“Two doctors and 38 nurses for every 100,000 people.”World Health Organization.
Healthcare
Medicine Supplies
Equipment
Cash Starved Government.
Government Supplied Care.
Low Taxable Incomes.
High Public Poverty.
The problem
Never enough for Main Hospitals,
let alone the rest.
How we help
Established 1999, 501c3 not-for-profit.
Chartered State of Indiana U.S.A.
Focus on the nation of Malawi
Governed by Active Board of Directors
Unique Principles
Malawians in charge of all programs.
Americans do not own or control programs.
Walk beside them, not ahead of them.
Treat with equality, as fellow Christians.
Do not create welfare mentality.
Encourage programs to develop
independence.
Not about
the Plan,
the Program,
or the Project…
Unique Principles
It’s about the
People
Unique Principles
2001 – 2008Blessings Hospital
(5-Building, 110-bed Complex.)
Unique Success
2001 – 2003Nationwide famine relief
Over One Million Dollars in Aid
Unique Success
2006 to 2014
3,000 WheelchairsNationwide Distribution
Unique Success
2004 to 2006 Ward Warriors
Teams become Ward Attendants,
helping clean and resupply Hospitals.
Unique Success
2004 to 2006
Madalitso Food Plant(Currently feeding 60,000 a day, capacity 100,000)
Unique Success
1999 to 2006Mtendere Children’s Home
(Opened in 2005, has 26 buildings,
and 160 children)
Unique Success
2003 to 2014
Nationwide Textbook
Distribution33,000 books - 1,000 schools - 2013 alone.
Unique Success
2009 to 2011
Senga Bay Community Library
2,000 books.Joint with Paratroop Battalion & Cool Runnings Resort
Unique Success
Unique Success
2004 to 2008
Mtalimanja Agricultural Training Village
Man-made Lake for irrigation,
over 50 buildings, massive Acreage.
Unique Success
2007 to 2014
6 V-Tractors, and 1
VT-2 Walk Behind.
Unique Success2006 to 2014
Shoes for Grades & Trees100,000 pairs of new shoes.
Incentive for hundreds of thousands of
trees
planted, and higher grades in school.
Unique Success
2007 – 2014
Establishment and Assistance to
Non-Governmental, Self-Help,
Grass Roots Groups.
Clinic at the Gate
Kuthandiza Osayenda Disability Outreach
Sacred Promise Clinic
Dzidalire Development Group
Senga Bay Library
Cool Projects
Unique Success
2007 – 2014
Namikango Maternity Clinic
Largest Aid Contributor to this
50-year-old Facility.
Site becomes
Major Distribution Center.
Delivering 200 babies a month.
2009 Mama C. T.
Kadzamira, “Mother of Malawi”
requests help to establish Dzidalire
Community Development Agency.
Purpose: Build medical facility,
and create income generating programs.
Urgent Need
Mountains, deep valleys, difficult roads.
No safe, quick way to hospital.
Medical situation critical.
Urgent Need
Travel time village to Hospital:
Ox-Cart 3 hours
Urgent Need
Travel time village to Hospital:
Ox-Cart 3 hours
Bicycle 2 hours
Urgent Need
Travel time village to Hospital:
Ox-Cart 3 hours
Bicycle 2 hours
Walking 5 hours
Urgent Need
Arrival – Wait in long lines.
Delivery – Few, if any supplies.
Aftercare – Near Immediate Release,
Less than 24 hours.
BeginningMaize Mill Built.
Now Operational.
ReadyBlueprints Complete.
ReadySurveys Complete.
Government Documents Approved.
Ready
Contractor chosen.
Ready
Contractor chosen.
Plans ready.
Ready
Contractor chosen.
Plans ready.
People waiting…
Ready
Medical
Equipment
in Warehouse
on Site.
Ready
Villagers mold 100,000 bricks,
by hand.
Carve road to top of mountain,
by hand.
Waiting…
How will you respond?
Funds are all
that are
needed to
move forward
Your help is
needed.
Please consider
how you can
contribute.
Online Donations :
www.MalawiProject.Org/Donate
Checks:
The Malawi Project, Inc.
3314 Van Tassel Drive
Indianapolis, IN 46240-3555
Thank You!
