Primary School Feeding Program

Primary schools in Malawi have morning feeding program for the children. The porriage is made mostly from maize and added vitamens. It is cooked in large vats and poured into cups that most of the children drink from as they do not have spoons.

Great Days

Sunset Sept. 23

School Visits with Primary School Students

Sunsets and Kids Playing

The sunset is around 530pm every evening

Scale map of the Zomba Pleatue

Children around a secondary school during the day

Shire River and Buying Fish

The Shire river runs through Malawi and provides water for agriculture. Many people make their living by farming in Malawi. People also fish the waters. The fishers use dug out canoes made from hand carved trees, lines with steel hooks, and bowls to bail the water that enters the canoes through leaks.

Here are some pictures from the Shire river, a dug out canoe, a fisherman paddling his canoe, fish for purchase, and driving around with fish in the hot African sun.

A Lesson in Brick Making

Many houses in Malawi are made from bricks. This is a very good thing as the people use slash and burn techniques to clear land and for farming. Bricks are locally made by digging up the red clay from the earth, mixing the earth with water, putting it into a brick mold, and then baking the bricks so they get that dark red color- are stronger- and more water resistant. Here are some photos of the brick ovens that people build. The holes in the bottom are where the wood goes for the fire/baking and they are covered in dirt to keep the heat in. After the bricks are fired they are then taken from the pile as needed for building. I really like the locally made concept. Brick making here is relatively inexpensive and creates fire proof housing. One issue with brick making is that it takes the soil from the land and there are some erosion issues associated with this.

Boy and His Goat, Mother and Daughter, Near the Top of Zomba Malawi