Tags: Mwandama, Malawi

Apr 05
Progress Toward Sustainability via Agribusiness in Malawi
By Natalia Mroz
The Millennium Villages Project has begun to accelerate its efforts to promote sustainability. Mwandama, Malawi is leading is leading the way by creating rural cooperatives designed to help member farmers transition from subsistence to commercialized agriculture.
Dec 02
Mwandama health achievements in 2010
By Thandiwe Mijoya
Mwandama health achievements in 2010
Jan 12
Cassava Bread, the Sweet Smell of Success
By Joelle Bassoul Mojon
Martha dusts a small table with flour then starts kneading the dough, before dividing it into tennis-sized balls. Next to her, Jennifer places the balls on a tray and straight into the oven’s open mouth.
Feb 18
DIY Women Bring Mega-brand to Mwandama
By Joelle Bassoul Mojon
In Mwandama, a remote village in Malawi with no supermarket and limited internet, the community was falling right through the meshes of the consumer grid. But a group of enterprising women has achieved nothing less than a small revolution by effectively turning themselves into sales representatives for the world’s second-largest consumer goods company.
Mar 18
Hygiene: Talking About It to Clear the Air
By Joelle Bassoul Mojon
‘Before, we were using the bush. Now we have latrines for boys and girls, and the headmaster told us how to use them.’ The 12-year-old boy’s candid explanation is a reminder of the lack of hygiene that still prevails in schools in rural and poor areas of sub-Saharan Africa.