Watch dogs in Lilongwe

I like this photo from Lilongwe. The gate, Securicor sign and watch dogs are so typical of many residential areas in Malawi. It reminds me of my regular walks in Nyambadwe with my small dog. A very clever mongrel: If the gate was closed, she’d run up to the gate and bark and provoke the… Continue reading Watch dogs in Lilongwe

Linux-Magazin on Open Source in Malawi

Brave Gnu World on Microsoft and open source in Malawi (in German) Couple of links mentioned in the article: Malico Project: http://www.bunda.unima.mw/malico.htm Malawi Polytechnic: http://www.poly.ac.mw School Net Malawi: http://www.schoolnetmalawi.org

Basler Zeitung on Malawi Hunger Crisis

Due to poor rains Malawi is experiencing food shortages: Hungerregion in Malawi zum Katastrophengebiet erklärt Blantyre. AP/baz. Angesichts der bedrohlichen Hungersnot in Malawi hat die Regierung alle 28 Provinzen des ostafrikanischen Landes zum Katastrophengebiet erklärt und die internationale Gemeinschaft um Hilfe gebeten. Die Krise bedrohe fünf der elf Millionen Einwohner, sagte Präsident Bingu wa Mutharika… Continue reading Basler Zeitung on Malawi Hunger Crisis

cycle tour along the shores of Lake Malawi…

There’s a Malawi cycle tour being organized by a British charity organization next Sept 2006: Cycle Malawi for Transaid Registration costs £299 and you need to raise a minimum of £2,750 in sponsorship. The itinerary is very scenic along the shores of Lake Malawi. Sounds like a lot of fun and something I would love… Continue reading cycle tour along the shores of Lake Malawi…

Wikipedia on Malawi

The Malawi entry in Wikipedia has grown considerably over the past year. For example, there’s an entry on Malawian music: Music of Malawi and Malawian English. If you’re from Malawi or doing research on a topic related to Malawi… check the pages to see if you can contribute any useful facts and references.

On Microfinancing

zapped into this TV report on microfinancing: Mikro-Kredite Basically, microfinance provides loans and insurance to entrepreneurs too poor to qualify for traditional bank loans. An alternative and maybe more effective way to fight poverty… These two institutions were mentioned in the report: OikoCredit Procredit Holding [update] Another similar institution is: Opportunity International Bank of Malawi… Continue reading On Microfinancing

Working on the Nyika

Read Jeff’s and Leslie’s blog from Nyika Plateau in northern Malawi: Working on the Nyika The Nyika – Vwaza Trust (referred to as the Trust) was established in 2004 to promote for the benefit of the public, the conservation, protection and improvement of the physical and natural environment of primarily the Nyika National Park and… Continue reading Working on the Nyika

blogging from Lilongwe

Read Mike McKay’s blog on living in Lilongwe, the capital city of Malawi. update: The blog address has changed to http://www.vdomck.org/blog/

8 days a week

via Language Log: Some rural West African languages still use their traditional eight-day week.

British journalist in Malawi

Read Gwyneth Rees’ report on working for The Chronicle in Lilongwe. […] when freedom of the press is supposedly guaranteed under the constitution, journalists should not have to rely on the say-so of one man to go about their business. [update Jan 11, 2005] Here’s another article: Demoted from editor to delivery girl, overnight

dreaming of Lake Malawi

On rainy and stormy days there is little to do. Listening to music and reading have their limits. It is then that the housebound mind takes its own journeys, unfettered by time or place. One sails, once again in the Philippines’ Camotes Sea, walks on England’s moors, swims in Lake Malawi, kneels in Vienna’s Saint… Continue reading dreaming of Lake Malawi