Malawi

Crisis In Malawi

Poverty in Malawi is widespread, deep & severe. Agriculture is the primary source of livelihood.

80% of the population lives primitively. 85% of the population lacks the basic necessities of life.

The HIV/Aids pandemic has devastated the country along with malaria, TB, malnutrition & parasitic infections. The average life expectancy in Malawi is 39 years of age. The average Malawian attends 3 funerals per week. 133 children out of 1,000 die before their 5th birthday.

In the cities, there is no lack of coffin shops or coffin makers
      

      

Malawians lack clean water sources, adequate health care & medications, mosquito netting is needed to save the lives of the nearly 40% of children under the age of 2 that die from malaria.
Women need gender equality-being denied the rights to hold a bank account, own property, possessions or keep custody of their children once their spouse has perished. Women need the right to say “NO” to stop the spread of HIV/AIDS. Children need to receive an education instead of spending their days searching for food for survival & parenting siblings. Education is the key to pull this country up out of the poverty they endure.

Should children die simply because they have no food?

Can we just stand by and watch this happen?

There are simple & complex answers to the problems this nation faces but there is no question, we can make a difference in Malawi.

Child led families

In a country of nearly 2 million orphans, child-led families are a common sight.
45% of the population is under the age of 15.

Food Insecurity

There is a food shortage in Malawi. They lack of resources for food & income.

Housing

Schools

Churches

Feeding Centers

Feeding orphans 5 and under

They are fed three times per week, a one cup serving. Somehow their bodies find a way to survive on this minimal amount of food.

Infrastructure

Simple Tools

The rural lifestyle proves to be a primitive one

Bush ambulance, driven by a bicycle


Large fields for growing crops
are cultivated with a hoe


Living large