Is it really Christmas time again?! It seems to have come so quickly this year. This has been a big year for Join My Village with the arrival of a new donor (Merck), the expansion of our program to more villages, schools and young women and the introduction of new activities, such as the sports for leadership.  December is a special month not only because it is the end of the year but rather a memorable month to most Christians across the world. Let me take...
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School days come, school days go. Holidays are back and it is time for parents to be reunited with their lovely daughters and sons, who have been away at boarding school. Holidays are meant for everybody to rest and have fun with friends and relatives. However, it is summer in Malawi and rains have just started so some students hate this holiday as they are being kept busy by parents who need them to help with farming activities. “I enjoy most of my holidays because...
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During this month of December, money is not easy to find here in Kasungu. Most people would rather invest the little they have in farming rather than spending it on frivolous gifts for Christmas with many families in Kasungu earning less than $2 a day you can see they do not have much to spare.     This is not the case with our Village Saving and Loan Association groups as they have joined forces to increase their personal savings. Mrs. Tryness Phiri, a 63 year...
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During this month of December, money is not easy to find here in Kasungu. Most people would rather invest the little they have in farming rather than spending it on frivolous gifts for Christmas with many families in Kasungu earning less than $2 a day you can see they do not have much to spare.     This is not the case with our Village Saving and Loan Association groups as they have joined forces to increase their personal savings. Mrs. Tryness Phiri, a 63 year...
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This time of year means Mango time! For many of us here in Malawi this is a time that reminds us of our childhood – of searching for the best mango tree in the village, trying to climb the tree to pick them, or see who had the best aim to knock them down with a rock. Then of course there was the lip licking reward of a warm juicy mango!     Kasungu is overrun by mangoes at the moment. They are just everywhere; on...
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