Solar power to illuminate 350 villagers in Malawi

Holiday Greetings, As we reflect on our wonderful holiday season,  I wanted to send out a final report on the Solar Light Project. Your support, along with other friends of MLF USA, has enabled more than 500 families to read at night in rural Malawi. Mothers can sew, and chidren can do homework. They no longer have to...

Greetings, Here they are - our clients in the Limbikani Group who live near Liwonde, Southern Malawi. Two of our staff, Dick (on the right) and Ignatio were there to introduce and translate for me. They were not averse to having their photo taken, either! I was able to visit, and sit and talk with the ladies earlier this...

Summer has arrived here in New England, and there have been many days in the last couple of weeks when I have thanked my lucky stars for the air conditioner in the window. Women in Malawi will be waiting many years for an air conditioner, but many of them now have a solar light or solar power kit to get through the evening...

Spring is here in New England, and the days are getting longer but in Malawi it still gets dark at 6pm. With many thanks to a generous donor, we will be sending 350 lights to the women in Malawi in the next few weeks. Women in one of our client groups will have the opportunity to start their own businesses selling these...

Our small solar lights are a big hit with the women in Malawi. They can read and sew in the evenings, and their children can do their homework without having to rely on a kerosene lamp or poor candle. As these lamps last for a year without needing a battery change, the women are also saving money as they no longer need to...