Project Report
| Dec 21, 2016
Deactivation of Malawi Project
By Tom Arsenault | Project Coordinator
We are deactivating the Malawi project and this will no longer be posted on GlobalGiving. This has proven necessary due to changes beyond our control. Sometimes circumstances change and a new direction must be considered in order to keep efforts towards our work relevant and efficient. The situation with our partner organization in Malawi has changed and we are now focusing on the Tools For Empowerment project serving The Caribbean and Latin America. The "Tools" project has been very successful and will be ramped-up next year. The three donations totaling $100 will be used in that project instead. Your understanding is appreciated.
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Sep 26, 2016
It's Springtime in Malawi
By Tom Arsenault | Project Coordinator
The President's state of emergency in southern Malawi remains as food prices continue to rise daily and the value of the Malawi Kwacha drops daily. Poor farming families are forced to cope by eating fewer meals.
It's Spring in Malawi with the temperature up, the rains have stopped and preparation for planting has begun but the eventual harvest is always unsure. ASAP's Aquaponics project here will make a huge diffrence in the nutrition status of poor families. Children will have access to nutritious fish and vegetables all year, improving their nutrition come drought or floods.
You can help ASAP make a positive change in the lives of poor farming families. Please donate generously.
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Jul 5, 2016
Families Can Overcome The Drought
By Tom Arsenault | Project Offcer
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Malawi women going to market
The President has declared a state of emergency in southern Malawi. Hunger prevails. Food prices rise daily. The Malawi Kwacha has lost half its’ value. UNICEF reports a 100% increase in child malnutrition since December. Poor farming families are forced to cope by eating fewer meals.
In Chiradzulu district, a vegetable vendor and mother of five, Beauty is up at three a.m. to prepare for the market. The day before, she bought tomatoes and okra from village farmers and packed them in her dengu (woven basket) and now makes the long trip to the market. With her earnings, she hopes to buy some white maize meal. It iscooked into a thick porridge called nsima, Malawi’s staple food. “We are living day to day, eating what we can manage to source for that day,” she will tell you.
You can help families like Beauty’s when you support this project. Beauty’s children will have access to nutritious fish and vegetables all year. Through this home Aquaponics project you will help improve their nutrition throughout the year – come drought or floods. Please help ASAP make a positive change in the lives of poor farming families.
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