Development
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Irrigation liberates women
When her husband died in 2014, Rosta Nyapeliwa instantly became a breadwinner for a family of seven. The subsistent farmer,…
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Climate crisis pushes the poor into poverty trap
Like most of the worst hit survivors of Storm Ana in southern Malawi, Pilirani Mailosi, 34, fled with only the…
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Drought: Humanity at crossroads
More than 10 million people have died due to recurrent drought in the past century, the UN reports. The global…
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Nothing goes to waste
In Malawi, one cannot pass cities, towns, districts and markets without bumping into heaps of waste. The widespread breakdown in…
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Mental first aid for flood survivors
When Tropical Storm Ana struck southern Malawi in January, Aluvinesi Daimoni’s legs froze in surging water and she feared for…
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Economic empowerment to end gender-based violence
When Daphres Chirwa from Maganjira Chirwa Village, Traditional Authority Kampingo Sibande in Mzimba, separated from her husband after “all love…
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Sad tales of boat rides
At 39, Andrew Chimwayo is widowed after losing his wife and three children died in a tragic boat ride. For…
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Police embrace inclusion
Malawi Police Service has surmounted an era of systemic discrimination to incorporate persons with albinism in its ranks, writes our…
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Solar: Solution to power blackouts?
Malawi continues to struggle with persistent power outages while sitting on great potential to be an energy self-sufficient country. Apart…
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Social cash transfer: Women’s pin code to economic independence
The story of 32-year-old Rose Mulenga from Mwayiweyu Village in Senior Chief Mwilang’ombe in Karonga is one of life-changing experience.…
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