It will start on May 1, 2026: we are building the vocational training workshops. Following a tender process, we have commissioned Emmanuel General Construction from Kasungu as the contractor, together with the Chiuno NGO.
Five workshops, including outdoor areas, will form a small center for manual work and collaboration. A tree stands in the center and grows there as a sign of progress and solidarity. Our workshops were planned by Rana Moumneh, MBL, BEng.
Currently, a total of 410 children attend the school established by our association. Of these, 199 are boys and 211 are girls. These figures fill us with great joy, as they show not only that our educational initiative is being accepted, but also that more and more girls are receiving the chance to go to school regularly. Especially…
For a long time, Africa was spared from the pandemic. Now it seems to have arrived in Malawi too (Der Tagesspiegel on 23 April 2020). The entry ban has been in place for some time, so our plans were also rendered obsolete. The planned lockdown is now pending in court because the population has put…
It was a big surprise when my physical therapist, whom I told about my trip to Malawi the day after next while lying on the massage table, pressed a few bills into my hand as I was leaving. In the village, it was said that Coretta could no longer work on the board because her…
The preparation and drilling were a major event. Not only because they marked the actual start of the project, but also because of the question of whether we would find enough water to supply the property and its buildings. And finally, there was the question of where we would find the most water, because that…
We built a water tower next to the pump house. A 5,000-liter tank stands on its plateau at a height of 6.2 meters. Above it are solar panels that supply electricity for the pump. The pump is located at a depth of 37 meters and lifts the water 45 meters to fill the tank. From…
The Tchapa School is the school closest to Chiuno Village, located 3.5 kilometers away. We visit a class with 116 students sitting close together on the floor. There are no tables or chairs. The teachers are often overwhelmed.We want to remedy these conditions, which we find unbearable but are common in Malawi, by building a…