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 up massive resistance. This is because there is no continued payment of wages, no unemployment insurance, and no short-time work allowance in the country.
In 2019, we collected plastic and metal scrap for the first time and ended up disposing of 50 bags filled to the brim. The campaign was exhausting, but incredibly motivating. In 2023, Malawi’s president took up this idea and launched a national Clean-Up Day, which has since taken place every third Friday of the month….
Why are we doing this? A project involving schools and so on? Begging and pleading for support and putting up with the sometimes unspeakable bureaucracy of the funding institutions? We are doing this because the local people are very clear in their message: they know that they lack education, and they want their children to…
02 July 2018 I’ve just returned from the 4th vaccination appointment. One important part of the preparation is now complete. And soon it will finally begin. It’s obvious why Germany couldn’t win the Football World Cup—after all, the Senior Expert Service in Bonn had already booked our flight for the day of the final… 17…
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…
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…
Yoow e.V. now has a completely new website that is more modern and clearer than before. Julian and Max worked together to revamp the entire online presence, placing great emphasis on a clear structure and simple user guidance. All areas have been modernized, content has been reworked, and functions have been improved so that visitors…