Annie Salama, DPD Director of Planning and Development, invited us to attend the District Council meeting. Forty-three district councilors were present and asked us questions. Our planning and hygiene concept received high praise.
Matias Kamanga, the CBO chair, Hilda Chonobvu, the secretary/recording secretary, Adams Milanzi, and our YOOW manager made a good impression and sparked great interest in our project among the district councilors and their staff.
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…
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…
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….
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…
The workshop is outdoors and only partially covered. Sawing and drilling are done with a hand drill. There is no electricity. The only drill bit is 10 mm thick and already quite blunt. It is used for pre-drilling and then doweled with a wooden dowel. There are only a few screws, so the wood is…
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…