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 Mayi Kaludzu by her poultry house Mr. Sullivan inspects a poultry house
Malingunde Woman Benefits from Self-Help Funding

When the team that manages the Ambassador's Special Self-Help Fund consulted the compass for their next adventure in September, 2005, they found a worthy project proposal in Malingunde, a remote area 45 minutes southwest of Lilongwe.  Barely two years later, the project's organizers boast of a substantial multiplier effect and the sort of extended benefits that many projects never achieve. 

In 2005, the Self-Help Fund granted $5,000 to the Malingunde Teachers Training School, a faith-based institution that runs training courses for women in tailoring and other life skills.  The grant funds purchased building materials, chicken feed, garden tools, treadle pumps, and a refrigerator, all of which were used to operate this "Food and Income Supplementation (FAIS) project."   more

 Peace Corps Volunteers take oath

New Environment Peace Corps Volunteers Start Service

Twenty new Peace Corps volunteers were sworn-in on Wednesday, April 23 after completing eight weeks of cultural and language orientation in Dedza district, 80 kilometers south of Lilongwe.  The official ceremony for the new PCVs, all of whom will work in Peace Corps' environment program, was held at the U.S. Ambassador's Residence in Lilongwe and attracted over 60 people, including senior government officials.  Speakers at the event included U.S. Ambassador Alan Eastham, Director of Forestry Dr. Dennis Kayambazinthu, Deputy Director of Parks and Wildlife Lamosi Jiya and Peace Corps Country Director Dale Mosier.
 
Speaking in Chichewa, Malawi’s local language, new PCV Sarah Pedersen expressed the group’s commitment to serving the local communities with dedication.  She said: “we come from different backgrounds and experiences, but we have a common goal - to serve the Malawi community with dedication and learn more.”     more 

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Solomon Nkhalamba at Lilongwe Airport 

Higher Learning Dreamer Heads for College in the U.S.

By Mayeso Chirwa

Sometimes people do not believe they can change their circumstances until they come across someone who has done it in a remarkable way.  “You can turn your life around when you put your mind to it,” said Solomon Nkhalamba, 24, once a destitute farmer and Sunday school teacher in Malawi, now a freshman studying accountancy at Southern Maine Community College (SMCC) in the U.S.   more

IRC Director trains police women Police women pose for a photo 

Women Police Officers Hone Internet Skills 

When the John F. Kennedy Information Resource Center (IRC) staff in Malawi pondered ways to commemorate Women History Month, a novel idea came to mind - internet training for female police officers.  These women already possessed a formidable range of skills – traffic control, handling emergencies, interrogation, criminal investigation, and crowd-control, among others – but internet research capability was foreign territory. Twenty-three senior officers from the Central Region Police Headquarters turned up for a mid-afternoon session that introduced them to the internet, search engines, directories, and research strategies through a power point presentation and hands-on application.  more

 Some alumni members at the function

Malawi - U.S. Exchange Alumni Association Initiates Joint Efforts with Peace Corp Volunteers

The Malawi -U.S. Exchange Alumni Association (MUSEAA), Blantyre chapter, initiated a program to work cooperatively with Peace Corps Volunteers to expand the reach of MUSEAA’s project activities into villages in the area.  With Peace Corps headquarters’ blessing, MUSEAA reached out to several PCVs who expressed interest in working collaboratively.  MUSEAA members have already committed to participating in a Peace Corps-led girls’ leadership camp in August.  We expect that more ideas for cooperative outreach activities will arise, particularly in support of MUSEAA’s ongoing project to raise awareness of drug and alcohol abuse.  more

Secretary Rice Announces State Department's 2007 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices

SECRETARY RICE: Good afternoon.  I am pleased today to join Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor – Jonathan Farrar – in announcing the publication of the Country Report on Human Rights Practices for 2007.

In every region of the world, men and women are working peacefully, and often at great risk to themselves and their families, to secure human rights and fundamental freedoms, to follow their consciences and speak their minds without fear, to choose those who would govern them and to hold their leaders accountable and to achieve equal justice under the law.  more

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