Month: December 2014

Joyce Makwenderie runs the children’s Nutrition Unit at Ekwendeni Hospital.  When they have recovered and are discharged from the unit the children go back into the community.  Many have social issues and these are addressed by Joyce and her team.  She is very grateful for the items of clothing and knitting sent to the department.

This community built bridge has been completed and provides a very welcomed connection to the villages in the area.  The old metal ‘vehicle chassis’ bridge is now relegated to a museum item and the people have a strong, safe bridge to cross over the river which is much appreciated.

In Strachur, we receive requests from other charities to use our containers to transport items to Malawi. A recent approach from Just Trading Scotland (owned by the Balmore Trust) has resulted in the Dundee container shipping 3 pedal powered rice de-huskers.  These will be used by the villagers at Kaporo near Karonga in Northern Malawi, a major rice growing…