Month: June 2016

  • Progress on Water Projects

    During his visit to Malawi in April and May, Kevin Bickerstaffe led a team of water engineers from the PHC department at Ekwendeni and Livingstonia hospitals repairing and maintaining shallow and borehole wells. They have also been erecting fencing around well heads to protect the well head from animal contamination. John Littlejohn  was also in Malawi,…

  • John Challis OBE

    It was with the greatest of pleasure that we heard the announcement on Saturday that John Challis had been awarded the OBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours. John has been Principal Trustee of the Raven Trust since its inception in 2000 and was sending parcels, part loads and then full containers  to Malawi before that.…

  • FCL 102 arrives at Ekwendeni

    News arrived this morning that FCL 102 has arrived at Ekwendeni and has been unloaded. It is winter in Malawi and the warm clothes and blankets on the container will be very welcome. Alan tells us “Boxes were transported on top of cars, inside cars, in minibuses, on lorries, on bicycles and on women’s heads”.…