Clouds keep on gathering, the soil is continuously being soaked and shops selling farming materials are at the maximum of their business – farming at its best! Farming is an activity no Malawian can shun away because agriculture is the back bone of our economy. No families need to be reminded that the best thing they can give to their family and dependants are food. When you meet people on the streets at this time of year they always talk of rains, farming and food! It is...
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Is it really Christmas time again?! It seems to have come so quickly this year. This has been a big year for Join My Village with the arrival of a new donor (Merck), the expansion of our program to more villages, schools and young women and the introduction of new activities, such as the sports for leadership.  December is a special month not only because it is the end of the year but rather a memorable month to most Christians across the world. Let me take...
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This time of year means Mango time! For many of us here in Malawi this is a time that reminds us of our childhood – of searching for the best mango tree in the village, trying to climb the tree to pick them, or see who had the best aim to knock them down with a rock. Then of course there was the lip licking reward of a warm juicy mango!     Kasungu is overrun by mangoes at the moment. They are just everywhere; on...
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Justin Zimba Mtenje and Nester Mwale were the couple who made my day last Saturday when they exchanged marriage vows.How often do we foresee that our childhood friendship will one day lead us standing before the crowd making promises saying; "I do"?The story of Justin and Nester is so special because they were best friends since primary school. They both studied at Chalowa primary school, which is one of the schools Join My Village assists today by providing support such as new teaching materials, new...
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This month I was trying to monitor the performance of some of the VSLAs, and as I was doing so I got some interesting stories from two women who come from different Traditional Authorities. Ekrina Zimba and Dorothy Mthiko are some of the women who inspired me because of what they are through VSLA.                        Dorothy Mthiko is a member of Luntha Village Savings and Loan Association from Traditional Authority (TA) Santhe. She explained to me that she has never borrowed money from any savings and...
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