When the floods came, the areas surrounding the dykes constructed with support from ActionAid were spared from the destruction where 800 houses were destroyed, 6000 people were displaced, and...
Friday 7.30am – the day I had been anticipating for a whole month was finally here; to walk in the capital city of Malawi with the Caravan of Hope demanding climate justice. I was geared up in my...
Tony Phiri, 14, used to steal and beg on the streets to buy food and sometimes never came home at night to his mother’s house in Mchesi township, Lilongwe, Malawi.
Ever since Mary Phiri was widowed in 1989, she has struggled to raise her four children by herself. They would often go onto the streets to steal and beg to buy food and would sometimes never come...
Evelyn Mwafulirwa, 50, from Rumphi district, Malawi is a paprika smallholder farmer whose life has been turned around by becoming a member of the Coalition of Women’s Farmers.
As dawn appears in the horizon And no animal stirs but the rooster Your day has begun 30 minutes ago That load of firewood on your head too heavy Child on you back wants your attention Yet you manage...
It feels so good to be back at work. I missed the innocent, shy, smiling faces of the children we reach out to. They are full of life, their energy bursting to levels that amazes me. Their curious...
ActionAid Malawi conducted a study on the Impact of Climate Change on Women Farmers as one way of developing evidence based messages for COP17. Women have given their say on how climate change is...
Africa has the largest mineral reserves in the world and the poorest continent at the same time. Although many companies have mined her resources, there isn’t much to show for improved livelihood in...
