About Malawi

So far we have been doing our work in the country of Malawi in South East Africa.  Below are some facts you may want to know about Malawi but before you do, we want you to know that we believe with all our hearts that the Malawian people are some of the most resilient people in the World.  Despite all that they go through on a day to day basis they still remain loving and kind.  In fact, it is that kindness that has earned the Malawian nation the nickname THE WARM HEART OF AFRICA…TRAVEL THERE AND YOU WILL VERY QUICKLY DISCOVER WHY:

WHY WE DO OUR WORK IN MALAWI
*Malawi is among the 7 poorest countries in the world.
*It has a population of approximately 12,5 million; of those 750,000 are orphans, a figure increasing by 65,000 a year.
*Over 200 people die of AIDS each day.
*Life expectancy is about 51 years old.
*48% of children in Malawi are chronically malnourished.
*In the last decade maternal deaths in childbirth have increased by 100%. This figure is the third highest in the world, behind Sierra Leone and Afghanistan.
*One in four children die before the age of five.
*7% of the population have electricity.
*42% of the population are illiterate.
*3.4% of the population complete secondary education.
*1% of the population go to University.
**Every 30 seconds a child dies of malaria in sub-Saharan Africa.