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Malawi Blog: It's party time... Tuesday, 26 January 2010 10:33 Written by contacts

Thursday was a day I was really looking forward to as I had organised a party in the nursery. I had left money with the teacher and the supervisor to get rice, chicken and vegetables etc and I would bring the rest.

Well the kids thought they had all their Christmases in one day and they were as high as they possibly could be with excitement. Each of the 35 children (some had left to start school and will be replaced soon) got each of the following items:-

Malawi Blog: One nil to Chief Chipsea Sunday, 24 January 2010 23:17 Written by contacts

On Tuesday morning I went out to visit the village of Chipsea which has had some support by the St. Andrews Trust based in Glasgow. The directors of that charity built a small school here which supports a couple of hundred kids.

The village of Chipsea is incredibly poor and I have to admit it is not my favourite village to visit. Some of the men in this village drink the local moonshine and there is definitely more desperation here than some of the other villages I have visited.

More on Rangers Media in Malawi Thursday, 21 January 2010 21:13 Written by Contacts

The weekend here gave us more heavy rain and since I’ve been here I have hardly seen the sun. Well, it is the rainy season.

On Saturday it was time to visit the orphanage again and this time I timed it right and the kids were all hyper. I love going to this place and the children love a wee cuddle. They all sat nice and quiet until I brought the biscuits and lollipops out the bag and then they went wild. It was hilarious! The sisters quickly gained control again and the kids all waited patiently on their sweets.

More from Malawi Wednesday, 20 January 2010 08:56 Written by Contacts

Thursday was to be a big day in Malawi as the expectation of heavy rain and the Malawi football team expected to win in the evening. The buzz was really quite exciting and, as if the plan had been written, the afternoon brought the expected downfall with additional thunder and lightning.

The locals were over the moon as the rain had been so scarce here that most folks had to re-plant after going a month without rain - and this is supposed to be the rainy season.

Malawi Blog: Planes, Cars & Earthquakes Sunday, 17 January 2010 00:00 Written by Contacts

As some of you will know, our very own contacts is currently in Malawi finalising plans for some of the projects on which Moni Malawi is working. Last night he was awakened by an earthquake in Lilongwe where he is staying.

The earthquake registered 4.8 on the Richter scale and no great damage was done, but with the devastating news coming from Haiti it makes you think!