Not too many words this time, we have already covered this in our newsletters: the beautiful playground we have now at Matunkha, thanks to a youth-group from the CGK in... read more →
Vwaza Marsh is one of the special surprises of the area we live in. It’s an unspoiled, typical African savannah. The majority of tourists don’t go there: they visit the... read more →
The maize harvest in Malawi has been good this year, so there should be no problems with food-security. This girl is really enjoying her meal and the same applies to... read more →
We enjoyed our leave in Holland in June and were astonished about how fast we were moving again in the speed of Dutch living. Upon return in Malawi we had... read more →
Malawi follows a similar development as in other “developing countries”: more improvement is concentrating on the big cities, while there is hardly any money for developing the rural areas. All... read more →
While we were working on the previous calendar page, a storm hit Mozambique, south Malawi and east Zimbabwe. As often happens, people in western countries were earlier and better informed... read more →
According to recent statistics 45% of the population is younger than 14 year. That is over 7.5 million children! Al these children need to go to school when they turn... read more →
This picture is taken from ‘our’ hill: Bumba. Almost 25 years ago, the Matunkha Centre had the opportunity to develop this area and during that time it has been transformed... read more →
Often it is that simple like in this case. It takes a good listener, an appropriate advice and a couple that takes some practical action. This makes all the difference.... read more →
This picture has been taken on the Centre just a few weeks ago. Normally we have water from taps at the houses from our water-system, but recent years have proven... read more →