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by kusamala | Feb 5, 2013 | Projects, Trainings
In Malawi, malnutrition is a serious threat. In rural areas 48% of children are stunted while 64% suffer from anemia (iron-deficiency). While the majority of the population works in the agricultural sector, they primarily grow maize and tobacco; both of which contain...
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by kusamala | Feb 1, 2013 | Projects, Trainings
Yesterday, Kusamala staff enjoyed a special treat as our six apprentices used us as a test audience for their permaculture design presentations. As the culminating project to their six-month apprenticeship, Kusamala trainers assigned each apprentice an area, either at...
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by kusamala | Jan 28, 2013 | Projects, Trainings
In Malawi’s agricultural landscape, women play a vital, and often underrepresented, role. Nearly 58% of Malawian women work in the agricultural sector, primarily on rural, family farms. These numbers only increase with family size and poverty levels; 62% of women with...
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by kusamala | Jan 22, 2013 | General
When I left Malawi on July 4th 2011, I cried all the way to the airport…and for several months afterwards. Fear and uncertainty were the root cause of those tears. Uncertainty and fear for the permaculture centre staff and land, for Malawi as a nation with an...
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by kusamala | Jan 21, 2013 | Projects, Trainings
Kusamala, in partnership with the ReSCOPE programme, have begun implementing a two year project in Integrated Land Use Design (ILUD) at Kangóma Primary School. Kusamala partnered with the ReSCOPE programme to implement this project which started in August, 2012 and is...
