First Participatory Video (PV) Workshop in Dowa District
Written by Sabine Hellmann As part of the CSA programme that Kusamala is conducting in Dowa District, an intriguing monitoring and evaluation tool will be used throughout the project, Participatory Video or PV in short. PV is a means to capture local stories and ideas...
International Permaculture Congress (IPC11)
From November 11th the 2013 International permaculture congress (IPC11) begun with a series of activities lined up. The congress constitutes the following key events: Pre IPC International PDC, conference dinner and gala, international permaculture conference, visits...
Carbon Markets in Malawi
Written by Matt Frye In 1972 Malawi had roughly 4.5 million hectares of forests. In 2010 it had 2 million hectares of forest – a decline of 54% forest cover over 40 years. Deforestation is a serious issue in Malawi that is exacerbated by multiple drivers that all...
Saying goodbye to Catherine
I am aware that this headline is shocking to most of our regular website visitors. The contributions made by Catherine to the success of Kusamala are so numerous to mention. Words can not express the love we at Kusamala have for Catherine. Sometimes its good to cry....
Kusamala Welcomes Alinafe Chimongo and Ephraim Chiunjiza Jr
Over the past month the Kusamala family has grown to include two new members. Alinafe Chimongo joins us as Project Manager for our new Climate Cmart Agriculture project and Ephraim Chiunjiza Jr joins the office team as our new Accountant/Administrator. Both of these...
Bringing Participatory Mapping to Kusamala
Written by Austin Dunn In 2012, I spent seven weeks at the Kusamala Institute of Agriculture and Ecology. I was there conducting independent undergraduate research with support from the University of Iowa. During this time, I spoke with government officials,...
