On the Weeding Front
Well, the rains have come and along with it comes the farmer’s worst enemy: weeds. So many weeds. Because the field was left fallow last year all the weeds had a free for all and seeded and reseeded themselves like crazy. The worst culprit is the sedge. Not only...
How to celebrate the Holidays in Lilongwe?
A tour of Lilongwe, of course! We had our entire staff and most of their families attend. We rented a bus and filled 3 cars to get everyone around. Kids, husbands, wives, brothers and sisters. We were quite the group! Our first stop was at the President Banda...
Global Policies, Local Action – Are Agricultural Cooperatives a useful development tool?
Having handed over the reins to Molly at the beginning of May my heart has remained with Kusamala and I have been looking for a way to continue to contribute to the great work the organisation is doing. Having recently moved to Geneva, home to several international...
Confidence in the Rains
Is it going to rain today? This has been a common question around the center lately as the clouds are beginning to build up in the afternoons. Most days, the answer is no, but more and more often we are getting a nice rain in the evening. This rain makes us all...
Wheels Up on a Successful Week with our Scottish Partners
This past week Charles Henderson and Grant Davidson paid Kusamala a visit as our Scottish partners on the JANEEMO project. Charlie comes to the project from Climate Futures and is responsible for communication and project development, while Grant is the International...
JANEEMO Planting Kicks Off in Dowa
On Wednesday morning, Kusamala staff and interns, Mtendere Co-operative members, and our Scottish JANEEMO partners, loaded up the Kumbali bus and headed for Mdela Village in Central Malawi’s Dowa District. Excitement was high as we filled all of the seats and aisles...
