Notes from a Kusamala Volunteer II
Weltwärts volunteer, Pirmin Störh has been leading the charge in the maintenance and planning of our chickens and chicken yard. In his second blog about the work he is doing here at Kusamala, he outlines his plans for the chickens in the coming month. Last week the...
Notes from a Kusamala Volunteer
Pirmin Stöhr and Simonne Szagun are interns currently volunteering with Kusamala through the weltwaerts (worldwards) program, funded by the German government. The goal of the program is to give young Germans the opportunity to experience a different culture and...
Msalura Consultancy April Updates
Contributed by Tiwonge Nkosi Nearly eight months since Kusamala Institute of Agriculture and Ecology started consulting with Msalura Primary School in Salima, the project has seen tremendous progress. The school is now surrounded by green multi-use plants rather than...
TOPS Muonde Trust Visit in Zimbabwe
Contributed by Executive Director, Molly Cheatum Earlier this month, I attended a weeklong training in Mutare, Zimbabwe with the Technical and Operational Performance Support (TOPS) Program. This program is a USAID/Food for Peace-funded program, led by Save the...
Kusamala’s new consultancy in Kasungu
Contributed by Tiwonge Nkosi From December 2014 to January 2016, Kusamala worked with the staff at the Bwaila Maternity hospital in Area 25 in Lilongwe to develop a hospital garden to provide increased diet diversity for patients and staff. With funding from the Bill...
Updates from the United Methodist Church farm Consultancy
Contributed By Tiwonge Nkosi Beginning in July 2015, Kusamala has been consulting on the design and implementation of the United Methodist Church farm property in Madisi. The 4 hectare piece of land in Dowa district is being developed as a permaculture demonstration...