by Tiwonge Nkosi | Dec 18, 2013 | General, Projects
Through the JANEEMO project, Kusamala is constructing a green house. William and Matt have been working really hard to get it done before the end of the year. Right now it is almost done and we are happy to finally have a green house at the centre. It has been very...
by Tiwonge Nkosi | Dec 13, 2013 | General
By Julia Reynolds (part of the Kusamala mapping team) This week our research takes us to Nkhundi, a village that lies about a thirty-minute bike ride to the south of Kusamala. Nkhundi is the home of Isaac, Kusamala’s agroforestry expert. Besides cultivating an...
by Tiwonge Nkosi | Dec 2, 2013 | General
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...
by Tiwonge Nkosi | Nov 20, 2013 | General
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...
by kusamala | Nov 14, 2013 | General
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...
by Tiwonge Nkosi | Nov 4, 2013 | General
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....