MALAWI

Madonna arrives at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Gala (Met Gala) to celebrate the opening of “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination” in the Manhattan borough of New York, U.S., May 7, 2018. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz
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ENTERTAINMENT
Madonna's New Photo With All Her Kids Will Open Your Heart
By Ron Dicker
"Tree of life," the pop superstar captioned the picture.
AFP/Monirul Bhuiyan
WORLD NEWS
‘They Say We’re Sinners’: Protecting Malawi’s Sex Workers From Police
By Rumbi Chakamba, Women & Girls
Discrimination and misunderstanding of the law are causing tensions between Malawi’s police and sex workers, who often accuse
Richard Nyoni, Ettaric Images
HEALTHY LIVING
Poverty Comes In Many Forms
By Ray Jordan, Contributor
CEO of international agricultural and development organisation...
Across East Africa today, up to 20 million people are at risk of hunger and starvation because of a continuing drought against
Madonna attends the Billboard Women in Music 2016 event on December 9, 2016 in New York City. / AFP / ANGELA WEISS (Photo credit should read ANGELA WEISS/AFP/Getty Images)
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ENTERTAINMENT
Madonna Granted Permission To Adopt Twins From Malawi
The singer previously adopted two children from the Southern African country.
Julia Gunther
ARTS & CULTURE
Meet The Young Malawian Women Tailoring And Selling Reusable Sanitary Pads
By Priscilla Frank
Photographer Julia Gunther chronicles how the simple objects literally change girls' lives.
You are beautiful
AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi
THE WORLDPOST
'Each Of Us Is A Treasure': Edward Snowden Writes To A Malawi Girl Living With Albinism
By Abdi Latif Dahir, Quartz Africa
Edward Snowden wrote a letter to Annie Alfred, a 10-year-old child living with albinism in Malawi. Alfred is one of 7,000
ENVIRONMENT
Climate Change This Week: Extinction, Taxing Climate Denial, and More!
By Mary Ellen Harte, Contributor
Biologist, Author, and Consultant on Climate Change and Popula...
The innovation could prove important for making wearable tech self-powering - perhaps one day you'll be able to buy a solar
ENTERTAINMENT
United Village Transformation meets First Lady of Malawi Gertrude Mutharika
By Kevin Gouveia, Contributor
Contributor
United Village Transformation (UVT) has been working in Malawi since 2010 with a focus on education, nutrition and women's
ENVIRONMENT
Protecting The Wildlife In Africa With 21st-Century Technology
By Geri Spieler, Contributor
Silicon Valley Freelance Writer
Trying to fight poachers and government officials who are supposed to protect wildlife make the fight that more difficult. However, if all poachers can be thwarted with state-of-the-art technology such as drones, it matters not who is out to destroy the wildlife of Africa.
Rise Up
IMPACT
What Life Is Like When A Girl Marries At 11
By Eleanor Goldberg
“Marriage cuts off the dreams of young girls," says Memory Banda, the teen who helped raise the legal age to wed in Malawi.
WORLDPOST
Power battles keep Malawians guessing why their president disappeared
By The Conversation Africa, Contributor
The Conversation Africa is a news and analysis website which i...
IMPACT
'Cool Effect' Promises Carbon Reduction Solutions
By Marcia G. Yerman, Contributor
Writer on women's issues, human rights, environment and culture
How many times have you experienced frustration about the issue of climate change, and felt powerless to effect tangible change? You're not alone.
ENVIRONMENT
Surprise! Livestock Helps Farmers Become Resilient to Climate Change
By Pierre Ferrari, Contributor
President and CEO, Heifer International
Sunday, October 16 is World Food Day, and this year's theme is "Climate is changing. Food and agriculture must too." The relationship between agriculture and the environment is the crux of much of Heifer International's work in the field.
Mutharika was last seen at the United Nations General Assembly
Reuters/Carlo Allegri
THE WORLDPOST
Malawians Have Taken To Social Media To Find Their President Missing In The U.S.
By Lynsey Chutel, Quartz Africa
Worried Malawians are trying to find their leader. President Peter Mutharika left Malawi on Sept. 15 to attend the United
NEW YORK, USA - SEPTEMBER 20: UN Women Goodwill Ambassador actress Emma Watson makes a speech at the launch of the HeForShe IMPACT 10x10x10 University Parity Report at the United Nations headquarters in New York City on September 20, 2016. (Photo by Selcuk Acar/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
Anadolu Agency via Getty Images
IMPACT
Emma Watson Calls For An End To Child Marriage In Africa
By Sebastien Malo, Reuters
The British actress visited Malawi to address the issue ahead of International Day of the Girl.
IMPACT
Mental Health on Air: How Radio is Getting Teens Talking About Mental Health in Malawi and Tanzania
By Kevin Perkins, Contributor
Executive Director, Farm Radio International
The first step to appropriate care is to raise awareness about mental health and mental illness so that young people can
IMPACT
Redefining Gender: This Week In Daily Giving
By Ariel Nessel, Contributor
Co Founder of The Pollination Project
Adebimpe Mbang Femi-Oyewo, Kinnect: Connecting for Good, Lagos, Nigeria. People come together to address social challenges
WOMEN
TEDWomen Update: Memory Banda and a warrior's cry against child marriage
By Pat Mitchell, Contributor
Editorial Director, TEDWomen
At the time, Malawi had the highest rates of child marriage in the world. A 2014 Human Rights Watch report outlined the shocking
IMPACT
Chess for Success: This Week In Daily Giving
By Ariel Nessel, Contributor
Co Founder of The Pollination Project
At the end of this month, Walt Disney Productions will release Queen of Katwe, a film that highlights the story of a young
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