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How Malawi will remember late president Bingu Wa Mutharika

In IYIP Rights Media Internships, Malawi, Media Internships,
by Desiree Buitenbos May 15, 2012
Bingu Mutharika passed away after suffering cardiac arrest on April 05, 2012

The flag flies at half mast outside Malawi’s parliament building where thousands of civilians have braved long line-ups in smoldering hot sunshine to view the body of late president, Bingu Wa Mutharika, who died after suffering cardiac arrest on April 5, 2012. To an outsider, this seems like a country truly mourning the loss of [...]

Tagged as: Authoritarian, Bingu Mutharika, joyce banda, malawi, politics

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Children in Malawi run away due to lack of food

In IYIP Rights Media Internships, Malawi, Media Internships,
by Desiree Buitenbos May 15, 2012
Tikhala Chilembwe - former street kid turned aspiring doctor

Co-written with Sibongele Zgambo from Zodiak Broadcasting Station  Its 10 p.m. in Malawi’s capital, Lilongwe, and the nighttime vultures that characterize the city at night are out in full force. Prostitutes prey on drunk men stumbling out of dimly lit bars, while stray dogs are on the hunt for scraps leftover from the hustle and [...]

Tagged as: Childrens' Rights, Homeless, lilongwe, malawi, poverty, Street Kids

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Malawi’s fisherman more likely to catch HIV: Reports

In IYIP Rights Media Internships, Malawi, Media Internships,
by Desiree Buitenbos May 15, 2012
Malawian Fishermen

Ronald Gomo, 37, is a fisherman who would rather live alone than associate with the other fishermen who reside on the shorelines of Malawi’s Lake Chilwa. “Before, when I was living over there [with the other men], I spent all my earnings on having sex with prostitutes.”He says, “Now, that I stay here, I am [...]

Tagged as: Fishermen, healthcare, HIV/AIDS, Lake Chilwa, malawi

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The children of Zion Bata

In Articles, IYIP Rights Media Internships, Malawi, Media Internships, Uncategorized,
by Desiree Buitenbos March 20, 2012

The children of Kachitsa Village, a small village of 1,000 in the northern outskirts of Lilongwe, Malawi, are adamant about their religious beliefs. Mention God and their shy, soft-spoken demeanor converts to self-assurance and poise. These children are members of a church called Zion Bata which preaches that prayer is the only effective method for [...]

Tagged as: Childrens' Rights, religious freedom

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Radio waves inspire change in Malawi

In Articles, IYIP Rights Media Internships, Malawi, Media Internships,
by Desiree Buitenbos March 20, 2012

Violet Banda is not your average 21-year-old. A poised, confident and outspoken child rights activist, Banda personifies the power of radio in Malawi. Born to a family of five children, Banda is the only female and the only child to have contracted HIV from her mother who succumbed to AIDS when Banda was just three [...]

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