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Fuel scarcity fuels corruption in Malawi

In IYIP Rights Media Internships, Malawi,
by Elena Sosa Lerín December 23, 2011

It’s a Thursday afternoon and the thermometer is about to hit 40 degrees. Taxi driver Mike Msindira, 32, is sweaty, exasperated, but resigned to the idea of losing time and his daily income of $75 CAD – instead of driving passengers around, he must spend his time driving all over Blantyre looking for fuel. He [...]

Tagged as: corruption, fuel crisis

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In the fight against malaria, it’s not just about mosquito nets

In IYIP Rights Media Internships, Malawi,
by Elena Sosa Lerín December 16, 2011

The World Health Organization (WHO) announced in October that nearly a third of all countries affected by malaria are on the path of eliminating the mosquito-borne disease over the next 10 years. Malawi is one of them. Elimination, of course, depends on whether or not current efforts are sustained. But due to flaws in the [...]

Tagged as: Health, malaria

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Food insecurity continues to plague Malawi

In IYIP Rights Media Internships, Malawi,
by Elena Sosa Lerín December 14, 2011

Much like kimchi is to Koreans, or tortillas are to Mexicans, nsima is to Malawians. Nsima is a thick, starchy porridge made from corn, flour, or cassava, which is served with every meal (click here to see how it is prepared), but it has little nutritional value and no protein. But in a country where [...]

Tagged as: food security, nutrition

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What’s missing in Malawian political cartoons: critical views and a bit of sophistication

In IYIP Rights Media Internships, Malawi,
by Elena Sosa Lerín October 13, 2011

Hazwel Kunyenje is a political cartoonist who has spent more than 15 years illustrating articles, editorials and short stories for one of the country’s largest media houses, Blantyre Newspapers Limited (BNL). Of affable allure and with a serene expression and mild stutter which intensifies the longer he speaks, Kunyenje remembers drawing on any piece of [...]

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Big aspirations, small budgets – and disenfranchised mental patients

In IYIP Rights Media Internships, Malawi,
by Elena Sosa Lerín September 20, 2011

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), mental health problems are already the fourth leading cause of the global health burden, representing a third of all years of healthy life lost to disability among adults. By 2020, they will rank second, behind ischaemic heart disease. In Africa, regional WHO studies show that mental health issues such [...]

Tagged as: malawi, mental health

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