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Malawi recognizes World Malaria Day

In IYIP Rights Media Internships, Malawi, Media Internships,
by Kara Stevenson May 8, 2012

It’s April 25 and 12 year old Blessings Phiri traveled, by foot for hours from his village to sit in the waiting room of Kamuzu Central Hospital in Lilongwe, Malawi. This time around, malaria has hit him hard. Blessings experiences the typical symptoms – nausea, headache, high fevers, periodic chills and sweats, muscle aches and [...]

Tagged as: Health, malaria, malawi, world malaria day

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Rural Malawi’s inaccessibility to oral healthcare

In IYIP Rights Media Internships, Malawi, Media Internships,
by Kara Stevenson April 25, 2012
Children at Circle of Hope orphanage in Dowa, Malawi show off their toothbrushes, while waiting in line to be screened.

Isaac Muralaudira is 8 years old and has never visited a dentist. He suffers from periodontal disease and tooth decay. “His gums are being eaten away. It’s a gum disease. There is bleeding and this is due to the periodontal disease and the decay. His teeth have been dissolved by acid,” said Fred Sambani, the [...]

Tagged as: children, gum cavity, malawi, oral health, orphanage, periodontal disease, tooth decay

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Exploitation of Malawi’s tobacco tenants

In IYIP Rights Media Internships, Malawi, Media Internships,
by Kara Stevenson March 27, 2012
Female tobacco workers on a tobacco farm in Salima, Malawi. Photo by Kara Stevenson.

Eletina Mwale has worked on several tobacco estates since 1985. Currently, she works on a tobacco farm in Salima, Malawi. “I have been in several farms from Kasungu to the northern region. We meet a lot of problems. The water is bad, our children do not go to school and we live very far from [...]

Tagged as: centre for social concern, exploitation, malawi, politics, tenants, tobacco, workers

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Victims of Malawi’s bloody protest speak

In IYIP Rights Media Internships, Malawi, Media Internships,
by Kara Stevenson March 23, 2012
Mphatso Banda's shows off the bullet wound he got at a protest in Lumbadzi, Malawi. Photo by Kara Stevenson.

July 21, 2011 was an unruly day in Lumbadzi, Malawi – a violent protest paraded through the streets. While some citizens were using the protest to loot shops and pelt stones at police officers, many innocent people were injured. “I started to run, but I felt numbness in my left foot. I realized that there [...]

Tagged as: demonstrations, malawi, protest, victims, violence

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Teachers in over crowded schools on strike for unpaid ‘double-shift’ wages

In IYIP Rights Media Internships, Malawi, Media Internships,
by Kara Stevenson February 13, 2012

LILONGWE, Malawi – Primary schools in Lilongwe are over their capacity. There are not enough classrooms to seat 8,000 or more students per school, and students are forced to sit outside. In fact, schools in the area lack funding and government support. It an attempt to accommodate all students with an education while optimizing the [...]

Tagged as: double shift, lilongwe, malawi, primary schools, strike, students, teachers

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The street vendor’s motto: “Freedom is bought by blood”

In IYIP Rights Media Internships, Malawi, Media Internships,
by Kara Stevenson February 5, 2012
Steven Malunga, chairperson of the Vendors Association for Tsoka Market

Lilongwe street vendors have been headlining Malawi media for quite some time and it doesn’t look like their name will be out of the news anytime soon. There have been a few battles between street vendors and riot police, creating chaos in the city. Since moving their business onto the streets of Lilongwe, street vendors [...]

Tagged as: demonstrations, lilongwe, malawi, protest, riot police, street vendors

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Developing energy-saving lights and solar lights to improve standard of living in Malawi’s cities and rural areas

In IYIP Rights Media Internships, Malawi, Media Internships, Trainer,
by Kara Stevenson February 3, 2012

“The lights are back on? Lets celebrate!” It’s become the common expression for us after moving to Malawi a couple of weeks ago. There are times where my fellow jhr co-workers and I are left to sit in the dark for hours in our Lilongwe home. Moving to Malawi has conditioned us to adapt to [...]

Tagged as: electricity, power outage, solar lights

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