While Malawians don’t tend to drink coffee, they produce a fair amount of it. Some of this is from the north (Mzuzu Coffee), some for the south (Njuli). Having become a great lover of coffee myself, I have been fascinated to finally see where and how it comes from. To touch the plants, [...]
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So what is M&E anyways?
“Knowledge is information that individuals have reflected on, understood, internalized and are able to use.” ~ Anonymous
For the past 6 months, I have been working on developing a Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) system for Concern Universal’s Food Security programme.
…But what does it really mean? As I am wrapping up this work, it seemed a [...]
Mr. Maximiyano Chimphikizo
I believe in hard work. I gravitate to people who operate on this belief. I am fascinated by success, innovation and entrepreneurialism.
Mr. Maximiyano Chimphikizo (Max for short) is all of these things: a hard worker, a risk taker, an innovator, an entrepreneur, a leader in his community. He is [...]
A Day in the Life…
Recently, someone asked me to describe what a typical day here in Malawi might look like. That’s a bit of a challenge since every day comes with its share of surprises. Certainly there are themes, there are patterns and there are similarities, but there are just as many unexpected interruptions.
Things like I [...]
