SURVIVAL FOOD FOR THE HUNGRY IN CHISWE VILLAGE, MALAWI

SURVIVAL FOOD FOR THE HUNGRY IN CHISWE VILLAGE, MALAWI - AFRICA

A drought contributed to a failed crop in Chiswe village in March. As a result people are really hungry with not enough food, some are dying.

$1.30 a week donation for 6 weeks is helping to keep each family alive and healthy . Parents and 5 kids. Perth people are very generous and we are helping 297 families. Without the donations most were eating 1 meal every 2 days. Now with a weekly gift , they are eating 1 meal every day. They need energy as they are helping themselves get self -sufficient by growing vegetables [ for food and sales ] and a dry season maize crop , starting to grow right now. But until the first vegetables are harvested they need more food to give them energy, and avoid hunger pains, and health problems.

Hello . My name is Beryl and I'm raising funds for many families in a southern village south of Malawi. Climate change has resulted in a flood, and then drought affecting the maize crops. My friend Nisha and other families in her church dont have enough food. I've worked out a plan with her and the group. So that they can survive now without outside help. After this 6 weeks, I think they'll be able to do that ! But they need food for the next 6 weeks until they get the first harvest of these crops.

This is a hungry man from Chiswe, now getting 1 meal a day due to the ration we are sending.

A DIRE SITUATION

Chiswe's people grow maize as their annual staple crop as do about 85% of the people in Malawi . After the crops were unsuccessful due to drought in March 2024, the Government declared a State of emergency, asking for ongoing help from international donors.

The elderly and babies are the most vulnerable. Most people feel weak.

EACH FAMILY WILL VEGETABLES , for example :

1 CABBAGE, 5 EGGPLANTS, 150 G BEANS or 5 POTATOES . This gives them HUGE JOY and RELIEF and they feel so loved !! It helps them SURVIVE a HARD PATCH. It will make a huge difference.

 <<< THE PEOPLE WILL GET VEGETABLES LIKE THIS WEEKLY.

<<THIS FOOD is what a family eats right now!

Once every 2 days!

NOT ENOUGH! All family members eat a bit of porridge ( the white mixture) and get a cup of tea. And each person will also likely get 1 potato or sweet potato ( 2nd bowl ). And on the 2nd day its often just tea. Its far too little for up to 7 people. Weak and hungry. Hunger pains. Hard to think at school, hard to work.

We can trust my faithful Christian friend, Nisha Kalirani and her church committee to be faithful and accountable on their end. Nisha has worked with me over the last 2 yrs. Nisha cashes the money sent, along with 2 others for accountablity. She helps to buy food and coordinates the transport and distribution. With Gods grace the group have got through the last 2 years.

Receipts, photos and other paperwork are sent to me. I get letters of thankfulness which I’ll share in coming weeks.

A recent thankyou letter from a father.

By you sending a gift, God sees that. Nothing goes unnoticed, One by one, families will be surviving better. And we may even avert death from those who are really , really starving.

I am giving weekly updates.

So grateful for your generosity! Thanks heaps.

Please contact me if you wish to know more.

Mob 0431 971654

Regards Beryl Schairer