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- The barefoot engineers of Malawi – in pictures Mon, 11 Feb 19, 6:00pmEight women from rural Malawi travelled to India to train as solar engineers. Now they are lighting the way for their communities, in a country where just 10% of households are powered by electricity
- Malawi suffers blackouts as drought exposes 98% reliance on hydro power Fri, 8 Dec 17, 1:47pmShire river, which generates almost all of the country’s power, has fallen to critical levels, leaving major cities struggling
- Church built for $35k stays naturally cool in Malawi Mon, 1 May 17, 7:20pmDesign nonprofit Architecture for a Change continues their life-changing work with the completion of a new church for the Chimphamba community in Malawi...
- Lighting up Africa: the UK's plan to expand access to energy Thu, 7 Jan 16, 9:52pmNew UK international development minister Nick Hurd wants to boost off-grid solar power in the only region where those without access to modern energy is set to rise
- Architecture for a Change Builds Off-Grid, Prefab Primary School Out of Shipping Containers in Malawi Wed, 19 Nov 14, 2:30amAlthough Malawi is one of the world's most-densely populated countries, the land-locked nation is also one of the least-developed countries in the world...
- Creating a Public School in One of Malawi’s Poorest Communities Tue, 19 Aug 14, 5:30amMalawi is one of the poorest countries, and the vast majority of children have been orphaned by the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Education has been severely lacking in that region, but there's a group that's making a massive difference....
- Earthship Biotecture to Build Green Community Center in Malawi from Earth and Recycled Materials Tue, 20 Aug 13, 12:09amEarthship architecture not only incorporates natural materials to build off-grid homes and other structures, but also relies on waste materials such as plastic bottles, disused rubber tires, glass and a host of other materials...
- Is Fighting Global Warming the Solution to Water Shortages in Malawi (or Elsewhere)? Sat, 8 Jun 13, 5:48amGuest essay by E. Calvin Beisner In late May two evangelical environmentalists, recently returned from visiting Malawi, published articles in which they said poor Malawians are suffering from reduced rainfall caused by manmade...
- Scrapped Ambulance Transformed into Inspiring Playground for Disabled Children in Malawi Wed, 20 Feb 13, 1:15amRead the rest of Scrapped Ambulance Transformed into Inspiring Playground for Disabled Children in Malawi Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: ambulance, Balantyre, BEIT Cure Hospital, green design,...
- Scrapped Ambulance Transformed into an Inspiring Playground for Disabled Malawian Children Wed, 20 Feb 13, 1:15amRead the rest of Scrapped Ambulance Transformed into an Inspiring Playground for Disabled Malawian Children Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: ambulance, Balantyre, BEIT Cure Hospital, green design,...
- Madonna Builds Solar-Powered Eco-Academy For Girls in Malawi Fri, 5 Feb 10, 3:06amMadonna is giving back to the country that gave her David, her son, in a big way by building an eco-friendly academy for girls in Malawi’s capital city, Lilongwe...
- 'Tilting at windmills: the boy who harnessed the wind' Sat, 3 Oct 09, 9:05amMalawian teenager William Kamkwamba built a generator out of a bicycle and tractor fan. Now he's lauded by environmentalistsBack in 2001 William Kamkwamba was a semi-educated 14-year-old Malawian who had been forced...
- Tilting at windmills Sat, 3 Oct 09, 9:05amMalawian teenager William Kamkwamba built a generator out of a bicycle and tractor fan. Now he's lauded by environmentalistsBack in 2001 William Kamkwamba was a semi-educated 14-year-old Malawian who had been forced...
- StrawJet Transforms Straw Waste Into Building Beams Tue, 15 Sep 09, 5:00amStrawJet, of Ashland, Oregon, has developed a unique process for the creation of structural building components from a variety of waste agricultural stalks...