Community project at a village on Lake Malawi

Before our work experience visit to Malawi students raised funds to support projects in the villages where we stayed. One was a nursery on Lake Malawi, run by Janepher and Packson.

Janepher (left) and the women of the village collect water for the nursery

Janepher (left) and the women of the village collect water for the nursery

Water is collected from the lake and boiled before drinking

Water is collected from the lake and boiled before drinking

They e.mailed to thank the group for their support:

We’d like to express our profound thanks and gratitude for your recent visit to Malawi and especially to our school at Mdalachikowa. We felt greatly honored for your decision to visit our school among the so many schools. We really enjoyed the interaction with the team during the two planned days and the kids still have fresh memories of such a wonderful experience. We really appreciate your generous support to our school. Please convey our gratitude to each and everyone in the team with you, we love you people you’ve been so wonderful. May God richly bless you.
Regards, Packson & Janepher

We hope to raise funds to get piped water from the lake to the nursery.

Student reflections – DASH to Malawi 2014

Please click on a student name to read their reflective account of the trip to Malawi

 

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Welcome

Welcome to this blog showcasing student experiences on trips to Africa organised by DASH (Department of Applied Science & Health) to offer an international perspective to our students.

Only a few will be lucky enough to travel to Africa, but I hope you will all follow the updates on our projects there and be involved in supporting them.

Dr Pat Lund

DASH to Malawi 2014, 2015 and another planned for 2016

The first work experience trip for 12 students from our department (DASH) was  in August-September 2014; 19 went on the second trip  in 2015.

More information on the 2016 trip at

http://blogs.coventry.ac.uk/dash-to-africa/category/trips/dash-to-malawi-2016/

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