Thursday 7 July 2016

Day 5


Today it rained… a lot! What’s all that about!?

We travelled to Blantyre to meet with the contractor from the housing project. Originally we were to meet in Likhubula, but problems with his car meant this wasn’t possible. If Mohammad won’t go to the mountain… then Mulanje mountain goes to Blantyre…

This was an important meeting and a key objective of the trip. The project has not been an easy one, and so it was vital we got a good understanding of the difficulties and proposed way ahead from all parties. We have come away with some good information for our committee to consider when taking the important next steps to ensure the houses are completed.

After a quick visit to the bank and lunch with warm drinks to defrost – did we mention it is freezing  ????? (and a very funny misunderstanding involving coffee in a teapot, tea that looked like coffee and the lesson not to trust George with your teabag…!) – we headed back to Mulanje to visit Mulanje Mission Hospital and Ruth Shakespeare. Ruth is the director there with a huge amount of experience she is willing to share.  Ruth’s vision for the hospital is one of a holistic approach to health including sustainable farming and crops, recycling and she is endeavouring to develop these through the Mulanje area. 

We came away with some clear thoughts and suggestions to take home. In particular, relating to a nursing project young people at Dunblane High school have been working on and how best to take this concept forward.

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