I've been back in Canada for about a week now. Unpacked and recovered.
My last day in Malawi I spent hanging out with the other EWB volunteers, reflecting all our different experiences. There had been ups and downs, challenges and joys. Some how I managed to get through the whole summer in great health. But I spoke too soon. The night before we flew out I fell ill. Fever, chills, headache, body aches, and nausea; all symptoms of Malaria. I started treatment right away and hoped I would get better before the flight. The next morning I felt a lot better and boarded the plan for Johannesburg, South Africa. But by the time I got there I was feeling pretty sick again. All I wanted was to get home, so I got on the plane to London. It was the worst nine hours of my life. By the time I got to London I had a fever over 39 C and could barely walk. My fellow EWBers were amazing at sorting everything out for me as I lay in the sick room at Heathrow airport. I went to the nearest hospital and stayed the night in London to recover. The next day I was well enough to get back on a plane thanks to the Malaria meds and rest. I have never been so happy to come home. I cried in relief as the plane landed in Toronto.
Team Malawi 2007
The Malawi team meets for the first time in Calgary during the EWB National Conference
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Hie Kyla
Am touched with your story. Your passion to help us in my country Malawi is amazing.
After you left in 2007 my family bought Masinda Cassava starch factory and I was the one sent to run things on the ground.
After finishing my Marketing course in Blantyre I went straight to Nkhotakota to run the factory. it was fun and difficult at the same time.
we were so driven that when we started in may 2008 we almost finished cassava in the farms in that area to the point that we went as far as Dwangwa to procure the raw cassava.
after 5 years of processing we did put down tools in 2012 due to our local buyers were not offering good prices and we had no where to go since we had one big client "PIM" who were also going through tough times.
Now after working for media companies in advertising I want to resuscitate the factory but this time around i want to trade with international buyers who can offer us good prices so that we can maintain, improve our production line while boosting our bottom line profits.
since we closed down the factory I have seen how negatively the community has suffered so if you would help in identifying cassava starch buyers that we can start to supply in May it would be great.
Thanks in anticipation
Vitumbiko K Mkandawire
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