Last week, I watched the Changemaker TV program which showed the feeding project being run in some primary schools in Malawi by using funds donated by Table For Two (TFT) , a Japanese non-profit organization. I was pleasantly surprised when I saw a Malawian lady speaking about the effectiveness of the feeding program in Chichewa on Japanese [...]

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While going through the 2008-09 Youth Social Enterprise Initiative (YSEI) fellow list, I noted that the work of at least three fellows is based on the concept of free trade and community empowerment. For instance, Malaysia based Devan Singaram, developed  an online platform that enables rural entrepreneurs to set up online shops and sell their crafts to a [...]

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The much anticipated SEACOM cable was switched on yesterday. Backhauls linking Johannesburg, Nairobi and Kampala with the coastal landing stations have been established. SEACOM is also working with its national partners to commission the final links to Kigali and Addis Ababa shortly.

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A friend of mine, Chomora Mikeka, a PhD student at Yokohama National University, was invited by Ki-Africa, a non-profit organization, to give a talk about Malawi, contrary to what is claimed by journalists online. The presentation took place last Saturday from 13:00 to 14:00 at JICA Global Plaza, Hiroo, Tokyo. Even though I have been very busy with [...]

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The National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL) is creating what will become the world’s largest video repository of lecture course content in engineering and science. I stumbled on one of their video courses on Satellite Communication some few weeks ago as I was searching for some information for a paper which I am writing.

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The Malawi Government has announced that it would like to come up with a list of professionally qualified Malawians who are based abroad to comprise a Malawi Government Publication to be known as Malawi’s “WHO IS WHO”.  The Malawi’s “WHO is WHO” Publication will serve as a reference document for Government in search or expertise that is not readily [...]

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Last Saturday, I went to the Hiroo JICA office here in Tokyo where I attended the 2009 Nsima party, organized by the Malawi Society of Japan, in liaison with the Malawi Embassy, in commemoration of  Malawi’s independence day, 6 July. As promised, here are the photos from the event:

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In order to commemorate Malawi’s Independence day, 6 July, the Malawi Society of Japan  has organized the Nsima party in liaison with Malawi Embassy in Japan. The Malawi Society of Japan is a group of Japanese people who have worked in Malawi at differnt times since Malawi’s independence in 1964. The party will take place [...]

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