EMPOWERING RURAL WOMEN THROUGH SUSTAINABLE LIVESTOCK REARING
By Noel Chatepa In Nachoma Village T/A Mwenewenya in Chitipa, a remarkable transformation is unfolding in the life of Jean Chilenga. At 37 years old and a mother of seven, Jean's journey from owning two goats in 2020 to now proudly...
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UPHOLDING ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION THROUGH EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES
By Noel Chatepa Students at Kapenda Primary School in Chitipa posing with the trees they planted in 2020 Young Davie Kalau, at the tender age of 14, stands tall with pride as he gazes at a tree he planted back...
Read MoreNEEMA’S TRANSFORMATION: FROM FOOD INSECURITY TO FARM SUCCESS
By Noel Chatepa Neema Mgala. “I joined CADECOM Karonga Dioceses’ Integrated Rural Development project in 2020 and we were trained in sustainable agriculture technologies. After the training's, we were given soya bean, sunflower, groundnuts and maize seeds to use for...
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INTEGRATED RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECT: ENHANCING SMALLHOLDER FARMERS’ INCOME THROUGH COLLECTIVE MARKETING
By Noel Chatepa The improvement of smallholder farmers' income is one of the goals of the Integrated Rural Development Project being carried out by CADECOM Karonga Diocese in Chitipa with funding from Misereor. To this end, a group marketing intervention...
Read MoreINTEGRATED RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECT TRAINS 30 COMPOST MANURE PROMOTERS
By Noel Chatepa A three day training of 30 compost manure promoters in agrimarketing of "Indore Organic fertilizer" is underway in Chitipa. The training is part of the interventions in the Integrated Rural Development Project being implemented by Catholic Development Commission in Malawi...
Read More“FROM VOCATIONAL TRAINING TO BUSINESS SUCCESS: DAVID KANTHONGA BENEFITS FROM THE INTEGRATED RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECT”
By Noel Chatepa Kanthonga in his tailoring shop. David Kanthonga, a young man from Chisankhwa, James Village in the area of T/A Mwaulambya is a shining example of the transformative power of vocational skills training. Through the Integrated Rural Development...
Read MoreEMPOWERING COMMUNITIES THROUGH ASSISTED NATURAL REGENERATION AND BEEKEEPING: THE STORY OF ROMAD MSHANI AND FAMILY
By Noel Chatepa From Mwankumbwa EPA in the area of Traditional Authority Mwaulambya in the northernmost district of Chitipa, comes out the story of a project that is changing lives. The Integrated Rural Development project, being implemented by the Catholic Development Commission...
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Yields from Crops Grown Using SAPs Excite Small Scale Farmers in Chitipa District
By Elijah Banda The Development Desk of Karonga Diocese is promoting Sustainable Agricultural Practices (SAPs) among small scale farmers in order to increase crop production under Integrated Rural Development Project. [caption id="attachment_955" align="alignnone" width="758"] Figure 1 Maize stand grown using...
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