We all have experiences in our lives that change our mentality and perspective – for better or worse. Some of these experiences even change who we are, to some extent.
Six years ago this month I was lucky enough to travel to Malawi as part of the Norwich-Dedza Partnership. That experience changed me and my perspective about the ‘poor’, I already knew that African nations, especially those ranked lowest in human development were mis-represented by the media and even through the use of statistics. But seeing and experiencing things through my own eyes did more than reading books and hearing from third-parties ever could.
Next month (June 2019), as part of this year’s Norwich-Dedza Partnership exchange teachers from Malawi will be visiting the UK. So in celebration and preparation for that, I will be re-blogging the thoughts I made during my visit to Malawi in 2013.
You can click the points on the map or the links in the table to jump directly to an entry. Zikomo!
| Date (2013) | Title | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 01 May | “Musing about Malawi” | Framingham Earl, UK 🇬🇧 |
| 08 May | “The Norwich-Dedza Partnership” | Norwich, UK 🇬🇧 |
| 15 May | “Teaching & Learning Resources for Malawi” | Framingham Earl, UK 🇬🇧 |
| 20 May | “Made by youngsters, for youngsters!” | Framingham Earl, UK 🇬🇧 |
| 23 May | “Two More Days” | Framingham Earl, UK 🇬🇧 |
| 25 May | “We Are On Our Way” | Thetford, UK 🇬🇧 |
| 25 May | “Flights” | Heathrow Airport, UK 🇬🇧 |
| 26 May | “We’re Here!” | Lilongwe, Malawi 🇲🇼 |
| 26 May | “On The Road!” | Lilongwe, Malawi 🇲🇼 |
| 27 May | “Amazing Umbwi” | Dedza, Malawi 🇲🇼 |
| 28 May | “We Are All Made Of Stars” | Mcheneka, Malawi 🇲🇼 |
| 29 May | “The Old Lady, The Cow & The Goat” | Mcheneka, Malawi 🇲🇼 |
| 30 May | “From Another World To About The World” * | Dedza, Malawi 🇲🇼 |
| 31 May | “Chikondi Chilimanja” * | Dedza, Malawi 🇲🇼 |
| 01 June | “Horray! Horray! It’s A Holi-holiday!” * | Mvuu, Malawi 🇲🇼 |
| 02 June | “Hakuna Matata!” * | Mvuu, Malawi 🇲🇼 |
| 03 June | “Zikomo Kwambiri!” * | Dedza, Malawi 🇲🇼 |
| 16 June | “Akubwera ku Norwich!” * | Lilongwe, Malawi 🇲🇼 |
| 20 June | “Global Team Teaching” * | Framingham Earl, UK 🇬🇧 |
| 22 June | “A Water Safari” * | Morston, UK 🇬🇧 |
| 23 June | “Breakfast Fit For A King (Or Amfumu!)” * | Norwich, UK 🇬🇧 |
*Update/conversion work In progress – check back on these pages later!
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