July
10
2014
The perseverance of Samuel Banda, artist
There’s a man who will live eternally in my memory as the most impressive example of human triumph over adversity I may ever know. His name is Samuel Banda, and I met him on my first trip to Malawi in 2008. He stood near my living quarters in Lilongwe alongside several paintings of his own,… continue readingDecember
11
2010
Digging Wells in Malawi
Over the course of two years between 2007 and 2009, Just Hope dug nine wells in remote villages in Malawi, where clean water was a scarce resource. Our final work in Malawi was installing a solar powered pumping system to one of those wells, making it possible for people to grow food during Malawi’s dry… continue readingGive A Hand Up
The hand up you provide could be the turning point for an individual who has expressed a genuine desire to improve his or her circumstances.