News Archive — Africa Windmill Project

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2023
- Oct 5, 2023 You Are Invited Oct 5, 2023
- Aug 30, 2023 Tidziwane Club Farmers Aspire to Establish a Maize Mill Aug 30, 2023
- Aug 16, 2023 Experiences of an Older Farmer Aug 16, 2023
- Aug 1, 2023 How Milos and Tereza Broke the Cycle of Intergenerational Poverty Through Irrigation Technology Aug 1, 2023
- Apr 26, 2023 Partnering to End Food Insecurity in Malawi Apr 26, 2023
- Apr 26, 2023 Watering Cans & Windmills Apr 26, 2023
2022
- Nov 8, 2022 "They gave me a windmill, which brought me hope." Nov 8, 2022
- Nov 8, 2022 A Tale of Two Villages Nov 8, 2022
- Nov 8, 2022 It’s tough to feed your family with a borrowed watering can Nov 8, 2022
- Nov 4, 2022 Generational Diversity and AWP Nov 4, 2022
- Nov 4, 2022 She Could Only Feed Her Children Once a Day. Sarah's Story. Nov 4, 2022
- Oct 20, 2022 How AWP trains for irrigation farming in a four-year process Oct 20, 2022
- Oct 20, 2022 How a $70 pump made of rope and plastic disks cut from an oil can turn around the lives of an entire family. Oct 20, 2022
- Oct 20, 2022 What does irrigation farming have to do with classes in household finance? Everything! Oct 20, 2022
- Oct 14, 2022 1% for the Planet Oct 14, 2022
- Oct 11, 2022 He Sold Their Phones! Oct 11, 2022
- Jun 30, 2022 Doubts to Delight! Jun 30, 2022
- May 20, 2022 Dorothy's Life Is Changing May 20, 2022
- May 20, 2022 300% Profit! May 20, 2022
- Mar 2, 2022 Mulching Reduces Dependency Mar 2, 2022
- Mar 2, 2022 Year Long Farming Made Possible Mar 2, 2022
2021
- Sep 10, 2021 No More Hunger Season! Sep 10, 2021
- Sep 10, 2021 Impacting Lives with Water Pumps? Sep 10, 2021
- Sep 10, 2021 Resurrecting Shuttered Dreams Sep 10, 2021
- Sep 10, 2021 Second Chances - The Story of Loveness Chikaiko Sep 10, 2021
- Jul 27, 2021 God's Tapestry Jul 27, 2021
- Jul 27, 2021 Roofing Houses and Buying a Sofa Jul 27, 2021
- Jun 17, 2021 Thank You for Empowering the Kayiyatsa Family! Jun 17, 2021
- Jun 17, 2021 Pumps Matter! Jun 17, 2021
- Jun 17, 2021 Empowered to Lead - The Story of Mercy Kamdambo Jun 17, 2021
- May 6, 2021 An Interview with Director Gibozi Tikondwe Mphanzi May 6, 2021
2020
- Jun 11, 2020 The Wind Continues to Blow Jun 11, 2020
- Feb 27, 2020 A Normal Day for Dorothy Feb 27, 2020
2019
- Oct 31, 2019 The Hunger Season is Here. Oct 31, 2019
- Oct 9, 2019 What Does a Farmer Look Like? Oct 9, 2019
- Sep 13, 2019 Mawandiwe Irrigation Club Makes Organic Fertilizer Sep 13, 2019
- Aug 28, 2019 Mawandiwe Agriculture Club Requests Bibles Aug 28, 2019
- Aug 28, 2019 “Zikomo for Your Commitment to Us and Our Nation!“ Aug 28, 2019
- Aug 28, 2019 Lead Farmer Demonstrates Windmill Irrigation in Lilongwe Agriculture Fair Aug 28, 2019
- Aug 16, 2019 Easing the Struggle of Elderly Farmers Aug 16, 2019
- May 23, 2019 These Men Build Irrigation Pumps to End Hunger! May 23, 2019
- Apr 9, 2019 "When did February become a harvest season?" Apr 9, 2019
- Apr 7, 2019 A little Malawi history Apr 7, 2019
- Apr 7, 2019 Breakfasts and debriefs in Lilongwe Apr 7, 2019
- Apr 7, 2019 Getting to know the staff Apr 7, 2019
- Apr 7, 2019 Welcome to Lilongwe! Apr 7, 2019
2018
- Oct 25, 2018 Armyworm Outbreak Threatens Crops Oct 25, 2018
- Aug 20, 2018 "Without Vision People Perish" Aug 20, 2018
- Aug 20, 2018 A Surprise Visit Aug 20, 2018
- Aug 13, 2018 Still Leading Aug 13, 2018
- Jun 15, 2018 Recognizing Outstanding Farmers Jun 15, 2018
- Jun 11, 2018 Working Toward a Goal Jun 11, 2018
- Mar 29, 2018 Lead Farmers! Mar 29, 2018
- Mar 22, 2018 Food Security Self-Assessment! Mar 22, 2018
- Mar 12, 2018 What happens after Food Security? Mar 12, 2018
2017
- Sep 9, 2017 The Continuous Harvest Sep 9, 2017
- Sep 8, 2017 Public Policy Makers Visit Ngwangwa Irrigation Project Sep 8, 2017
- Aug 21, 2017 What do Math & Food Have in Common? Aug 21, 2017
- Aug 5, 2017 The Grass is Always Greener! Aug 5, 2017
- Jan 24, 2017 Irrigation & Harvest Jan 24, 2017
2015
- Sep 11, 2015 WATER! Sep 11, 2015
- Aug 24, 2015 Doing more with less Aug 24, 2015
- Jul 11, 2015 AWP Receives UTO Grant Jul 11, 2015
- Jun 17, 2015 Water wells are underway Jun 17, 2015
- Jun 4, 2015 Windmill Data from a Bicycle Odometer Jun 4, 2015
- Jun 4, 2015 Irrigation Training Jun 4, 2015
- Jun 4, 2015 Using Data to Improve Project Design Jun 4, 2015
- Mar 23, 2015 Tomato/Maize Trials Mar 23, 2015
- Mar 12, 2015 Composting Training Mar 12, 2015
- Feb 10, 2015 Establishing Farming Clubs Feb 10, 2015
- Jan 14, 2015 Getting Going at Mphombe Jan 14, 2015
- Jan 13, 2015 Fruits of Food Security Jan 13, 2015
2014
- Dec 23, 2014 2014 Look Back Dec 23, 2014
- Nov 12, 2014 Learning from the demo garden Nov 12, 2014
- Oct 26, 2014 How many farmers does it take to feed a village? Oct 26, 2014
- Oct 15, 2014 Third Harvest Oct 15, 2014
- Oct 5, 2014 Garden in Stages Oct 5, 2014
- Sep 17, 2014 Rope Pump at Malika Village - Video Sep 17, 2014
- Sep 12, 2014 New windmill video Sep 12, 2014
- Sep 12, 2014 Gardens looking good Sep 12, 2014
- Sep 5, 2014 Pest management @ Malika Sep 5, 2014
- Sep 3, 2014 Mpombe lead farmers Sep 3, 2014
- Aug 27, 2014 New Ram Pump Aug 27, 2014
- Aug 26, 2014 Malikha Community Garden Aug 26, 2014
- Aug 19, 2014 Picking up at Mpombe Aug 19, 2014
- Aug 19, 2014 Another important use for water Aug 19, 2014
- Aug 13, 2014 Hard day....day 9 Aug 13, 2014
- Aug 10, 2014 Day 8 planting the seeds continues Aug 10, 2014
- Aug 8, 2014 Dar es Salaam to Dodoma to Kondoa Tanzania! Aug 8, 2014
- Aug 8, 2014 Irrigation Training at Malika Aug 8, 2014
- Aug 7, 2014 The day of the Bajajs Aug 7, 2014
- Aug 6, 2014 Lilongwe to Dar Es Salaam Aug 6, 2014
- Aug 5, 2014 Planting the seeds… (Day 4) (Heading in another direction) Aug 5, 2014
- Jul 24, 2014 Guest Blogger Pam....Day 3 Jul 24, 2014
- Jul 23, 2014 Guest Blogger Day 2....into the weeds Jul 23, 2014
- Jul 23, 2014 Guest post by Pam...Planting the seeds… (Day 1) Jul 23, 2014
- Jul 20, 2014 Guest Blogger Pamela Taormina…..Planting the Seeds Jul 20, 2014
- Jul 17, 2014 The new Mpombe Irrigation Club Jul 17, 2014
- Jun 23, 2014 Land of Maize and Honey Jun 23, 2014
- May 26, 2014 Visitors to the Demo May 26, 2014
- May 23, 2014 Beans and tomato growing in May 23, 2014
- May 21, 2014 Visualizing the harvest May 21, 2014
- May 7, 2014 Continued Training at Nasala May 7, 2014
- May 5, 2014 HIV and Subsistence Farming May 5, 2014
- Apr 30, 2014 Water pumps: a factor among many in irrigation Apr 30, 2014
- Apr 25, 2014 Nasala: farmers chip in for an early start Apr 25, 2014
- Apr 24, 2014 Chambwe Windmill 2 Apr 24, 2014
- Apr 22, 2014 Chambwe Windmill Apr 22, 2014
- Apr 20, 2014 Windmill Day 2, Chifuchambewa Apr 20, 2014
- Apr 8, 2014 Windmill Day 1 Apr 8, 2014
- Apr 3, 2014 Loading the Windmill on the Truck Apr 3, 2014
- Mar 28, 2014 A Visitor from Kondoa Tanzania Mar 28, 2014
- Mar 18, 2014 How to Make a Vegetable Nursery Mar 18, 2014
- Mar 11, 2014 Beans in the bag Mar 11, 2014
- Mar 7, 2014 Demo Windmill Going Strong Mar 7, 2014
- Mar 6, 2014 Hand pumps Mar 6, 2014
- Mar 6, 2014 Food security training at Chifuchambewa Mar 6, 2014
- Mar 5, 2014 Nasala onion nursery Mar 5, 2014
- Feb 20, 2014 Expanding to the River Feb 20, 2014
- Feb 18, 2014 First maize of the year Feb 18, 2014
- Feb 8, 2014 Teamwork and unity among farmers Feb 8, 2014
- Feb 6, 2014 Learning about organic compost, Chibanzi Feb 6, 2014
- Jan 29, 2014 Onion Seeds Jan 29, 2014
- Jan 27, 2014 Taking the Lead Jan 27, 2014
- Jan 24, 2014 Farm Plans Jan 24, 2014
- Jan 22, 2014 Beans at Chibanzi Jan 22, 2014
- Jan 20, 2014 Getting Out of the Hunger Cycle Jan 20, 2014
- Jan 7, 2014 Maize bests hunger Jan 7, 2014
2013
- Dec 10, 2013 Guest Blogger Today! Thank you Jessica :) Dec 10, 2013
- Dec 6, 2013 Demo Garden Visitors Dec 6, 2013
- Dec 6, 2013 Mziza Farmers Ready to Go Dec 6, 2013
- Dec 6, 2013 Bua River Irrigation Dec 6, 2013
- Nov 7, 2013 Thanks Elyce!! Nov 7, 2013
- Oct 23, 2013 Katsumwa Oct 23, 2013
- Oct 21, 2013 Chibanzi: early land preparation and beehives Oct 21, 2013
- Oct 21, 2013 A good yield Oct 21, 2013
- Oct 12, 2013 Beez Oct 12, 2013
- Oct 11, 2013 Mr Store does it again Oct 11, 2013
- Oct 9, 2013 Farmers are ready for the rain at Mziza Oct 9, 2013
- Oct 7, 2013 Crops coming up at Chifuchambewa Oct 7, 2013
- Oct 7, 2013 The harvest Oct 7, 2013
- Oct 6, 2013 Iterations of the piston pump Oct 6, 2013
- Sep 26, 2013 Good crops at Chifuchambewa Sep 26, 2013
- Sep 25, 2013 Nasala Farming Club Sep 25, 2013
- Sep 17, 2013 Windmill video Sep 17, 2013
- Sep 16, 2013 Rural Enterprise Forum - a lot of good work being done around Malawi Sep 16, 2013
- Sep 10, 2013 Visit from Summit Church Sep 10, 2013
- Sep 9, 2013 Windmill go! Sep 9, 2013
- Sep 8, 2013 What is Africa Windmill Project? Sep 8, 2013
- Sep 8, 2013 Volunteer! Sep 8, 2013
- Aug 29, 2013 Mr Onion... Aug 29, 2013
- Aug 29, 2013 Final meeting of the season Aug 29, 2013
- Aug 26, 2013 Windmill Aug 26, 2013
- Aug 24, 2013 Pedal pump Aug 24, 2013
- Aug 22, 2013 Farmers see first signs of success Aug 22, 2013
- Jul 15, 2013 Likuni Irrigation underway! Jul 15, 2013
- Jul 14, 2013 New Irrigation Sites with World Relief Jul 14, 2013
- Jul 9, 2013 New Irrigation Sites with NAPHAM Jul 9, 2013
- Jul 9, 2013 AWP Windmill Water Pump Jul 9, 2013
- Jun 20, 2013 Jun 20, 2013
- Jun 20, 2013 Jun 20, 2013
- May 21, 2013 In View May 21, 2013
- May 21, 2013 Katsumwa Irrigation: Up and Running May 21, 2013
- May 9, 2013 First Roots in the Ground at Siyasiya, Salima May 9, 2013
- Apr 30, 2013 Wind Power! Apr 30, 2013
- Apr 27, 2013 Brick water tank at Katsumwa Apr 27, 2013
- Apr 26, 2013 Siyasiya irrigation training Apr 26, 2013
- Apr 17, 2013 Getting Ready For Growth Apr 17, 2013
- Apr 17, 2013 Grass Mat Making at Mziza Apr 17, 2013
- Mar 2, 2013 Local Design Windmill Mar 2, 2013
- Mar 2, 2013 Composting round 2 Mar 2, 2013
- Feb 25, 2013 Nathenje Compost training Feb 25, 2013
- Feb 14, 2013 Siyasiya Irrigation Club Feb 14, 2013
- Feb 12, 2013 Mzindo Irrigation Feb 12, 2013
- Feb 1, 2013 Katsumwa Irrigation Project Feb 1, 2013
- Feb 1, 2013 Fly on the Wall Feb 1, 2013
- Jan 28, 2013 January Update Jan 28, 2013
- Jan 7, 2013 Guest Blogger Today Jan 7, 2013
2012
- Dec 3, 2012 Irrigation Students at Natural Resources College Dec 3, 2012
- Nov 16, 2012 Community leaders are the change makers... not us.. Nov 16, 2012
- Nov 10, 2012 More about our beekeeping initiative... Nov 10, 2012
- Nov 10, 2012 Windmill now in play at the demo garden Nov 10, 2012
- Oct 31, 2012 Bees have moved in... Oct 31, 2012
- Oct 31, 2012 Photo rundown Oct 31, 2012
- Oct 29, 2012 Demo garden helps farmers understand what it takes... Oct 29, 2012
- Oct 17, 2012 Kids having fun Oct 17, 2012
- Oct 11, 2012 Then and Now Oct 11, 2012
- Oct 11, 2012 Then and Now Oct 11, 2012
- Oct 5, 2012 Irrigation Season Oct 5, 2012
- Sep 2, 2012 The "Aha! moment" Sep 2, 2012
- Aug 23, 2012 Keeping bees, diversifying income Aug 23, 2012
- Aug 17, 2012 Windmill Water Pump Aug 17, 2012
- Aug 15, 2012 Windmill construction Aug 15, 2012
- Aug 4, 2012 Meet The Staff Aug 4, 2012
- Aug 2, 2012 Links to check out Aug 2, 2012
- Jul 27, 2012 WW prep - solar water heater Jul 27, 2012
- Jul 26, 2012 Chiefs, chiefs, more chiefs Jul 26, 2012
- Jul 25, 2012 Mr. Storo's Plan Jul 25, 2012
- Jul 24, 2012 AWP in pictures Jul 24, 2012
- Jul 23, 2012 Web links make us smarter Jul 23, 2012
- Jul 22, 2012 Biltong in the Dryer Jul 22, 2012
- Jul 21, 2012 Weekend Warrior - Biltong Dryer Jul 21, 2012
- Jul 19, 2012 Daily Pic Jul 19, 2012
- Jul 18, 2012 Beekeeping Jul 18, 2012
- Jul 18, 2012 Get Your Hands Dirty Jul 18, 2012
- May 6, 2012 Chibanzi Irrigation May 6, 2012
- May 2, 2012 Basin and furrow May 2, 2012
- Apr 28, 2012 Developing an Irrigation Site Apr 28, 2012
- Apr 28, 2012 Developing an Irrigation Site Apr 28, 2012
- Apr 28, 2012 Farm Budgeting and Planning Apr 28, 2012
- Apr 18, 2012 In Malawi 2012 Food Security will be Critical Apr 18, 2012
- Apr 13, 2012 Pedal pump irrigation Apr 13, 2012
- Apr 12, 2012 What if YOU ran out food? Apr 12, 2012
- Mar 15, 2012 From the fields of Lilongwe, Malawi - Wednesday, March 7, 2012 Mar 15, 2012
- Mar 7, 2012 Preparing the Demonstration Garden Mar 7, 2012
- Feb 26, 2012 A tough season for Malawi growers Feb 26, 2012
- Feb 25, 2012 New Ways of Farming Feb 25, 2012
- Feb 17, 2012 Agriculture Extension Demo Feb 17, 2012
- Feb 16, 2012 Rains, rains, come and stay... Feb 16, 2012
2011
- Nov 3, 2011 AWP Manual/Pedal Water Pump Nov 3, 2011
- Oct 31, 2011 Africa Windmill Project 2011 year in review Oct 31, 2011
- Oct 13, 2011 Mr. Ng'ondola Receives His Water Pump Oct 13, 2011
- Oct 5, 2011 Farmer Without the Use of His Legs Impresses Africa Windmill Project Oct 5, 2011
- Sep 16, 2011 Meet Khumbidze Kandodo A 63 Year old Widow from Mziza Village Sep 16, 2011
- Sep 15, 2011 Water Delivery Structure: Canal Construction Training Sep 15, 2011
- Sep 12, 2011 Shoes! Sep 12, 2011
- Sep 10, 2011 The Windmill Sep 10, 2011
- Sep 8, 2011 Harvesting Broccoli Sep 8, 2011
- Sep 6, 2011 Windmill Reservoir Sep 6, 2011
- Sep 6, 2011 Windmill Reservoir Sep 6, 2011
- Sep 5, 2011 Domestic Well II Sep 5, 2011
- Aug 29, 2011 Windmill Video Aug 29, 2011
- Aug 22, 2011 Domestic Well Aug 22, 2011
- Aug 7, 2011 Aug 7, 2011
- Aug 5, 2011 Training Day II Aug 5, 2011
- Jul 16, 2011 Training Day Jul 16, 2011
- Jul 14, 2011 Irrigation Jul 14, 2011
- Jun 25, 2011 We Have A Truck! Jun 25, 2011
- Jun 7, 2011 ECHO seed trial results Jun 7, 2011
- May 18, 2011 Solar Water Purification System Testing Today! May 18, 2011
- May 13, 2011 Butternut squash sales May 13, 2011
- May 5, 2011 Latest Water Pumps May 5, 2011
- May 3, 2011 Your Help: It matters! May 3, 2011
- Apr 13, 2011 Conservation Agriculture training Apr 13, 2011
- Apr 10, 2011 From the archives... Apr 10, 2011
- Apr 5, 2011 Enabling families in the US to HELP families in Africa Apr 5, 2011
- Mar 28, 2011 Project Update... Mar 28, 2011
- Mar 12, 2011 Watering Dryland part II Mar 12, 2011
- Mar 9, 2011 Mwakhundi Mar 9, 2011
- Feb 27, 2011 Watering Dryland Feb 27, 2011
- Feb 27, 2011 Watering Dryland Feb 27, 2011
- Feb 10, 2011 Water filter Feb 10, 2011
- Feb 9, 2011 ECHO seeds Feb 9, 2011
- Feb 8, 2011 Kick starting the winter crop Feb 8, 2011
- Feb 2, 2011 Mziza Life and Gardens Feb 2, 2011
- Feb 1, 2011 Impromptu Composting Lessons Feb 1, 2011
- Jan 30, 2011 Jan 30, 2011
- Jan 14, 2011 First community meeting at Mziza Jan 14, 2011
2010
- Dec 20, 2010 Dec 20, 2010
- Dec 19, 2010 What is Christmas like in Malawi? Dec 19, 2010
- Dec 10, 2010 2010 Dec 10, 2010
- Dec 9, 2010 2010 Technologies: Windmill and Water Pump Dec 9, 2010