News Blog

Annual Shoe Drive

Malawi Orphan Care Project is hosting its annual shoe drive. From October 23 to November 6 we will be collecting new and gently used footwear in the Mansfield, Ohio area. The money raised from the footwear donated will be used for the feeding program. Every 5 pairs of shoes donated will feed 4 children one meal. If you are interested in …

Education is Life Changing

Education can change a life!! In Malawi finishing high school means that the graduate can secure employment to help their family. Unfortunately, only 13% of secondary school aged children actually attend secondary school, according to UNICEF’s Malawi Annual Report. Education is very important to the leadership of Kanyenyeva Orphan Care Project. If they know that a student has not attended …

Food Scarcity in Malawi

This is a typical meal in Malawi. The largest part of the meal is nsima which is made with corn meal and water. It has no nutritional value but it does help a person feel full. In a typical year there is enough food to last through most of the year and into the next growing season. The end of …

Life in Southern Hemisphere

Antarctica is Earth’s southernmost continent, containing the geographic South Pole. It is situated in the Antarctic region of the Southern Hemisphere, almost entirely south of the Antarctic Circle, and is surrounded by the Southern Ocean. At 14,000,000 square kilometres, it is the fifth-largest continent in area after Asia, Africa, North America, and South America. For comparison, Antarctica is nearly twice …