Blogs

23 June 2022

Bringing sight to Kwanjana

It all started with a chat while enjoying a glass of wine. I, Isabelle van den Berge, told my friend, Pascalle van der Staak, that I had the opportunity of meeting my sponsorchild.

23 June 2022

Volunteering in Malawi

February 10th was the day that I stepped on the plane to Malawi, from the Netherlands. I was wearing winter clothes, although it was arond 30 decrees Celsius in Malawi. It became clear in a moment that I landed in another continent: Africa! A trip by car in Malawi can be summarized clearly: driving on the left side of the road, trying to avoid p...

16 May 2022

Health check in Kwanjana

As a medical doctor helping others has always been my passion. As such, I try to do as much community services as I can. Living in a country with limited health resources and where most of the population is spread out in the rural area makes it challenging for individuals and their families to get frequent health checks. This is why I enjoy volu...

8 May 2022

The need in Kwanjana

Development work is such a satisfying work and at the same time a difficult job. It is nice to see how children who are taken in our program are educated at our centre with such excellent quality education. And being fed before going to school and coming back from school with nutritious food. We have seen disabled children coming out of the comm...

29 April 2022

The eleventh time...

Recently I traveled for the eleventh time from the Netherlands to Malawi, together with my wife Jolanda and a friend (that is why I will write in plural). That means thath we have to make sure that everything at home will continue while we are absent. Before our flight, we had to test for Covid-19. We both recently have had Covid, so that was a ...

29 April 2022

Working with For a Change

It has been 10 months, since I moved to Kwanjana. I cannot take this for granted. I thank God that I am allowed to participate in the team of For a Change. I have seen a lot in Kwanjana and I learned to interact with different children, with their own problems.

19 April 2022

Visiting the nursery school

I am sitting in the back of the new classroom of grade 2 of our nursery school. Sixteen pair of eyes are looking at the teacher. With full attention, they listen to a story from the Bible. I blink with my eyes. Is this real? Sometimes, it seems to be a dream. The new classrooms are looking so great, and children have so many chances to develop. ...

19 April 2022

Blessings

The days are passing. Time flies. When I look back at all the things that happened last year, my heart fills with gratitude. It's the third month of the year. I thank God for all that we did until now. Especially recently, when, on a Saturday, the entire community helped for a good cause. The vision that we had for Kwanjana, is taken over by the...