Today we drove to a small village for a home stay. Mchezi is more developed than most villages in Malawi, only because they have progressively worked to improve their community. The community established a "Community Based Organization" that educates people about HIV, they offer home based care for those infected with HIV, they maintain a pig/chicken farm, and teach early childhood development programs. The CBO is truly making a difference within the community.After spending numerous hours working with CBO members, we decided to help them create a plan for a maize mill. Meanwhile, we played with the kids and interacted with the community. Once it was time for business we sat down with the CBO and created a rough draft pro forma income statement. The research revealed it was feasible to build and maintain a maize mill within the community. Within the group we all decided to establish an action plan to fund the operation. The CBO plans to use the profits from the maize mill to fund their community based programs. After we adjourned, we split ways and headed to our homes to experience Malawian living.
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