FEATURE: Development Desk Joins the Fight against Fall Armyworms
By Elijah Banda (Development Desk) Introduction The Development Desk of Karonga Diocese with financial support from MISEREOR is implementing a 3 years livelihood project in Karonga and Chitipa Districts. The project aims at building community resilience to the effects of...
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Development Desk of Karonga Diocese Promoting Climate Smart Agriculture
By Elijah Banda for Development Desk For over a decade Malawi has been experiencing disasters of various degrees, mainly climate related, such as above normal rainfall, prolonged dry spells, pests and diseases, late onset of rains and short rainfall seasons....
Read MoreDevelopment Desk of Karonga Diocese Launches Rural Livelihood Project
By Elijah Banda Climate change, as characterized by dry spell, flooding, short rainfall seasons with erratic patterns, is causing a decline in food production by smallholder farmers. Further, the ever increasing national population is exerting putting pressure on natural resources....
Read MoreKaronga Diocese Empowers PDRR Committee Members at St Mathias Parish
Karonga Diocese through its Development Desk organized a refresher training in June, 2017 at St Mathias Parish in traditional authority Mwenemisiku in Chitipa District. The training aimed at building the capacity of Parish Disaster Risk Reduction (PDRR) Committee members...
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Development Desk of Karonga Diocese Supports Flood Victims with Construction Materials
[caption id="attachment_17" align="alignnone" width="300"] Thanks to Karonga Diocese through the flood recovery project, the Kalambo family are now living in newly built beautiful house.[/caption] Karonga Diocese through its Development Desk has assisted communities in Karonga District with construction materials to...
Read MoreKaronga CCJP enhances Revenue Collection in Karonga District Council
[caption id="attachment_4" align="alignnone" width="300"] Meeting of all the priests[/caption] Karonga CCJP has, through the CALGA project, been working with district council of Chitipa and Karonga on improving collection and management of locally generated revenues. These are already bearing fruits. During...
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