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In April, I visited Christian Aid-supported projects in Nsanje, Malawi, writes Keryn Banks. I saw the crippling effects of climate change on the local community. The combination of floods in Jan 2015 and then a severe El Niño weather system at the start of this year resulted in the worst drought in a decade, leaving families struggling to find enough food to eat.
I also saw how Christian Aid, alongside the Scottish Government Climate Justice Fund, has been making a tangible, long-lasting difference. Together we have provided two solar irrigations for the community at Nsanje. It was so exciting to see these irrigation systems in action. They mean that 140 families can farm all year round and can harvest food despite unpredictable seasonal rains. The farmers – who are almost all female – no longer have to farm down near the river where their crops had previously been washed away. This new technology also provides drinkable water for an additional 5,000 people.
I spoke with Gladys Wonderford, who has three married children and three school-age children. Back in April, she told me how she was hoping to sell additional vegetables from her plot to pay school fees for one of sons who has been selected by the government to attend a special school for gifted students.
• Full story at Third Force News.
