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Nancy Heansch
Maloto volunteer Nancy
Haensch helps harvest bean leaves on the Kwithu farm, where most
of the food for the Kwithu Feeding Center is grown.
There was a feeling of excitement in the air as we set off early in
the morning on this day. I had just arrived in Mzuzu and the women
of Kwithu were anxious to show me the results of their hard work and
commitment. We drove first to visit the site for a new Kwithu Center,
followed by a trip to view the storage of maize grown by the women that
will feed the orphans in their feeding program for the next year. The
bags of maize were stacked up in a pile over five feet tall! The
anticipation grew as we drove toward Nkhata Bay where the garden plots
were located. The women had cleared the land and planted the beans,
but hadn’t yet returned to see if the crop was growing. When we
arrived and saw lush, green plants stretching out in every direction,
the women began dancing and singing in the field, under the hot sun. Witnessing
and sharing the joy of these women was something I treasure. As
the weeks passed, I learned many things from my new sisters, but it all
started here in this bean field.
Nancy Haensch, Maloto Volunteer, July 2008
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